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GoldstoneVillas Oct 16, 2019 @ 6:01pm

Intel 1150 cooler stuck to motherboard

All pins unlocked
Plastic top of cooler has come away from metal blades.
Twisted cooler like jam jar left/right hard. Hard to hold onto the blades when twisting.
Heated cooler area with hairdryer no luck.
Tried floss no luck.

Any ideas please ? and I don't care about damaging removed CPU.

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Bad 💀 Motha Oct 16, 2019 @ 6:05pm

You shouldn't have to worry about damaging the cpu, it won't pull from the socket like amd does.

Flip the motherboard over and see if a pin is stuck perhaps.

Pull upward after it starts moving once you apply the right and left twisting motion.

If still have troubles, share some good clear hires pictures of the problem area.

GoldstoneVillas Oct 16, 2019 @ 6:08pm

Cannot see any pins at back of motherboard. I believe it's the thermal paste

Omega Oct 16, 2019 @ 6:09pm

You remove the heatsink by turning those 4 pastic "towers" 90c in the direction of the arrow to release the pins. Sometimes it can take a little bit of force to remove the cooler.

If the cooler isn't coming off then either you didn't release all the pins or someone glued the cooler to the CPU.

GoldstoneVillas Oct 16, 2019 @ 6:12pm

All the pins released. If I force the cooler away what damage can I do ? How strong is thermal paste ?

Bad 💀 Motha Oct 16, 2019 @ 6:16pm

It has probably become like a glue and creating a forceful suction when you try to pull away. Just twist and pull more. Just don't slip once it breaks free and cause damages to anything on the motherboard. But if you are pulling away from cpu area while twisting, that shouldn't happen.

Try taking an old plastic credit card or similar and slip it between the cpu and cooler, breaking the paste.

Last edited by Bad 💀 Motha; Oct 16, 2019 @ 6:18pm

Magma Dragoon Oct 16, 2019 @ 6:18pm

Originally posted by GoldstoneVillas:
All the pins released. If I force the cooler away what damage can I do ? How strong is thermal paste ?

It would not prevent you from twisting or sliding the cooler off. It crumbles into dust after a few years.

GoldstoneVillas Oct 16, 2019 @ 6:20pm

Ok thanks for your help much appreciated. If the twisting and pulling method not work I shall use a tool underneath cooler and push up.

Bad 💀 Motha Oct 16, 2019 @ 6:22pm

Don't use tools, that's never going to be needed. That would just damage the motherboard and render it useless. If you are sure it's just 4 pins, then it will pull away, just try harder.

_I_ Oct 16, 2019 @ 7:36pm

what cooler?

some are screwed to the board using a backplate

chiefputsilao✖️ping Oct 17, 2019 @ 1:01am

just take clear pictures, upload to imgur, and post link here.

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GoldstoneVillas Oct 17, 2019 @ 12:01pm

https://m.imgur.com/gallery/LaYB0XS

I have tried to take photo of user side of fans. Does the back of the motherboards look like a mounted plate for the heatsink and looking at the rivets how can this be removed please ?

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