
Preliminary Information
AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Opteron™ Processors
Thermal Design Guide
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3.03 September
2003
2.3 Motherboard Component Height Restrictions
The mounting solution for the heatsink requires attachment to the motherboard. As such, this
solution calls for a standard motherboard keepout region and mounting holes for the processor. An
overview of the motherboard component restrictions for the AMD Athlon 64 is shown in Figure 3.
A complete detailed set of drawings is shown in Appendix A.3 on page 47. Thermal-solution
designers must adhere to these geometric restrictions to be compatible with the motherboards
designed for the AMD Athlon 64 processor. Similarly, overview of the motherboard component
restrictions for the AMD Opteron is shown in Figure 4 on page 17.
Figure 3. Motherboard Component Height Restrictions for the AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor
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