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After placing the CPU lower the release lever to lock the processor in place.
Now with the processor properly installed, you can proceed to install the heatsink. It is
important to note that If you have never installed a heatsink on an Intel PIII or Celeron
processor before it may be difficult. We recommend you do a dry run a few times before
doing the final installation. To allow you to do this read the following instructions. Do not
remove the film on the thermally conductive compound until you are ready to do the final
installation.
STOP
WARNING:
Never run the processor without the heatsink properly
and firmly attached.
Step3
The picture below shows the bottom of the heatsink. Notice the step in the heatsink surface,
this portion fits over the top of the socket, where the legend "Socket 478" is molded into
the plastic. The heatsink must be mounted with this step above the top of the socket or the
heatsink will not be touching the processor properly.
The next picture shows the removal of the plastic film from the thermally conductive
compound. The thermal compound is a thin layer of material that increases the efficiency
of the heatsink by filling microscopic surface voids in the processor or heatsink surface
with a thermally conductive material. Please do not remove the plastic film until you have
practiced installing the heatsink and mounting the clips on the socket. It can take a few tries
to get used to doing this.
