Attaching a heatsink bracket to a motherboard

testforecho78

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I'm working on someone's PC and they had a water cooling system (which is overkill for an AMD FX6300 IMHO) which had required the manufacturer of the pc to remove the standard heatsink mounting bracket and plate. The water cooler has stopped working. I can't figure out how one is supposed to mount the plate and bracket as the replacement came with no instructions. AM3+ motherboard by ASRock. I don't see any way to mount the base plate which is needed to be able to secure the bracket to the motherboard. This is the bracket kit I'm working with. Ideas, please!

https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Plastic-Bracket-Screws-Socket/dp/B00KHSM4UY/ref=pd_sbs_147_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00KHSM4UY&pd_rd_r=C1BSNKEE5RJHZXRNZEYA&pd_rd_w=B3IQ8&pd_rd_wg=Ov7wr&psc=1&refRID=C1BSNKEE5RJHZXRNZEYA