Screw stuck under vrm heat sink

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I started building my first custom pc and one of the screws from my case fell into a little gap between the pcb and heat sink and I've tried turning it upside down and shaking it but it hasn't came out and I'm worried that if I turn on my motherboard it'll fry it and I'm new to pc build and don't want to take off the heat sink. Any solutions?
 
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kanewolf
Take the motherboard out of the case. Attempt to remove the screw with a toothpick or other soft non-conductive tool. You don't want the screw in a place it shouldn't be.
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pc-building-mistakes,4582.html#p4

Had a screw floating around somewhere in my case (you can guess where this is going!) It was fine for a long while, until one day I decided to move my rig to a standing position. I Heard that darn screw rattle around and get stuck somewhere. Somewhere behind the mobo, and I didn't feel like unscrewing everything to get at it.

I figured, "It'll be OK." Hooked everything back up, and hit the power button. POW!!! Something on that board went off like a firecracker! I saw a jet of flame shoot out from my mobo, like a little solar flare. Then, suddenly, all was deathly quiet, as smoke and the acrid smell of burnt electronics filled the room. Uhh... it was time for a new mobo anyway...

Sure enough, upon unscrewing that board, that screw fell to the bottom with a pleasant little "clink." Almost like it was trying to apologize for frying my board.
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Alright I'll try that when I get home
 
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