CT-479 Adaptor

Asus isn’t a company to just throw a product out to the consumer without a decent package and setup. 

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This small box contains all the tools and cables you need to install the CT-479 on a compatible motherboard and start your Pentium M platform experience. 

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The complete contents are pretty slim, including the adaptor itself, a power cable, the heatsinks and retention clips, and a short instruction manual. 

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Here’s the top of the adaptor, where the Pentium M processor is attached.  The blue jumpers you see on the right hand side of the CT-479 are there to set the FSB of the processor you are installing.  Our 755 CPU uses the 400 MHz FSB but some of the newer Dothans are using a 533 MHz bus.  The power cable is there to supply additional power to the adaptor.

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On the rear of the card we see a 478-pin male connection that plugs into the motherboard just as a Pentium 4 processor would. 

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The heatsink supplied with the CT-479 is much larger than the one that came with the DFI 855GME board as it is meant to use the same heatsink restraints that the Pentium 4 processors use.  This isn’t a problem at all, as the fan still remains very quiet and the extra cooling can only help with our overclocking attempts. 

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Here you can see the depth of the heatsink Asus has included with the kit.

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And finally, the foam shim on the bottom of the heatsink is there to help prevent the bare core of the Pentium M from being damaged during installation. 

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