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Beneath the board, the plastic tabs must be
squeezed together with needle-nose pliers in
order to free the original heat sink. (Some
tabs have locking center pins which must
first be removed from the top.)
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Once loosened, remove the original
heat sink. Apply a thin layer of thermal
interface compound onto the chipset if
necessary.
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Through the original heat sink
mounting holes, insert both metal
mounting screws from the back of
the board. Make sure the plastic
insulating washers are placed on
each screw.
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To help keep them secure, place rubber
washers over the metal screws from above
the board.
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For ATI Radeon video chipsets, place the
included adhesive foam pad around the chipset
core for a flatter mounting surface.
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Remove the protective tape from the bottom
of the chipset cooler.
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Two sets of bracket tabs are included with
the chipset cooler. Use whichever tabs
best align the cooler over the mounting
screws.
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Place the water cooler (liquid cooler) onto the video or
motherboard chipset and align the mounting
bracket. The bracket is highly-adjustable for
proper alignment.
(NOTE: For some models of GPU-180 coolers,
you may need to re-adjust your nozzles to
provide more clearance for the bracket.)
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Use the metal attachment nuts to fasten the
mounting bracket to the chipset. Hand tighten
all video card components.
It is OK for the chipset cooler to sit
diagonally on the video card or motherboard.
Cooling efficiency will be the same.
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Heat sinks are included for attachment to video
memory chips for additional cooling. Depending
on the video card, you may not require all 8 heat
sinks.
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Mounting on a P-4 Northbridge Chipset
Many motherboards for P-4 chips feature heat sinks which are "hooked"
rather than bolted to the Northbridge chipset. Use the four attachment springs
included with the GPU-180 cooler to secure the bracket to this type of chipset.
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