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1.0
First Release
September 2004
Item Checklist
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915GDAP/915GDA/915PDAP/915PDA Motherboard
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Cable for IDE/Floppy
5
CD for motherboard utilities
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Cable for USB Port 3/4 (Option)
5
Cable for Serial ATA IDE Port
5
SPDIF-IN/SPDIF-OUT /Audio Adaptor
5
Cable for COM2/Parallel Port
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915GDAP/915GDA/915PDAP/915PDA User’s Manual
Intel Pentium 4 Processor Family
Cooling Solutions
As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management
becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal
environment is key to reliable, long-term system operation. The overall goal in providing the
proper thermal environment is keeping the processor below its specified maximum case
temperature. Heatsinks induce improved processor heat dissipation through increased surface area
and concentrated airflow from attached fans. In addition, interface materials allow effective
transfers of heat from the processor to the heatsink. For optimum heat transfer, Intel recommends
the use of thermal grease and mounting clips to attach the heatsink to the processor.
When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please refer to the website below for
collection of heatsinks evaluated and recommended by Intel for use with Intel processors. Note,
those heatsinks are recommended for maintaining the specified Maximum T case requirement. In
addition, this collection is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all heatsinks that support
Intel processors.
For vendor list of heatsink and fan, please visit :
http://developer.intel.com/design/Pentium4/components/index