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Hardware Installation
2. Place the heat sink on top of the CPU. The 4 screws around the
heat sink must match the screw holes of the retention module
base. Refer to the figure below for the correct position of the
heat sink. This is important so that the fan / heat sink will
provide adequate cooling to the components of the system
board.
Turn each Phillips head screw half way down first to initially
stabilize the heat sink onto the system board, then finally tighten
each screw.
Important:
Do not turn the first screw all the way down followed by
the next and so on. This is to avoid imbalance which might
cause cracks or fractures to the CPU and/or heat sink
assembly.
