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