ekwb EK-FB KIT GA P67A UD7 Manual

All disclosures, notices and warranty conditions are being written on the back of the box. Released on 11th of January, 2011.
This product is intended for installation only by expert users. Please consult with a qualified technician for installation. Improper installation may result in damage to your equipment. EK Water Blocks assumes no liability
whatsoever, expressed or implied, for the use of these products, nor their installation. The following instructions are subject to change without notice. Please visit our web site at www.ekwaterblocks.com for updates.
Before installation of this product please read important notice, disclosure and warranty conditions printed on the back of the box.
The barb hose fittings require only a small amount of force to screw them in; otherwise the high flow fittings might break. These fittings do not need to be tightened with much force because the
liquid seal is made using o-rings.
STEP 1: GENERAL INFORMATION Sample photo of GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD7 / GA-P67A-UD7-B3 PCB design
STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR MOTHERBOARD
1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER. Remove all 10 screws holding the original heat-
pipe cooler assembly to the motherboard’s circuit board.
2. CLEANING THE PCB. Carefully detach the original stock cooler after removing all
screws securing it to the board. Wipe off the remains (by using non–abrasive cloth or qtip,
as shown on sample photo) of the original thermal compound until the components and
circuit board are completely clean. EKWB does not recommend using any liquids for
removing paste.
3. APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND
Apply thermal compound: lightly coat the NF200 (NB) and P67 PCH (SB chips with
- for example Arctic Cooling MX2 ™, MX3 ™or MX4 ™- thermal compound.
Follow this link:
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/images/install_mx2_retail.pdf for detailed
instructions. EKWB recommends to apply thermal grease in cross form (see
sample picture).
4. CUTTING THERMAL PADS. Three thermal pads - two 90x15x1 mm and one
20x20x1.5mm - are enclosed with your water block kit. You will have to cut out small chunk
from one thermal pad in order to cover all marked surfaces surface. (WARNING:
DIMENSIONS ON PICTURES BELLOW ARE SCALED!)
5. PLACING THERMAL PADS ON MOTHERBOARD. Place thermal pads you cut on PCB as shown on picture bellow. (PLEASE REMOVE FOIL OF THERMAL PADS ON
BOTH SIDES PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.)
P67 Southbridge
NF200
bridge chip
Mosfets
CPU socket
Place 1mm thermal pads here and make
sure all chips are covered.
Place 1.5mm
thermal pads here
Installation and mounting manual for EK-FB KIT GA P67A (UD7) water block:
Apply thermal grease on
Northbridge (NF200) and
Southbridge (P67).
1mm
1.5mm

All disclosures, notices and warranty conditions are being written on the back of the box. Released on 11th of January, 2011.
STEP 3: PREPARING YOUR WATER BLOCK
1. ATTACHING STANDOFFS. Apply small amount of thermal grease around mounting
holes and place acetal standoffs on NB/SB block (thickness 2,1 mm) so the holes are
concentric. Thermal paste provides enough adhesive force for standoffs to stay in a place
for easier installation. This is a crucial step!
2. PLACING BLOCK OVER MB. Place the motherboard on the inverted water blocks
or vice versa and attach them with enclosed screws as shown. Make sure that
mounting holes are aligned. Force the PCIe latch (marked blue) towards lower PCIe
slot when installing the NB/SB part of the block.
STEP 4: ATTACHING BLOCK TO MOTHERBOARD
MOUNTING THE BLOCK. For perfect thermal contact, the block does not use a spring mounting system; therefore when attaching be very careful to tighten all screws equally.
Tightening the screws beginning in the center of the block near the northbridge, and continue evenly outwards. Do not use too much pressure on
screws, because motherboard might bend and either cause bad contact with water block, or break a connection on the board.
Use the enclosed screws and washers as shown in diagram below:
STEP 5: CHECKING FOR CONTACTS
Temporarily r emove the water block to check for uniform surface contact between the block and the components. Note the pattern of contact on a piece of paper. Then repeat
steps 3 and 4 to reattach the block. Block was tested on physical hardware. Due to height variations of chipset some differences may occur. In case you have problem with block
contacts please write to our support mail.
STEP 6: POSITIONING FITTINGS AND CONNECTING TO WATER CIRCUIT
Screw in fittings as shown in picture, attach the liquid cooling tubes and connect the water-block(s) into the cooling circuit. The EK-FB KIT GA P67A (UD7) series are not sold
with high flow fittings. To ensure that the tubes are securely attached to the barb fittings, please use hose clamps or an appropriate substitute. The use of an market proved
algaecide is always recommended for any liquid cooling system. You can use any opening as an inlet/outlet port.
REQUIRED TOOLS AND MOUNTING SCREWS:
scissors philips screwdriver 10 screws M2.5x6 DIN7985 10 PVC washers
Fitting
Use M2.5x6 screws to secure the
water block to the motherboard
PVC washer