Thanks. I tried all that. They wouldn't budge. Thought I could push it through the back side but this didn't work either. --- 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, 5:34 PM You can remove those with a screwdriver but it matters which way you turn it. If you look close it will be obvious which way to turn by the direction of the grooves. JD On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 15:32, 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 -----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