CORSAIR XM2 M.2 SSD Water Block (2280) Installation Guide
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Quick Start Guide is a general installation guide and does not cover the specifics of individual case or radiator mounting.
CORSAIR recommends you thoroughly leak-test your custom cooling system for at least 24 hours to ensure that the system is securely sealed and operating reliably. CORSAIR warranty does not cover any hardware damage resulting from poorly executed, improper and otherwise hasty assembly of your custom watercooling system.
Disassembly of CORSAIR HYDRO X products is highly discouraged due to complex design of components.Such action may result in irreparable mechanical, electrical or chemical damage that may void the warranty.
For an exact and up-to-date product compatibility list, please refer to CORSAIR website.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
- A — x1 XM228 WATER BLOCK WITH PREINSTALLED THERMAL MATERIAL
- B — x1 XM228 MOUNTING CLIP WITH PREINSTALLED THERMAL MATERIALPREREQUISITES (NOT INCLUDED)
- C — x1 PHILLIPS-HEAD SCREWDRIVER
INSTALLATION
Precaution: Take care to discharge any electrostatic charges.
- Remove protective film from thermal pad (Figure 1). Place your M.2 NVMe (with bottom side facing down) onto XM2 2280 Mounting clip (B (Figure2) around 6mm from the edge (Figure 3).
- Remove protective film from thermal pad (Figure 1). Place and press down XM2 2280 Water block (A) onto your M.2 NVMe with XM2 2280 Mounting clip (B) until the clip closes (Figure 2).
- Power down your system.
- Identify an available M.2 key M 2280 slot on your system, referring to your motherboard or system documentation.
- Remove any cover from the M.2 slot and screws. Take care to ensure no screws remain on standoffs for shorter M.2 cards.
- Insert and secure M.2 with screw.
- Install the two (2) appropriate CORSAIR XF G1/4” BSPP threaded-type fittings (not included) into the water block ports and tighten them by hand. Do not use any tools to tighten (i.e. pliers)
- Install tubing and secure it to finalize the adding of the water block to the water-cooling loop.Do not forget to leak test the system before fully powering on your PC.
- Flow orientation is not important. This product works great with flow in either direction.
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