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Installation and mounting manual for EK-FB KIT GA P67A (UD7) water block:

This product is intended for installation only by expert users. Please consult with a qualified technician for installation. Improper installation may result in damage to your equipment. EK Water Blocks assumes no liability whatsoever, expressed or implied, for the use of these products, nor their installation. The following instructions are subject to change without notice. Please visit our web site at www.ekwaterblocks.com

for updates.

Before installation of this product please read important notice, disclosure and warranty conditions printed on the back of the box.

The barb hose fittings require only a small amount of force to screw them in; otherwise the high flow fittings might break. These fittings do not need to be tightened with much force because the

liquid seal is made using o-rings.

STEP 1: GENERAL INFORMATION Sample photo of GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD7 / GA-P67A-UD7-B3 PCB design

Mosfets

NF200 bridge chip

P67 Southbridge CPU socket

STEP 2: PREPARING YOUR MOTHERBOARD

1. REMOVING STOCK COOLER.

Remove all 10 screws holding the original heatpipe cooler assembly to the motherboard’s circuit board.

2. CLEANING THE PCB. Carefully detach the original stock cooler after removing all screws securing it to the board. Wipe off the remains (by using non–abrasive cloth or qtip, as shown on sample photo) of the original thermal compound until the components and circuit board are completely clean. EKWB does not recommend using any liquids for removing paste.

3. APPLYING THERMAL COMPOUND

Apply thermal compound: lightly coat the NF200 (NB) and P67 PCH (SB chips with

- for example Arctic Cooling MX2 ™, MX3 ™ or MX4 ™ - thermal compound.

Follow this link: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/images/install_mx2_retail.pdf

for detailed instructions. EKWB recommends to apply thermal grease in cross form (see sample picture).

4. CUTTING THERMAL PADS. Three thermal pads - two 90x15x1 mm and one

20x20x1.5mm - are enclosed with your water block kit. You will have to cut out small chunk from one thermal pad in order to cover all marked surfaces surface. (WARNING:

DIMENSIONS ON PICTURES BELLOW ARE SCALED!)

1.5mm 1mm

5. PLACING THERMAL PADS ON MOTHERBOARD. Place thermal pads you cut on PCB as shown on picture bellow. (PLEASE REMOVE FOIL OF THERMAL PADS ON

BOTH SIDES PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.)

Apply thermal grease on

Northbridge (NF200) and

Southbridge (P67).

Place 1.5mm thermal pads here

Place 1mm thermal pads here and make sure all chips are covered.

All disclosures, notices and warranty conditions are being written on the back of the box. Released on 11 th

of January, 2011.

STEP 3: PREPARING YOUR WATER BLOCK

1. ATTACHING STANDOFFS. Apply small amount of thermal grease around mounting holes and place acetal standoffs on NB/SB block (thickness 2,1 mm) so the holes are concentric. Thermal paste provides enough adhesive force for standoffs to stay in a place for easier installation. This is a crucial step!

2. PLACING BLOCK OVER MB. Place the motherboard on the inverted water blocks or vice versa and attach them with enclosed screws as shown. Make sure that mounting holes are aligned. Force the PCIe latch (marked blue) towards lower PCIe slot when installing the NB/SB part of the block.

STEP 4: ATTACHING BLOCK TO MOTHERBOARD

MOUNTING THE BLOCK. For perfect thermal contact, the block does not use a spring mounting system; therefore when attaching be very careful to tighten all screws equally.

Tightening the screws beginning in the center of the block near the northbridge, and continue evenly outwards. Do not use too much pressure on screws, because motherboard might bend and either cause bad contact with water block, or break a connection on the board.

Use the enclosed screws and washers as shown in diagram below:

PVC washer

Use M2.5x6 screws to secure the water block to the motherboard

STEP 5: CHECKING FOR CONTACTS

Temporarily remove the water block to check for uniform surface contact between the block and the components. Note the pattern of contact on a piece of paper. Then repeat steps 3 and 4 to reattach the block. Block was tested on physical hardware. Due to height variations of chipset some differences may occur. In case you have problem with block contacts please write to our support mail.

STEP 6: POSITIONING FITTINGS AND CONNECTING TO WATER CIRCUIT

Screw in fittings as shown in picture, attach the liquid cooling tubes and connect the water-block(s) into the cooling circuit. The EK-FB KIT GA P67A (UD7) series are not sold with high flow fittings. To ensure that the tubes are securely attached to the barb fittings, please use hose clamps or an appropriate substitute. The use of an market proved algaecide is always recommended for any liquid cooling system. You can use any opening as an inlet/outlet port.

Fitting

REQUIRED TOOLS AND MOUNTING SCREWS:

scissors philips screwdriver 10 screws M2.5x6 DIN7985

All disclosures, notices and warranty conditions are being written on the back of the box.

10 PVC washers

Released on 11 th

of January, 2011.