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Chapter 2: Hardware setup
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Make sure that the heatsink and fan assembly is stable in place and the
fan power cable plug is properly connected.
3. When the heatsink and fan
assembly is in place, connect the
fan cable plug to the fan
connector on the motherboard
labeled CPUFAN1.
Don’t forget to connect the CPU fan cable plug. Hardware monitoring
errors may occur if you fail to plug the fan cable.
Make sure heatsink with fan assembly is mounted properly on the CPU
to avoid burning the CPU and/or CPU socket!
The fan cable plug is slotted so it fits only in one orientation. If it
doesn’t fit completely, try reversing it.