1. Removing the Athlons Casing
2. Setting your FreeSpeed cards DIP Switches
3. Fitting the FreeSpeed to your Athlon 

Important: When working on your PC, always leave it plugged in to the mains wall outlet, with the switch off. If you are unable to switch off the mains outlet, unplug the PC all together. This protects your pc against static, you can also then touch your PCs metal case to discharge yourself before handling any electronic components, ie - CPUs.

This is the only part of FreeSpeeds installation that takes a little care. The following pictures and guide are from www.thetechzone.com, and is by far the easiest method for removing the Athlons cover. PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME !!!

The AMD Athlon is held in its casing by 8 pins. You can see them in the above photo. The 4 outer pins hold the heat transfer plate to the plastic casing and the 4 inside pins hold the CPU to the heat transfer plate.

Removing the CPU out of the casing is pretty easy compared to removing the Athlon off the heat transfer plate. Begin by taking your screwdriver and jamming it between the plastic casing and the heat transfer plate near the first pin. Be very careful.


Now push the screwdriver down like the above photo. The screwdriver will separate the heat transfer plate from the casing but it's not enough to pop the pin out of the casing. To do that give the screwdriver a 45 degree turn.


Congrats! You have just freed the first pin! Repeat the same procedure for the other 3 outside pins and you can remove the AMD case.


WOOP, case if off, note the edge connected on the top left of the CPU, this is where your FreeSpeed card will fit..........also note the three bottles of Tipex thinner above CPU, these were inhaled before the operation :)) (note: inhaling solvents of any kind can damage your heath and reduce your overclocking skills)

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