Right, got some pics together of how the head assembles. Didn't break out the Mobo, but it's fairly clear how it'll go in there I think. If you want me to, I can get out one of my old dead mobo's and actually run through install, but for A64 it's really quite easy.
I DO recommend usig some kind of measuring stick or something for when you tighten it down though. Even a small screwdriver with a piece of tape, just so when you're snugging it down your top plate stays pretty even. I'm sure if you didn't use that, you'd be ok, but if you 'level' the plate as you go, you'll get the very best tension and contact.
The pics...
Slide on the smaller foam ring, and the hold down plate.
The round plastic mount over the evap, and the retaining ring shown here, can be a rubber ring in other revisions.
Shown clipped in, may need a little push around the ring to make sure it's all the way in, all the way around.
Slind the small foam into the round plastic mount, and the plate onto the mount.
Large foam shown on the mount.
Plate with one layer of armaflex tape on, which is minimum really. Recommend di-electric on that as well, but the choice is your's. Another layer, or proper neoprene can be added to that, and just poke the bolts through it.
I recommend piloting a hole through the foam for the bolts. You can use a tiny allen key, a tiny screwdriver, or really a tiny anything long enough to get through, and you'll find it easier to get the bolts through the foam. Just make sure your aim is good, and it comes out the middle of the foam, like in the pic.
That's about it, the white backplate goes on the back of the mobo, and you put the bolts through. I preinsulate the backplate witha layer of armaflex tape, though you may want it thicker. Watch that you've got clearance for the backplate and bolts, as mobo trays don't always have the room, and you may have to cut or bend the motherboard carrier in your case so that you're not bending the mobo when you tighten it down.
The foam ring fits tight on the round mount, and slides onto the cpu socket with the mount, and just make sure the bolts go where they belong.
You may need to trim down the foam ring if it's just too thick, but it does compress a fair bit so don't trim it too much. I recommend di-electric use on the insulation of the backplate and around and in the socket no matter how good this system is (and it is very good for sealing up the socket) as it's the best protection against moisture and all that. That's up to you.
Hope that helps if there was any questions about the head after people get the mods done, but it's actually a lot easier than the standard head after you get used to it
Gray
I DO recommend usig some kind of measuring stick or something for when you tighten it down though. Even a small screwdriver with a piece of tape, just so when you're snugging it down your top plate stays pretty even. I'm sure if you didn't use that, you'd be ok, but if you 'level' the plate as you go, you'll get the very best tension and contact.
The pics...
Slide on the smaller foam ring, and the hold down plate.
The round plastic mount over the evap, and the retaining ring shown here, can be a rubber ring in other revisions.
Shown clipped in, may need a little push around the ring to make sure it's all the way in, all the way around.
Slind the small foam into the round plastic mount, and the plate onto the mount.
Large foam shown on the mount.
Plate with one layer of armaflex tape on, which is minimum really. Recommend di-electric on that as well, but the choice is your's. Another layer, or proper neoprene can be added to that, and just poke the bolts through it.
I recommend piloting a hole through the foam for the bolts. You can use a tiny allen key, a tiny screwdriver, or really a tiny anything long enough to get through, and you'll find it easier to get the bolts through the foam. Just make sure your aim is good, and it comes out the middle of the foam, like in the pic.
That's about it, the white backplate goes on the back of the mobo, and you put the bolts through. I preinsulate the backplate witha layer of armaflex tape, though you may want it thicker. Watch that you've got clearance for the backplate and bolts, as mobo trays don't always have the room, and you may have to cut or bend the motherboard carrier in your case so that you're not bending the mobo when you tighten it down.
The foam ring fits tight on the round mount, and slides onto the cpu socket with the mount, and just make sure the bolts go where they belong.
You may need to trim down the foam ring if it's just too thick, but it does compress a fair bit so don't trim it too much. I recommend di-electric use on the insulation of the backplate and around and in the socket no matter how good this system is (and it is very good for sealing up the socket) as it's the best protection against moisture and all that. That's up to you.
Hope that helps if there was any questions about the head after people get the mods done, but it's actually a lot easier than the standard head after you get used to it
Gray
