Zalman CNPS9700 LED

The Mounting Mechanism

The mounting mechanism for LGA775 consists of two parts - an S-type retention clip and two mounting brackets. It's exactly the same as that of the CNPS9500 LED.

The installation of this clip is very straightforward. The hole on the clip attaches itself to the heatsink base and the two holes are tightened to the mounting brackets using screws. That's it!

The CNPS9700 LED might seem complicated to install, but it's actually really easy. All you need is some common sense. In fact, I managed to install the cooler without even checking the user manual. However, if you do not feel confident about installing the cooler, you can still go through the useful user manual.

If the manual's still not good enough, you can always visit Zalman's official website and view the flash tutorial there. It shows every step clearly. I have to say that Zalman did a good job on that flash tutorial, although it isn't really that necessary.

Back to the mounting brackets, the one shown on the left is the backplate which will be positioned at the back of your motherboard and aligned to the mounting holes on your mainboard.

After that, simply align the mounting bracket to the mounting holes. Then, tighten it to the backplate with the screws provided. Pretty straightforward, isn't it?

For installation on Socket AM2, 754, 939 and 940 motherboards, all you need is the retention clip and the clip level which you insert into the hole at the other end of the retention clip.

Align everything and push the retention clip down at the end with the clip lever. Then, lock it onto the mounting bracket and you are done! Simple.

Fortunately, the mounting mechanisms are designed to allow the cooler to be mounted in four possible orientations. As mentioned earlier, this ability allows you to align the cooler in the best possible way to exhaust the hot air out of the case.