Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black Installation Manual

Caution: The supplied backplate will install over the mother-board’s stock backplate, so the motherboard’s stock backplatemust not be taken off.Attaching the backplate2Place the backplate on the rear side of the motherboard so thatthe bolts stick through the mounting holes.Caution: Please make sure that the three cut-outs in thesupplied backplate align with the screws of the motherboard’sstock backplate.First put the plastic spacers onto the bolts of the backplate, thenadd the mounting bars.Installing the mounting bars3Caution: Choose the alignment of the mounting bars accordingto the desired final orientation of the cooler:Orientation A Orientation BCaution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting barsare pointing outwards.Fix the mounting bars using the 4 thumb screws.Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but don’t useexcessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm).If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads onyour CPU, please clean them off first. Then press a small drop(3-4mm diameter) of NT-H1 onto the centre of the heatspreader.Applying the thermal pasteCaution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower heatconductivity and cooling performance!4Dear customer,Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black. The NH-U12S is the latest version of Noctua’s award-winning NH-U12 coolers. First introduced in 2005, theNH-U series has become a standard choice for premiumquality quiet CPU coolers and won more than 400 awardsand recommendations from leading international hardwarewebsites and magazines. Enjoy your NH-U12S!Yours sincerely,Roland Mossig, Noctua CEOThis manual will guide you through the installation process ofthe SecuFirm2™ mounting system step by step.Prior to installing the cooler, please consult the compatibility liston our website (www.noctua.at/compatibility) and verify thatthe cooler is fully compatible with your motherboard. Pleasealso make sure that your PC case offers sufficient clearancefor the cooler and that there are no compatibility issues withany other components (e.g. tall RAM modules). Double checkthat the heatsink and fan clips do not make contact withthe VGA card or other PCIe cards. Noctua cannot be heldresponsible for any damage or losses caused by compatibilityissues. Should you encounter any difficulties, please check theFAQs on our website (www.noctua.at/faqs) and don’t hesitateto contact our support team at support@noctua.at.Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our web-site: www.noctua.at/manualsRequired mounting parts:2x NM-IMB3 mounting bars1x NM-IBP2 backplate4x NM-ITS1 thumb screwsIn case you want to use the cooler on an assembled systemand your case doesn’t have a cut-out at the rear side of themotherboard tray, you first have to remove the motherboardfrom the case in order to be able to install the suppliedbackplate.Removing the motherboard14x NM-IPS1 spacersNOCTUA NH-U12S chromax.blackINSTALLATION MANUALLGA115xScan this code to displaymultilingual manuals onyour phone.Fastening the heatsink to the CPU5Caution: Please first take off the fans as well as the protectioncover at the bottom side of the heatsink.