The more you add and remove the cooler from the MB the harder it is to work with. I wonder about the intel engineers sometimes, this is really the best they could come up with?? On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:15 AM, John wrote: > Okay, I see what my problem was even though it was turned it wasn't turned > all the way where the round top part fit into the notch. I took a pair of > pliers and turned it and the push pin freed. > > --- On Tue, 10/12/10, Brian Cluff wrote: > > > From: Brian Cluff > > Subject: Re: Removing socket 1156 stock cooler > > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > > Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 12:35 AM > > Those are relatively east to remove, > > but not totally obvious how to do > > it. The heat sync stays connected to the board by > > pushing a pin between > > the 2 plastic wedges that keep it connected to the > > motherboard. To get > > the fan off you have to turn the top that you pressed in > > when you > > attached it 90 degrees and then pull up it. That will pull > > the little > > pin back and allow it to be pulled free from the > > motherboard. Just do > > that 4 times and the fan should be able to be removed > > fairly easy. > > > > Brian Cluff > > > > On 10/11/2010 03:32 PM, John wrote: > > > Sorry, I should've specified it was the stock cooler > > something similar > > > to this. > > > > > > http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1417&ID=1960 > > > > > > I'm thinking of sending the MB with the cooler > > attached. I bent a pin on > > > the last one even though it was toast already. > > > > > > --- On *Mon, 10/11/10, JD Austin //* > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: JD Austin > > > Subject: Re: Removing socket > > 1156 stock cooler > > > To: "Main PLUG discussion > > list" > > > Date: Monday, October 11, > > 2010, 5:24 PM > > > > > > Which kind do you have? They > > come in a few different styles: > > > http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Products.aspx?C=1417 > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 15:19, > > John > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > I bought the > > parts to make a new Ubuntu system. Unfortunately, > > > the new power > > supply was bad and I cooked my RAM, MB, i5 > > > processor, and > > one other MB before I realized the PSU was the > > > culprit. I need > > to send everything back to the PSU maker. I > > > removed the 1156 > > cooler once and it was not a pleasant > > > experience. Two > > of the push pins came right up but the other two > > > would not and I > > had a nasty time getting it off. I searched vids > > > and they said to > > use a screw driver but this didn't work. Anyone > > > have a video or > > an idea of how to remove the fan without using > > > force. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss > > mailing list - > > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > > > > > To subscribe, > > unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment > > Follows----- > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or > > to change your mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > > settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > > settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >