I bought a cpu fan/heat sink combo that was described as a replacement for the one in my Dell Inspiron 580. However the new one has push pins while the old one has captive screws. Can I use the replacement by forcing the push pins into the old screw holes? They seem too small. Or is there another solution? Thanks in advance.
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Replace screws with push pins in CPU fan
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If it's got captive screws, there may be a backplate on the board. Remove that and it should fit.
I have now removed the motherboard and examined the back. Beneath the CPU socket is a metal plate that has a hard rubber construct surrounding it that holds the four receptacles for the captive screws on the fan. I have removed the rubber constract (it was only glued to the metal plate) and the holes are now larger and I think they will now accommodate the push pins. Thank you for your help.
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