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Before installation of this product please read important notice, disclosure and warranty conditions printed on the back of the box.
The barb hose fittings require only a small amount of force to screw them in; otherwise the high flow fittings might break. These fittings do not need to be tightened with much force because the
liquid seal is made using o-rings.
STEP 1: GENERAL INFORMATION Sample photo of GIGABYTE GA X58 UD7 rev.1 PCB design
STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR MOTHERBOARD
1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER.
Remove 2 screws under NB cooler and unclip
the rest of the 10 clips that are fixating the stock cooler and heat sink to MB.
2. CLEANING THE PCB.
Carefully detach the original stock cooler after removing all
screws securing it to the board. Wipe off the remains (by using non–abrasive cloth or qtip,
as shown on sample photo) of the original thermal compound until the components and
circuit board are completely clean. EKWB does not recommend using any liquids for
removing paste.
3. APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND
Apply thermal compound: lightly coat the Northbridge and Southbridge with for
example Céramique™ thermal compound. Follow this link
cooling.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=39_&mID=127&language=en
for
detailed instructions. EKWB recommends non-conductive MX-2, which should be
applied in cross form for best performance (see sample picture).
4. CUTTING THERMAL PADS.
Two thermal pads (90x15x1 mm) are enclosed with your
water block kit. You will have to cut out small chunk from one thermal pad in order to cover
all marked surfaces surfaces that are left exposed on mosfets. (WARNING: DIMENSIONS
ON PICTURES BELLOW ARE SCALED!)
5. PLACING THERMAL PADS ON MOTHERBOARD.
Place thermal pads you cut on PCB as shown on picture bellow.
(PLEASE REMOVE FOIL OF THERMAL PADS ON
BOTH SIDES PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.)
Installation and mounting manual for EK-FB KIT GA-X58A (UD7) water block:
All
disclosures,
notices
and
warranty
conditions
are
being
written
on
the
back
of
the
box.
Released
on
4
th
of
January,
2010.
Southbridge
Northbridge
Mosfets
Additional
heatsink
CPU
socket
Place 1mm thermal pads here and make
sure all chips are covered.
Apply thermal grease on
Northbridge and Southbridge.
Place thermal 1mm
thermal pad here
