Before we can even begin to think about installation, we need to remove
the pre-installed “Wire-Spring” that comes with the –R
package. To get it started, I took a small, flat-tipped screwdriver
that would fit between the pins to pry it out. Once it was about half
out, I just turned the heatsink upside down and alternated back and
forth pushing on each side until it was removed.
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With that out of the way, we can start with assembling the mounting
mechanism for the AMD system. We start by taking the two AMD Brackets
and slide them over opposing corners of the heatsink. Note that there
is a right and a wrong corner to use; they should be positioned over
the two corners pins adjacent to the most widely spaced diagonal 4-40
holes.
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Once positioned, just slide them down to the heatsink base. Once positioned,
take the two 4-40 x 3/16” screws and the hex wrench and tighten
down both Brackets.
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Next up, take both the 4-40 x 1.25” Philips screws and place
a black fiber washer over each one. At this point, if you haven’t
already removed your motherboard and taken off the stock heatsink,
you’ll need to as it’ll be required to finish the next
step. Take both the screws and feed them through the two northbridge
mounting holes from the backside.
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Holding the screws in place, first slide over another fiber wash on
the top-side of the board and follow it with one of the 4-40 mini-nuts
and tighten them down to the base. This step was a tad tricky for
me as to get everything tight, I had to hold a Philips screwdriver
to the back of the board while I used some needle-nose pliers on the
front to hold the nut with. The reason it was tough is there are several
surface mount ICs right in the vicinity and one slip of the needle-nose
could spell disaster.
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Once you’ve got the mounting screws positioned and tightened
down, reseat the motherboard back into your case and then simply slide
the heatsink down into place. Following that, slide down the tension
limiters and springs and then ending with the knurled knobs. Tighten
the knobs by hand until secure.
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With all things said and done, it looks like a Swiftech convention
came to town and converged on your motherboard.
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