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Thread ID: 72128 2006-08-31 06:12:00 AM2 Installing fan DangerousDave (697) Press F1
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481612 2006-08-31 06:12:00 Hey guys,
Just bought a new 4200+ (yay) and need some help installing the fan (AM2). For those that have done it before, I'm having trouble moving the little arm thingy into the position it says on the diagram/manual. Why is this happening, I don't want to apply tooooo much force incase Bad Things happen.

Any ideas?

Cheers
DangerousDave (697)
481613 2006-08-31 06:29:00 I hook the side over the clip first, then the lever side, then push the lever down, you can use a reasonable amount of force, its supposed to be tight.
The CPU has a diagram with it that shows you how.
pctek (84)
481614 2006-08-31 06:43:00 Cool, thanks, just did that.

Haha, I get a bit nervous about forcing things that have come from 25 hours of slave labour.
DangerousDave (697)
481615 2006-08-31 07:11:00 Yes, so did I when I built my machine, but a friend said they are designed like that... so trusing him I forced... and it went on :D The_End_Of_Reality (334)
481616 2006-08-31 10:05:00 Ooh, those old AM2 clips and the socket 939 ones are a pain in the arse.

Just wait till the plastic lever breaks in those and then, your gonna regret it.
bob_doe_nz (92)
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