fan wont fit on motherboard

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

i have a asus m4a88t motherboard and trying to install the zalman 9700 but the clips with it are not in the same pattern as the motherboard, am i doing anything wrong?

sneekypeet · Jan 10, 2011

I thought the Zalmans used the cross latch bar with AMD, using the plastic socket retainer.

http://www.zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Setup.asp?Idx=164 direct link to the install video.
http://www.zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=164 in case the above link fails, look for the blue "how to install" link (bottom right of the cooler image)

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

ya but the holes in my motherboard are in different place

sneekypeet · Jan 10, 2011

look at the video, the bar attaches to tabs on the plastic, not screw holes.

Steve-007UK · Jan 10, 2011

I thought AMD had that plastic bracket around the cpu area so you shouldent need to mess with anything inless things have changed since i last used AMD.

If anything the cooler should sit in that bracket then you have latches you clip over if i remeber right, I don't see why you need to line it up with the holes.

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

k, ill just use this thread,
this is my first time lol, so i dont really understand much about it.

Steve-007UK · Jan 10, 2011

innthe said:
k, ill just use this thread,
this is my first time lol, so i dont really understand much about it.

Would i be guessing right in that you took the plastic bracket of your motherboard?

sneekypeet · Jan 10, 2011

innthe said:
k, ill just use this thread,
this is my first time lol, so i dont really understand much about it.

no problem

the link I sent shows that there are two tabs that get added to the cross bar. These metal tabs lock onto the plastic retainer around the CPU. With 939 you would pull the screws to set the cooler, with 4 screws holding the plastic ring in, they went to the tabs again.

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

animal007uk said:
Would i be guessing right in that you took the plastic bracket of your motherboard?

ya but the two plastic brackets are different shapes, the old one fits in the screws, this one doesnt.

sneekypeet said:
no problem

the link I sent shows that there are two tabs that get added to the cross bar. These metal tabs lock onto the plastic retainer around the CPU. With 939 you would pull the screws to set the cooler, with 4 screws holding the plastic ring in, they went to the tabs again.

my two plastic brackets are different shapes though.

Cold Storm · Jan 10, 2011

Is there any way you can get pictures to show us? that'll be a better effect to help us get this mess fixed for you

sneekypeet · Jan 10, 2011

939: pull 2 screws, mount the bar with the screws through the retainer.

AM2: leave the 4 screws in, and additional tabs get added to the Zalman mounting to fit on the plastic locks on each side.

Steve-007UK · Jan 10, 2011

Just so it helps me to, Is your motherboard a socket AM3? if it is then the next question is, Will a socket 940 heatsink fit a socket AM3 without any mods as such.

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

Cold Storm said:
Is there any way you can get pictures to show us? that'll be a better effect to help us get this mess fixed for you

well maybe, but not for a while but you see the shape the screws are in here?http://www.zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Setup.asp?Idx=164
mine are a different shape to them, like a rectangle instead of a square lol

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

animal007uk said:
Just so it helps me to, Is your motherboard a socket AM3? if it is then the next question is, Will a socket 940 heatsink fit a socket AM3 without any mods as such.

yep

sneekypeet · Jan 10, 2011

click on the AMD mounting tab in that link...it shows the added tabs that lock on the socket.

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

this is mine ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3 880G Socket AM3 HDMI DVI V...

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

k which socket?

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

nvm im just gonna use the stock cooler, i think the other one just needs a different motherboard.

sneekypeet · Jan 10, 2011

then the video starts they show a different bar than was used for 939, its got one tab on it, you pass it through the cooler, then slide the opposite sides clip through the bar.

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

sneekypeet said:
then the video starts they show a different bar than was used for 939, its got one tab on it, you pass it through the cooler, then slide the opposite sides clip through the bar.

o you mean the second part in the second video, i dont use any of the clips with it?

sneekypeet · Jan 10, 2011

sounds to me like you got the 9700 without the AM3 mounting bar.

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see that image shows two different bars.

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

thanks!i know it now

innthe · Jan 10, 2011

no i did, the screw holes are in different places though, but the second way works fine.

cdawall · Jan 10, 2011

Then just do it the second way?

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