Installation Guide HR-03 Rev.A
Installation
 
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HR-03 Rev.A Type1
HR-03 Rev.A Type2
Installation of fan

 
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Installation Type 1
- STEP 1-
- STEP 2-
Remove stock cooler and clean thermal paste off GPU
If your video card does not come with GPU metal mount, apply the included black cushion padding.

- STEP 3 -
- STEP 4 -
Stick the RAM sinks to the memory chips. For the ones under the heatpipes, please use the flat RAM sinks.
Apply thermal paste to GPU and to top of heatisnk base.

- STEP 5-
- STEP 6-
Insert the screws in accordance to which direction the arrows in the above picture are pointing to.
For further reference/guidance please read below note.
 

- STEP 7-
- STEP 8-
Insert black washers on the other side of backplate.
With the screws and the washers applied, attach the backplate to the back of the video card.

- STEP 9 -
- STEP 10 -
Attached the heatsink base to the GPU (with video card in between the heatpipes) as shown in the picture.
Install the bracket mount and use the screw caps to secure tightly the heatsink in place.


Installation Type 2
- STEP 1-
- STEP 2-
Remove stock cooler and clean thermal paste off GPU.
If your video card does not come with GPU metal mount, apply the included black cushion padding.

- STEP 3 -
- STEP 4 -
For RAM chips under the heatsink heatpipes, use the flat RAM sinks.
Apply thermal compound to the bottom of the heatsink base and on the GPU.

- STEP 5-
- STEP 6-
Screw tightly into the bracket mounting holes.
Place the heatsink on top of the GPU.

- STEP 7-
- STEP 8-
Place the bracket mount on top of heatsink base with the screws inserted to the other side.
On the other side, insert the black washers through the screws.

- STEP 9-
- STEP 10-
Take note of how the backplate is to be installed. (please read note below). The arrows shown in the above picture should indicate which direction to face the board.
Cap the screws using the screw caps and turn to secure tightly in place.


Installation of 92mm fan
- STEP 1-
- STEP 2-
Insert the fan wire ends into fan wire holes on the heatsink.
Place the 92mm fan on top of heatsink and pull fan wire to hook into fan mounting holes.


Installation of 82mm, 70mm, 60mm fan
- STEP 1-
- STEP 2 -
Place the fan on top of heatsink and insert zip tie through fin holes and then back to mounting holes on the fan.
Pull zip tie to tighten and secure fan to the heatsink.



NOTICE:
When installing the backplate please take note. If installing on video cards that have two mounting holes, use the two holes indicated by the red arrows and note the direction to which way the screws should be inserted. For video cards that have four mounting holes, use the mounting holes on the backplate indicated by the green arrows, and note the direction to which way the screws should be inserted.
It is vital that the backplate is installed correctly to avoid short circuiting your video card.


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