Asus P5N73-AM User Manual
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
To install the CPU heatsink and fan:
1.
Place the heatsink on top of the installed
CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners
match the holes on the motherboard.
1
1
B
B
A
A
A
A
B
B
The type of CPU heatsink and fan assembly may differ, but the installation steps and
fucntions should remain the same. The illustration above is for reference only.
3.
Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.
DO NOT forget to connect
the CPU fan connector!
Hardware monitoring
errors can occur if you fail
to plug this connector.
P5N73-AM
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P5N73-AM CPU Fan Connector
2.
Push down two fasteners at a time in
a diagonal sequence to secure the
heatsink and fan assembly in place.
Orient the heatsink and fan assembly
such that the CPU fan cable is closest
to the CPU fan connector.