1. Locate the processor slot. 2 sides of the slot will have protruding nodes, to which the heat sink’s metal bracket will clip. Check the bracket for the holes.

2. If the processor came with thermal tape, remove the backing. If not, drop a small amount of thermal paste onto the middle of the processor.

3. According to the metal bracket use fingers or a screwdriver to close it.

4. Hook up the fan’s three-wire power lead into a nearby 3 pin receptacle on the motherboard.

5. Fix the cooler in its slot with the bracket align with the matching hooks on the slot. Lower the bare side of the bracket over the first hook. Then, push the other side of the bracket with a screwdriver or using finger. Use gentle pressure. Carefully work the second bracket around the second hook on the slot.