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Hardware Installation
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.
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 specifi
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cally 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.)
Step 1:
Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on
the surface of the installed CPU.
Step 4:
Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU
cooler to the CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) on the
motherboard.
Step 2:
Place the cooler atop the CPU, aligning the four
mounting screws with the mounting holes around
the CPU socket. (Note that 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).
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.
CPU Cooler Mounting Holes
CPU Cooler Mounting Holes