Noctua NM-A90 User Manual

NM-A90 Kit | Installation Manual

Noctua NM-A90 Kit
Installation Manual

Thank you very much for choosing a Noctua cooler for your
AMD system.

The NM-A90 mounting kit is compatible with NH-U12P SE2
and NH-U9B SE2 coolers and permits to install the coolers
turned by 90° on AM2/AM2+/AM3 motherboards.

This manual will guide you through the installation process
step by step using an NH-U12P SE2 heatsink as an exam­ple. Please note that the installation procedure is identical
for all models.

Should you encounter any difficulties, please check the
FAQs on our website and don’t hesitate to contact our
support team at [e-mail].

Noctua cannot be held responsible for any damage or losses
caused by compatibility issues.

Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our
website: www.noctua.at

Step 1:

Removing the retention module

If your mainboard uses a retention module for CPU cooler
installation, please remove it first. The
system will install directly to your mainboard’s stock backplate
on the rear side of the socket.

Step 2:

SecuFirm2

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mounting

Attaching the mounting bars

First put the plastic spacers onto the screw threads, then fix
the mounting bars using the 4 long screws.

Step 4:

Applying thermal paste

If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on
your CPU, please clean them off first.

Then press a small drop (4-5mm diameter) of NT-H1 onto the
centre of the heat-spreader.

Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower the heat
conductivity and cooling performance!

Step 5:

Fastening the heatsink to the CPU

Required mounting parts supplied with the cooler:

4x plastic spacers

4x long screws

Required mounting parts supplied with the NM-A90 kit:

2x 90° fastening brackets

Caution: The SecuFirm2
plate, which is preinstalled on most AM2/AM2+/AM3 main­boards. If your mainboard doesn’t have a backplate, please
contact our support team at [e-mail].

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mounting system requires a back-

4x short screws

2x 90° mounting bars

Caution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting
bars are pointing inwards.

Caution: Tighten the screws until they stop.

Step 3:

Attaching the fastening brackets to the heatsink

Tightly screw the fastening brackets to the base of the heatsink
using the 4 short screws.

Caution: Please take off the protection cover at the bottom side
of the heatsink first!

Put the heatsink onto the CPU and screw it to the screw threads
of the mounting bars using the supplied L shaped mounting
tool.

Caution: Tighten the screws until they stop.

AMD stock backplate

Step 6:

Installing the fan(s)

Install the fan(s) as described in the manual that came with
the cooler.