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6. MountingtheCPUCooler

a. CleanthesurfacesoftheCPUandCoolerinterfacewithisopropylalcoholandapapertowel

orcloth(Youwanttoensureanyfingeroilsandstockthermalpastearecleanedoff)

b. Applyadropabout1/3thesizeofapeatothesurfaceoftheCPU

c. Useapieceofplastictospreadthethermalpasteuntil1/3ofthesurfaceiscovered.(The

compressionofthecoolerontheCPUwillcausethethermalpastetoevenlycovertheCPU

surface)

d. Pressthemountingpinsintothemotherboarduntil

youhearaloudandpositiveclick

i. Tip:TherearemanytypesofCPUcoolersandthemountingprocesswillvary.

e. Connectthe3or4pinfanpowerconnectortotheCPU_FANpowerconnectoronthetop of

theMobo

7. MountingMemoryontheMobo

PullbacktheclaspontheDIMMslotofthemotherboard

b. AlignthememorystickwiththeDIMMslot

i. Note:Memory

c. SeatthememorystickintotheDIMMslot

d. Firmlypressdownwhiledistributingpressureevenlyacrossthetopofthememorystick

untilyouheara

positiveclick

i. Tip:DIMMslotconfigurationwillvaryacrossMobos.Refertoyourownersguidefor

adiagramofyourDIMMslotlayout

8. InstallingtheMobo

a. Layyourcaseflatonitssidewiththemotherboardbayfacingup

b. AlignthescrewholesonyourMobo

withthethreadedriserpinsandsetitontheriserpins

c. Threadinallscrewsbeforefullytighteninganyscrewsintotheriserpins

d. Tightenallscrewsinastarpatternuntilallscrewsarefullyfastened

i. Tip:EnsurethatallMoboscrewsareinplaceand

fullyfastenedasthiswillensure

thattheMoboisgrounded.Loosescrewsmaycauseissueswhentryingtobootor

postyourPC

9. WiringPowerCables

a. Firmlypluginthe4or8‐pinCPUpowercableuntilitclicks.Thisportisusuallyatthetop

of

theMobojustabovetheCPUsocket

i. Note:Somehighendmotherboardshave2x8‐pinCPUpowerconnectors

b. Firmlypluginthe24‐pinmotherboardmainpowercableuntilitclicks.Thisportisusuallyon

therightsideoftheMoboabovetheSATAData

ports

c. RunSATApowerfromyourPSUtoyourOpticalDriveandStorageDrive

d. FirmlypluginaSATApowerconnectorintoyourStorageDrive

e. FirmlypluginaSATApowerconnectorintoyourOpticalDrive

i. Tip:Powercablesonlyfitintheports

10. Wiring

DataCables

a. FirmlypluginaSATAcableintoSATAPort1onyourMobo

b. FirmlyplugtheotherendofthecablecomingfromSATAPort1intotheSATADataPorton

yourStorageDrive

c. FirmlypluginaSATAcableintoSATAPort2on

yourMobo

d. FirmlyplugtheotherendofthecablecomingfromSATAPort2intotheSATADataPorton

yourOpticalDrive

i. Tip:ToaddadditionalstorageoropticaldrivestoyourPC,repeatthisprocesson

thenextnumberedSATAPort

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Brand	Nvidia
Model	GeForce GTX
Category	Video Card
Language	English

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