Arctic Alpine 11 Passive Operating and safety instructions

Welcome Guide
Alpine 11 Passive
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Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing the ARCTIC Alpine 11
Passive.
This cooler offers a safe, maintenance free, silent
and affordable solution for low end CPUs typically
used in office PCs.
I hope you enjoy the Alpine 11 Passive and we at
ARCTIC look forward to keep your environment cool
and quiet in the future too. If you would like to share
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CO we produce.
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Thank You.
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Magnus Huber
ARCTIC CEO
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Screws x 4 Springs x 4 Washers x 1
Carefully remove the thermal paste residue
using paper tissue
Carefully remove the thermal paste residue
using paper tissue
Accessories
1
CPU Fan
socket on
motherboard
CPU Fan
socket on
motherboard
Preparation
3Washers x 1

4Cooler orientation:Cooler orientation:
5
Heat flow Heat flow
Case Fan
Heat flow Heat flow
Heat flow Heat flow
Screws x 4
Springs x 4
Heat flow Heat flow

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8
6
A → B → C → D
25% Increments
A → B → C → D
25% Increments
AA
BB
DD
CC

BIOS setting
Since Alpine 11 Passive do not contain a CPU
cooling fan. You may need to adjust the CPU fan
setting to prevent a CPU fan error warning.
Examples below:
Since Alpine 11 Passive do not contain a CPU
cooling fan. You may need to adjust the CPU fan
setting to prevent a CPU fan error warning.
Examples below:
BIOS → Power → Hardware Monitor
→ CPU Fan Speed → Ignored
BIOS → Power → Hardware Monitor
→ CPU Fan Speed → Ignored
ASUS ROG BIOS → Monitor → Fan Speed Monitor
→ CPU Fan Speed → Ignore
Change to ignore
Change to ignore

ASUS UEFI Bios → Monitor → CPU fan Speed
→ Ignore
Change to ignore
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Thermal Compound
If the cooler has to be installed a second time, we highly recommend using
the MX-4 thermal compound from ARCTIC. Only this compound guarantees
optimal performance in combination with the surface of our heatsinks.
MX-4 is available at http://www.arctic.ac/mx4
Warranty
This ARCTIC Product includes a six-year limited warranty.
Please visit http://warranty.arctic.ac for further details.
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