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