Intel Pentium 4 Quick start guide

Boxed Intel®Pentium® 4 Processor Installation Notes
Before installing the processor, please consider integration issues found in the installation
notes available on the World Wide Web.
The heatsink may have thermal interface material attached to the bottom as shown in
Fig. 1. (Be careful not to damage the thermal interface material.) If not, use the enclosed
syringe and apply all of the thermal interface material to the top of the processor as
shown in Fig. 2.
Fig. 1
mPGA478B
Fig. 2
Install the processor retention mechanism (A) following the motherboard
manufacturer’s installation instructions. Open the socket handle (B). Install the
processor by carefully aligning the pins to the socket (C). Close the socket handle (D).
B
AC
D

Connect the processor fan cable connector (H) to the motherboard header.
H
Align the heatsink and clip assembly with the retention mechanism and place it on the
processor. The heatsink is symmetrical. With the clip levers in the up position (E),
push down on all four clip frame corners to secure to the retention mechanism hooks
(F). Close the clip levers (G) (levers require force to be completely closed).
G
1
2
E
F
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Part Number A66630-001
First Edition August 2001