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Before installation of this product please read important notice, disclosure and warranty conditions printed on the back of the box or in manual..
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 ASUS RAMPAGE III GENE PCB design
STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR MOTHERBOARD
1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER. Remove all encircled screws.
All stock
cooler assembly screws should be removed. There are 2 screws on the back of
the motherboard and 2 on top of mosfet stock cooler.
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: put a small drop of thermal compound on the
Northbridge. 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.
One thermal pads (90x15x1 mm) and one thermal pad
(60x25x0,5 mm) are enclosed with your water block. (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 PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.)
Installation and mounting manual for EK-FB R3Gene water block:
All
disclosures,
notices
and
warranty
conditions
are
being
written
on
the
back
of
the
box.
Released
on
28
th
of
September,
2010.
Northbridge
Mosfets
CPU
socket
Place thermal pads (1mm thick) here and
make sure all mosfet chips are covered.
Southbridge
Apply small amount of thermal grease
here.
