ZALMAN CNPS12X User manual

User's Manual
CNPS12X
Ver.160309
To ensure safe and easy installation, please read
the following precautions.
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AMD Socket FM2 / FM1 / AM3+ / AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 CPU&APUs
Intel Socket 2011 V3 / 2011 / 1366 / 1156 / 1155 / 1151 / 1150 / 775 CPUs

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1. Precautions
2. Specications
1) Avoid inserting objects or hands into the fan while it is in operation to prevent
product damage and injuries.
2) Do not ingest the Thermal Grease, and avoid its contact with skin and eyes. If
contact is made with skin, wash off with water. If ingested or irritation persists,
seek medical attention.
3) To prevent possible injuries, gloves must be worn while handling this product.
4) Excessive force exerted on the fan may cause damage to the fan and/or
system.
5) Use and keep product away from reach of children.
6) Check the components list and condition of the product before installation. If
any problem is found, contact the retailer to obtain a replacement.
7) During transportation of the system, the cooler must be removed. Zalman is
not responsible for any damages that occur during the transport of a system.
8) Product design and specications may be revised to improve quality and
performance.
Disclaimer) Zalman Tech Co., Ltd. is not responsible for any damages due to
external causes, including but not limited to, improper use, problems
with electrical power, accident, neglect, alteration, repair, improper
installation, or improper testing.
Model
Spec. CNPS12X
Material Pure Copper and Aluminum
Weight 1000g
Dimensions 151(L) Ⅹ 132(W) Ⅹ 154(H)㎜
Dissipation Area 9,635㎠
Fan
Bearing Long Life Bearing
Quiet
Mode
RPM 850 ~ 1,1000rpm ±10%
Noise Level 22dBA ± 10%
Normal
Mode
RPM 950 ~ 1,2000rpm ±10%
Noise Level 24dBA ± 10%
Thermal Grease
[ZM-STG2]
Contents 3.5g
Temperature
Range
-40℃ ~ +150℃ (-40 ~ +302℉)

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3. Components
Thermal Grease
[ZM-STG2]
Loading Block
Nuts & Side Caps Nipple A Nipple B Nuts
Double-sided Tape
Backplate Clip Support
Resistor [RC5]
Bolts Intel Washer (Black lm) AMD Washer
(Black rubber)
WrenchUser’s ManualClip
Cooler

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4. Installation Requirements
1) Space Requirements
2) Air Guide Removal
3) Cooler Orientation
132 mm
151 mm
154 mm
The cooler’s installation requires an unobstructed space of 151mm(width),
154mm(length), and 132mm(height), with the CPU as a central reference point.
Please check if components such as ODDs and PSU protrude into the required space.
Air guides on enclosures must be removed before the cooler’s installation since
they protrude into the cooler’s required space.
As shown in the diagram below, the cooler's Reverse Fan (distinguished by Comb Shape
Blades) should face the case's exhaust rear fan so that air ows from the cooler toward
the case's exhaust rear fan to be released.
<Reverse Fan>
※
Reverse Fan has comb shaped blades.
Case Exhaust Rear Fan
Case Cover
Air Guides
Comb Shape

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5. Installation
A. Clip support installation according to the Socket Types
※
Chose the appropriate installation method on the pages depending on
a user’s socket type, and then install clip support.
1) Intel Socket 2011 V3 / 2011 Installation
①Fasten Nipple B to the clip support’s hole on the motherboard.
※
Socket 2011 Installation does not require the Backplate, Loading Block and
Washer(black im) used for Intel’s Socket.
②Install the clip support on the motherboard using nuts.
Please make a note of the orientation of
the Clip Support.
Caution
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X
Nipple B
Nut
Clip Support

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2) Intel Socket 1366 / 1156 / 1155 /1151 / 1150 Installation
① Install Bolts to the Backplate according to the Socket Type
and secure with Side Caps.
② Attach Double-sided Tape to the center of the Backplate and remove
the Double-sided Tape’s Cover.
※ Socket 1366/1156/1155/1151/1150 Installation does not require the Loading Block.
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③Align the Backplate’s nuts
with motherboard’s clip support holes,
attach it to the back side of the motherboard,
and then x it with Intel’s washer and Nipple A.
Please make a note of the orientation
of the Clip Support.
Caution
O
X
Double-sided Tape
Nut
Nipple A
Clip Support
Intel
Washer
(Black lm)
④Install the clip support on the motherboard using nuts.
Socket 775
Socket 1156 /1155
/1151 / 1150
Socket 1366

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3) Intel Socket 775 Installation
① Install Bolts to the Backplate according to the Socket Type and secure
with Side Caps.
② Remove the Sticker Cover from the Lower Tier of the Loading Block
and attach it to the Backplate.
③
Attach Double-sided Tape to the Loading Block and remove
the Double-sided Tape Cover.
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2
Loading Block
Double-sided Tape
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X
Please make a note of the orientation of the Loading Block.
Caution
Socket 775
Socket 1156/1155
/1151 / 1150
Socket 1366

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④ Align the Backplate’s nuts with motherboard’s clip support holes,
attach it to the back side of the motherboard, and then x it with Intel’s
washer and Nipple A.
⑤ Install the clip support on the motherboard using nuts.
Nipple A
Intel washer (Black lm)
nut
Clip Support
Please make a note of the orientation
of the Clip Support.
Caution
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4) AMD Socket FM2 / FM1 / AM3+ / AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 Installation
① Install Bolts to the Backplate according to the Socket Type and secure
with Side Caps.
②Remove the Sticker Cover from the Lower Tier of the Loading Block and
attach to the Backplate.
③Attach Dobule-sided Tape to the Loading Block and remove
the Double-sided Tape Cover.
Loading Block
Double-sided Tape
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X
Please make a note of the orientation of the Loading Block.
Caution
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2

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④ Take away the xed Clip support from the motherboard, and then install
the included Clip support using Nipple A, AMD’s Black rubber washer and nuts.
Nipple A
AMD washer
(Black rubber)
Nut
Clip support
Please make a note of the orientation
of the Clip Support.
Caution
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B. Cooler Installation ( Intel / AMD Socket )
※After installation of the Clip Support depending on a user’s socket type,
install Cooler according to the direction below.
①Apply a suitable amount of the included Thermal Grease on
the CPU’s surface.
②Insert clip into the hole of heatsink’s base and fasten bolts by wrench.
③ Connect the cooler’s 3-pin connector to the motherboard’s CPU Fan header.
wrench
<Normal Mode> <Quiet Mode>
Intel or AMD
CPU
Clip
RC5
(Fan RPM Resistor)
Motherboard
Connector
Heatsink Base