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Chapter 2: Hardware information
13. ConnecttheCPUfancabletotheconnectoronthemotherboardlabeledCPU_FAN1/
CPU_FAN2.
DONOTforgettoconnecttheCPUfanconnector!Hardwaremonitoringerrorscanoccurif
you fail to plug this connector.
TheThermalInterfaceMaterialistoxicandinedible.DONOTeatit.Ifitgetsintoyoureyes
ortouchesyourskin,washitoffimmediately,andseekprofessionalmedicalhelp.
• Ensure that the Thermal Interface
Materialisspreadinaneventhin
layer.
• Some heatsinks come with
pre-applied Thermal Interface
Material.Ifso,skipthisstep.
12. ApplysomeThermalInterfaceMaterial
totheexposedareaoftheCPUthatthe
heatsink will be in contact with.