Changing cooling

[ZtaniX]

Hi I bought a new processor heatsink (Zalman) to my AMD 3200+ (s754). But I cant remove the old back plate on the backside of the motherboard. It wont move.!
Could you give me some tips on how I can remove it. Or should I just leave it there and hope that it fits with the new stuff?

 

[sturm]

If the new cooler requires the backplate supplied with it you will need to remove the old one. I did on mine.
Remove the board from the case and blow a hair dryer on the back plate. This will heat up the glue and make it easier to get off.
DO NOT USE A SCREWDRIVER!
Once heated up push down on the backplate from the top of the motherboard and it should come right off