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How To Correctly Apply Thermal Grease
Author: Gabriel Torres and Daniel Barros and Cássio Lima
Type: Tutorials Last Updated: January 12, 2006
Page: 7 of 12
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Socket 754 and 939 Processors (Cont'd)

After applying the thermal grease, you should obviously install the cooler. The process is relatively simple and doesn’t require the use of tools. Just fix the cooler and close its rotative lock, as we show in the pictures below.

Thermal Grease
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Figure 23: Position and fix one side.

Thermal Grease
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Figure 24: Fix the other side and close the lock.

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Figure 25: Pull the lock to the end.

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Figure 26: Cooler locked.

After installing the cooler over the processor, install the cooler power plug to the motherboard.

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Figure 27: Connect the fan wire.

That’s it, the thermal grease is correctly applied and your cooler is installed.

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