Installation ASUS CT-479

The backside of the adapter of course is pinned out like a socket 478 CPU. The installation of the adapter is as easy as installing a CPU actually. Line up the adapter with the socket.


With the lever up sit it down in the socket and close the lever.


After verifying the adapter is seated properly and the screw lock is in the open position.


Then line up the processor, set it in the socket of the adapter and turn the screw lock.


As you can see the adapter takes up the whole area on the side of the socket which for most enthusiast will be an issue when it comes to mounting water cooling. The adapter blocks the two screw holes on that side. Too bad the designers didn't even out the components on both sides.
Most, however, have already figured out different mounting techniques. Take note if you are going to use something other than the provided HSF from ASUS, which I would suggest if you plan to get the most out your upgrade, is to place some protective pads or soft foam pad on the chip, since it has no IHS (Integrated Heatspreader). The processor's die chips very easily. I used a thermal pad from the Chipset of an old motherboard.


The jumpers present on the adapter are to set the bus speeds for the 400 MHz and 533 MHz processors. I did experiment with these by setting them to both settings and without any jumpers. Didn't make any noticeable difference for me.


To complete our process we need to line up the HSF's slot with the power plug and jumpers. The included HSF comes with its own pre-installed thermal pad and a soft foam pad to protect the processor. Plug in the adapters power cable to the adapter, clip the hold downs on and plug in the fan.

That completes the installation of the adapter. Because of the added height of the adapter we're not able to use an after market HSF without modifications. Now the included ASUS HSF is made of all aluminum and is my only gripe. Understanding that ASUS marketed the adapter as an upgrade that is "Incredibly Quiet"; as we saw written on the box may explain for the lack of a better performing HSF. Perhaps a round copper insert in the middle of the HSF would have provided for a more robust HSF.
Of course at stock speeds and default voltage the included ASUS HSF does the job it was intended to do.