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Hardware Installation
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler
Refer to the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. Use a CPU cooler that is
specifically designed to be able to cool an AMD Ryzen
™
Threadripper
™
processor or install a water cooling
system to ensure proper heat dissipation and a stable system operation. (Actual installation process may differ
depending the CPU cooler to be used. Refer to the user's manual for your CPU cooler.)
Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between
the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may
damage the CPU.
Step 1:
Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on
the surface of the installed CPU.
Step 2:
Place the cooler atop the CPU, aligning the four
mounting screws with the mounting holes around
the CPU socket. NOTE: the spacing between the
upper two screws is not the same as that between
the lower two screws, please make sure to align the
screws correctly).
CPU Cooler Mounting Holes
CPU Cooler Mounting Holes
Step 4:
Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU
cooler to the CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) on the
motherboard.
Step 3:
Use one hand to hold the cooler and the other to
tighten the screws in a diagonal sequence. Begin
tightening a screw with a few turns and repeat with
the screw diagonally opposite the one you just
tightened. Then do the same to the other pair. Next,
fully tighten the four screws.
