Guide to Installing a Processor and Heatsink Correctly
Author: Greg Monkiewicz
e-mail: gmonkiewicz[at]gmail.com
Version: 0.10
Last updated on: April 10, 2005

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Contents:
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1. Intro
2. Placing the processor into the socket
3. Removing the plastic cover or plastic tape from the bottom of the heatsink
4. Placing the heatsink on the processor
5. Things not to do
6. Credits
7. Legal
8. Contact information

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Place the processor into the socket as shown
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To insert the processor, the socket locking arm must be raised
Gently place the processor into the socket, no foce will be needed if
everthing is positioned correctly. The corner with the triangle must be
located near the locking arm pivot.

When the processor is in the socket properly, lower the arm and latch it.
Do not apply any power to the system until the heatsink is fully installed.
If power is applied before the heatsink is fully installed, the processor will
overheat and fail.

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Remove the plastic cover or plastic tape from the bottom of the heatsink
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A portion of the bottom of the heatsink is covered with a rectangle of phase-
change thermal interface mterial. This material is protected by either a
plastic voer (lid) over the complete bottom of the heatsink or a length of
plastic tape covering the thermal interface material area. Do not uncover the
bottom of the heatsink until you are ready to install it. The thermal
interface material must be kept clean to function properly. If the interface
material is damaged before the installation iscompleted, the interface
material must be raplaced.
If you have the plastic cover just pull to remove.
If your heatsink has the plastic tapetab, pull quickly at a right angle to the
surface of the heatsink to remove only the thin plastic tape film, not the
soft thermal-interface material.

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*Failure to remove the tape film will cause overheating.*
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Place the heatsink on the processor, do not press the heatsink down on the
processor
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Push only on the clip
Notice that the clip is not symmetrical. (arrow)
The clip pressure point should be over the die. (circled)

When the heatsink is properly placed, it will be only sitting on the rubber
pads

Once the clip is attached the spring force of the clip will push the heatsink
down onto the processor die.
Your heatsink may look different from the model shown above

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*Do not do this!*
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The heatsink cannot touch any part of the processor socket.
If the heatsink rests on any part of the socket, the processor will overheat
and failuter will result.

Do not psuh on the processor die with the heatsink.
If you do, the die can crack and processor failure will result.