Accidentally Removed Heatsink Bracket

[Skibby1225]

Hello.

I was having an issue with my PC shutting down. I decided to try re-applying thermal paste to see if that would help solve the issue. The problem is that I accidentally removed the mounting brackets for the heatsink, and I can't get them back in. I was hoping that someone would have suggestions on how to get them back into place.

This is a picture of the brackets I'm talking about:

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Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[nukemaster]

You have a backplate on the back of the board.

By the looks of things, it fell so you will have to remove the board to reinstall it. If your case has a hole in the MB tray, just remove the back panel and reinstall it .

Please take note of the locations of ALL plugs and make sure everything is put back like it was before you removed the board.

 

[Skibby1225]

Thank you! I'll give that a shot as soon as I can!

Is there anything specific that has to be done in order to reinstall the backplate?

 

[nukemaster]

You just place it back on the board and reattach the 2 heat sink retainers with the includes screws.

Normally the only time you remove it is when installing an aftermarket cooler.