ASUS p8z68-m pro User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

3. 

Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.

Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if 

you fail to plug this connector.

To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan:
1.   Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard.
2. 

Rotate each fastener counterclockwise.

3. 

Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and 

fan assembly from the motherboard.

CPU_FAN

GND

CPU 

FA

N PW

R

CPU 

FA

N IN

CPU 

FA

N PW

M