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Help removing an AM2 retention bracket

Nick259

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Need help removing the standard am2 retention bracket from my mobo. Basically it looks like this (below) but it has little plastic pins holding it in place instead of screws.



heres a pic of my mobo:



Basically i've removed the pins but it still won't come off.

thanks for any help.
 
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if those pins are out it should come off with a bit of force, or the catches on the underside need squeezed to make em disengage,
is there a backplate? doesnt look like it . . .
 
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As you said a tug did it. I was a little dissapointed as there was no backplate so i had to remove the mobo to install the cooler anyway :(

Thanks for your help :)
 
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+1 for backplates! :D

random post i know, but welcome to TPU Nick!
 
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Thank you, life would have been much easier if asrock could have been bothered to spend a few pence to buy and fit a backplate while making it. It's all about the prophet (i see you're playing crysis :toast: ) i guess. i hope you get my crappy joke lol :laugh:
 
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Nick259 said:
Thank you, life would have been much easier if asrock could have been bothered to spend a few pence to buy and fit a backplate while making it. It's all about the prophet (i see you're playing crysis :toast: ) i guess. i hope you get my crappy joke lol :laugh:
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haha! a joke i can appreciate :laugh: god i need to get out more :D

Get your computer stats up mate! lets see what your running :D
 
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kyle2020 said:
haha! a joke i can appreciate :laugh: god i need to get out more :D

Get your computer stats up mate! lets see what your running :D
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System specs uploaded at you're request. Now thank me :toast: :laugh:
 
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