Need help removing backplate (images included)

Water Mouth · Jul 4, 2015

So I bought a P8Z77-M motherboard second hand, and it included an i7-2600 with a cpu cooler (it looked more like the lga1156 stock cooler than the lga1155 one though).

I'm trying to install a Hyper 212 Plus, but the backplate attached to the motherboard is in the way. I think it may be attached with adhesive; I read a load of threads here about removing adhesive backplates but everyone else's looks different? Like the cpu rivet things are in this backplate. If I heat it and push/pull the backplate off, will it damage the underside of the cpu assembly?

Link to images of what's going down. Any suggestions how to remove it would be great, thanks!

Karsten75 · Jul 4, 2015

I doubt that it's glued on. Although it's not impossible. I think more likely it's screwed on via the 3 screws surrounding the CPU bracket. Those look like they took a terrific beating, especially the single screw on the right of the last two images. It looks slightly stripped.

Unfortunately, I have no experience with that type of back-plate/cooler - I'm not even sure it's "stock"

Water Mouth · Jul 5, 2015

Thanks Karsten! It turns out it was screwed on with the 3 screws around the CPU socket like you said. I unscrewed them with a hex wrench (they were really stripped so it took ages) and the backplate dropped off.

I sawed the legs off, sanded down the edges and the Hyper 212 backplate fits perfect now. (http://imgur.com/AaypJVx)

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