Removing stock heatsink frame ?

[MrMajestyk]

I have an IS7 and want to fit an MCX4000.

How do you remove the stock frame from the mobo without damaging it ? The plastic frame that is.

I seem to remember rendering my P4B533 one useless when I fitted an Alpha to it.

[ThugsRook]

flat head screwdriver under the white peg caps ~ twist
pull out all 4 of those white locking pegs
push frame out from rear of board

HTH :)

make sure those swifty standoffs are nice and snug when installing

[LastRide]

Like thugs says.After you get the pegs out you need to pinch the feet coming out from the back of the mobo to push them through.

[MrMajestyk]

Cheers fellas...........I wus trying to push the white pegs instead of pulling them:blush:

No damage done. I want to keep the retention mechanism in one piece in case I have to ebay the IS7 and get an IC7

:p

BTW Thugs, that little test you did with the MCX4000 has been very helpfull.

I've got a 92mm M1A.....hope it won't be too loud.

[LastRide]

HEHE :D,lucky you didn't ruin that board too..LOL.That fan and heatink combination will be quite as a mouse:).


Originally posted by MrMajestyk
Cheers fellas...........I wus trying to push the white pegs instead of pulling them:blush:

No damage done. I want to keep the retention mechanism in one piece in case I have to ebay the IS7 and get an IC7

:p

BTW Thugs, that little test you did with the MCX4000 has been very helpfull.

I've got a 92mm M1A.....hope it won't be too loud.

[ThugsRook]

ive never killed a retention mech yet ;)

the M1A will be very quiet.

:-)

[eva2000]

IC7 has the tightest 4 white pegs of any board I've used.. it was very hard to get those pegs out of the retention bracket!

[ThugsRook]

i agree ~ but if you were using a HSF that uses the retention mech, that would be a good thing ;)

:-)

[eva2000]

Originally posted by ThugsRook
i agree ~ but if you were using a HSF that uses the retention mech, that would be a good thing ;)

:-) probably won't ever put the bracket back on hehe. stick with my mcx4000 rev1 :)

[ThugsRook]

yea i feel the same way. id never use plastic for a heatsink.

:-)

[LastRide]

Those pegs were tight.I thought I was going to snap 1 or 2 pulling them out.Trying to raise them just enough so you can pull them out was a biatch.

[eva2000]

Originally posted by LastRide
Those pegs were tight.I thought I was going to snap 1 or 2 pulling them out.Trying to raise them just enough so you can pull them out was a biatch. yeah i had to use pliers hehe