To install a CPU fan, you need thermal paste and, if the fan came with a back support plate, access to back of your motherboard. Once installed, the fan will help keep your computer running cool.

How to Install Extra Cooling Fans for a Computer. While the cooling systems built into most business computers are adequate, if you're doing unusual tasks or have an unusual configuration, you may ...

Step 8: When ready, plug your PC back in and power it on. Sometimes when changing the CPU around, or swapping the CPU cooler, it can take it a bit longer to post, so don't fret if it takes a minute.

How to Install a CPU and Heatsink If you're building your own PC, you need to know how to install a CPU onto the motherboard. You must also attach a heatsink fan on top of the processor to keep it ...

For instance, the first card, Fan Control #1, should be the control for Fan #1. If you have connected the CPU cooler or a liquid cooler pump to the CPU fan header, it should be Fan #1 by default.

A properly installed CPU cooler is essential to a stable system. We show you how to install CPU coolers on AMD and Intel processors to maximize cooling performance.

After the paste is evenly applied, you can install your cooling fan bracket. Again, Intel included a cooling fan, but we purchased an after-market setup, the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro.

Method One: Install Fan-Controlling Software The most ideal way to control your fans is with something like previously mentioned SpeedFan (or, if you're on a Mac, previously mentioned smcFanControl).