3 installing the cpu heatsink – Asus AP2400R-E1 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware setup

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2. Hold down the heatsink lightly

and twist each of the four screws
with a Philips (cross) screwdriver
just enough to attach the heatsink
to the motherboard. When the
four screws are attached, tighten
them one by one to completely
secure the heatsink.

3. Connect the thermistor cable to

the 2-pin cable from the mid-fan
board.

2.2.3 Installing the CPU heatsink

To install the CPU heatsink:

1. Carefully place the heatsink on

top of the installed CPU (CPU1),
with the thermistor cable near the
connector labeled CPUFAN1.

4. Follow steps 1 and 2 to install the

second CPU heatsink.

The second CPU heatsink
does not have a thermistor
cable.

Heatsink for CPU2

Thermistor cable

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