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Can't remove giant Cooler Master CPU fan/heatsink!!!

Follow sneekypeet's advice.

Without the POWER SW (Power Switch) Jumper (that's what its called) jumping the proper pins your power switch won't work and thus your PC won't turn on.
 
Checked the mobo manual, found out where to put them, and ta-dah! PC's working flawlessly!

Thank you all very much for such great help! :D
 
Well, "POWER SW" is the power switch connector, which does explain why your power switch does nothing.

look at the lower right corner of your motherboard, this is where almost always the front panel connectors are located.
 
remove the motherboard from the casing and then it would be easy !
 
matteumayo said:
Checked the mobo manual, found out where to put them, and ta-dah! PC's working flawlessly!

Thank you all very much for such great help! :D
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:) yeah, congratulations
dont forget to keep the manual book and the driver cd, you may need them later ;)
 
micropage7 said:
:) yeah, congratulations
dont forget to keep the manual book and the driver cd, you may need them later ;)
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He bought it prebuilt from his friend so I don't think he got the manuals.
 
Ok now all this, I'm wondering what cpu you upgraded to! I must know (the hardware junkie in me tells me so xD).
 
JrRacinFan said:
Ok now all this, I'm wondering what cpu you upgraded to! I must know (the hardware junkie in me tells me so xD).
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I went from an Athlon II 930 x4 to a Phenom II 955 BE. :)
 
nice upgrade. the L3 cache should give you a boost in performance for that apps that really use it. and it being a BE you can overclock the crap out of it lol
 
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