Asus P11C-I - CPU Heatsink Installation; Installing the CPU Heatsink

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Chapter 2: Hardware Information
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink
TheIntel
®
LGA1151processorrequiresaspeciallydesignedCPUheatsinktoensure
optimum thermal condition and performance.
• WhenyoubuyaboxedIntel
®
processor,aspeciallydesignedCPUheatsinkora
CPUheatsinkwithaCPUfanassemblyisincludeddependingonthepackage.Ifyou
buyaCPUseparately,ensurethatyouuseonlyIntel
®
certiedmulti-directionalCPU
heatsinkorCPUheatsinkwithCPUfan.
• UseanLGA1151-compatibleCPUheatsinkandCPUfanassemblyonly.The
LGA1151socketisincompatiblewiththeLGA775andLGA1366socketsinsizeand
dimension.
OrienttheheatsinkandfanassemblysuchthattheCPUfancableisclosesttotheCPUfan
connector.
ToinstalltheCPUheatsinkandfan:
1. Placetheheatsinkontopoftheinstalled
CPU,makingsurethatthefourfasteners
match the holes on the motherboard.
2. Push down two fasteners at a time in
adiagonalsequencetosecurethe
heatsink and fan assembly in place.
IfyoupurchasedaseparateCPUheatsinkandfanassembly,ensurethattheThermal
InterfaceMaterialisproperlyappliedtotheCPUheatsinkorCPUbeforeyouinstallthe
heatsink and fan assembly.
EnsurethatyouhaveinstalledthemotherboardtothechassisbeforeyouinstalltheCPU
fan and heatsink assembly.
3. ConnecttheCPUfancabletotheconnectoronthemotherboardlabeled
CPU_FAN1
.
DONOTforgettoconnecttheCPUfanconnector!Hardwaremonitoringerrorscanoccurif
you fail to plug this connector.