Step 11: Pump Top Orientation; Optional Step! Applying The Thermal Compound; Installation - Intel Lga 20Xx Socket; Step 1: Attaching Mounting Screws (Lga 20Xx) - EK -Nucleus AIO CR360 Dark Installationshandbuch

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Non-abrasive
Cloth
IHS
5. INSTALLATION – INTEL LGA 20XX SOCKET
Mounting Screw Tool
LGA 20XX M3.5
Thumb Screw

STEP 11: PUMP TOP ORIENTATION

Lift the top, rotate it until the EK logo is oriented
correctly, and put it back down. The magnets
will hold the top in place.
Congratulations! You have successfully
installed your EK-Nucleus AIO.
OPTIONAL STEP! APPLYING THE
THERMAL COMPOUND
This step is relevant only in the case of a
second installation of AIO or if you have
damaged the pre-applied paste on the
backside of the pump unit. For the fi rst
installation, you don't need to apply the
additional thermal compound to the CPU's
contact surface.
Wipe the CPU's contact surface (using a non–
abrasive cloth or Q-tip, as shown in sample
photo). On a clean IHS, apply a line of thermal
compound and spread it over the whole
CPU heat spreader (IHS) with a credit card or
equivalent.
STEP 1: ATTACHING MOUNTING
SCREWS (LGA 20XX)
LGA 20xx (2066 / 2011 V3 / 2011) socket
motherboards do not require backplate
installation. Install 4x LGA 20XX mounting
thumb screws into M4 threaded stubs on the
LGA 20XX socket integrated latch
mechanism (ILM). The screws can be
installed by using Mounting Screw Tool.
Do not use other tools, because you may
damage the motherboard. (i.e. pliers).
Continue installation by following
the instructions from Step 4 on
page 6
6. INSTALLATION – AMD AM4/AM5 SOCKET
UNC 6-32 Screws
Hold-down
clamps
Mounting Screw Tool
Mounting thumb
screw for INTEL
LGA 115x / 1200
/ 1700 and AMD
AM4/AM5 socket
Radiator
Fan
UNC
6-32 x 30 mm
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STEP 1: REMOVING OF THE
ORIGINAL PLASTIC HOLD-DOWN
CLAMPS (AMD)
Using a Philips head screwdriver, remove the
four UNC 6-32 screws securing the original
plastic hold-down clamps around the socket
as shown on the sketch. Keep the original
AMD® backplate and remove the hold-down
clamps and store them away. See the image for
further part identifi cation.
STEP 2: ATTACHING MOUNTING
SCREWS (AMD)
Install 4x mounting thumb screw for AMD
AM4/AM5 socket onto your motherboard. The
screws can be installed by using Mounting
Screw Tool. Do not use other tools, because
you may damage the motherboard. (i.e. pliers).
STEP 3: INSTALLING THE FANS TO
THE RADIATOR (AMD)
Assemble the fans (2x or 3x ... depending on
the AIO version) to the radiator with the UNC
6-32 x 30mm screws.