User manual ASUS STAR ICE

[. . . ] 14 Manual controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Smart 3-in-1 fan control feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Optional installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1. Welcome! Thank you for choosing the ASUS Star Ice! [. . . ] Position the metal underplate and rubber gasket underneath the motherboard, then insert four screws (#2) to the underplate screw holes matching that of the CPU socket screw holes. Make sure that the insulated side of the metal underplate faces the rubber gasket. CPU 3. When the screws protrude on the top side of the motherboard, drive in four copper stand-offs (#5) to the screws, then tighten in a diagonal sequence(two opposite corners at a time). Apply the thermal grease evenly on top of the installed CPU. #2 Rubber gasket Metal underplate 4. Installation guide 7 English English English English English English 8 4. 2. 2 1. Installing the cooler Hot air Determine the CPU socket orientation and the location of the chassis rear panel air vents. Assemble the smart clip following the instructions in section 4. 1. N O T E If you are installing on a P4 478-pin CPU, make sure that you select the correct smart clip assembly. See section 4. 1 for details. 2. Cool air #3 3. Place the cooler on top of the CPU. Make sure that the airflow is directed towards the chassis rear panel air vents. Use a screw driver to drive in four screws (#3) to the stand-offs, then tighten the screws in a diagonal sequence (two opposite corners at a time) until the CPU cooler is firmly in place. CPU Smart clip 4. Stand-off 4. 3 4. 3. 1 1. 3. Installing on AMD K8 processor Motherboard with backplate and retention module #4 Remove the retention module. Drive in two nickel stand-off screws (#4) to the backplate stand-offs, then tighten. Apply the thermal grease evenly on top of the installed CPU. CPU Backplate (underneath) Stand-off Installation guide 9 English English English English English English 10 4. 3. 2 1. 2. Motherboard without backplate and retention module Stand-off Locate the CPU socket screw holes. Position the metal underplate and rubber gasket underneath the motherboard, then insert two screws (#2) to the underplate screw holes matching that of the CPU socket screw holes. Make sure that the insulated side of the metal underplate faces the rubber gasket. CPU 3. When the screws protrude on the top side of the motherboard, drive in two nickel stand-offs (#7) to the screws, then tighten. Apply the thermal grease evenly on top of the installed CPU. Rubber gasket Metal underplate #2 4. 4. 3. 3 1. Installing the cooler Hot air Determine the CPU socket orientation and the location of the chassis rear panel air vents. Assemble the smart clip following the instructions in section 4. 1. Make sure that the airflow is directed towards the chassis rear panel air vents. Use a screw driver to drive in two screws (#3) to the stand-offs, then tighten until the CPU cooler is firmly in place. Cool air 2. 3. 4. #3 Smart clip CPU Stand-off Installation guide 11 English English English English English English 12 4. 4 4. 4. 1 1. 2. Installing on AMD K7 processor Placing the stand-offs Stand-off Locate the CPU socket screw holes. Position the metal underplate and rubber gasket underneath the motherboard, then insert four screws (#2) to the underplate screw holes matching that of the CPU socket screw holes. Make sure that the insulated side of the metal underplate faces the rubber gasket. CPU 3. When the screws protrude on the top side of the motherboard, drive in four copper stand-offs (#6) to the screws, then tighten in a diagonal sequence (two opposite corners at a time). [. . . ] Make sure that the tape covers the entire sensor. 3. Installation guide 15 English Fan Speed English English English English English 16 3. Remove the labeled side of the adhesive tape, then install the CPU cooler on top of the CPU. 4. Connect the temperature sensor cable to the 2-pin cable connector from the CPU cooler. 5. 1. 2 Fan speed curve HIGH Refer to the fan speed curve on the right when using the temperature sensor control. Normal P e r f o r m a n c e Overclocking LOW System loading 5. 2 Manual controls If you want to manually control the fan rotation, you can install either the 3. 5" control bracket or the PCI control bracket solution. Both controls allow you to adjust the fan speed in just a turn of a dial. Refer to the table below for the fan speed information. (±10%) Star Ice Pro Star Ice Star Ice Lite! 3000 4500 n/a 1000 1500 n/a 5. 2. 1 3. 5" control bracket installation If your system has an empty 3. 5" floppy disk drive bay, you can install the 3. 5" control bracket and control the fan rotation from the system front panel. [. . . ]