I’ve just taken of the cpu fan, cleaned off the thermal paste and applied more and now i put the fan on top of the cpu and turn the screws with a screwdriver but they spin and do not move down at all. please help
Just to make sure.... when you reinstalled the CPU, you pulled the retention arm back seated the CPU (gently wiggling until its fully in), then pulled the retention arm down.
I’ve just taken of the cpu fan, cleaned off the thermal paste and applied more and now i put the fan on top of the cpu and turn the screws with a screwdriver but they spin and do not move down at all. please help
yesHave you tried putting pressure down when you're screwing in the CPU cooler?
Just to make sure.... when you reinstalled the CPU, you pulled the retention arm back seated the CPU (gently wiggling until its fully in), then pulled the retention arm down.
Don't forget to put the backplate back on... when i got my 3600 I literally spent an hour getting mad and i completely forgot about the backplate
i didn’t take out the cpu and yes it is a stick cpu coolerJust to make sure.... when you reinstalled the CPU, you pulled the retention arm back seated the CPU (gently wiggling until its fully in), then pulled the retention arm down.
I'm guessing it's the stock CPU cooler right?
If you did that, then there's no way the CPU cooler won't screw. The screws on the CPU have little springs on them, so when you screw in those springs need to be fully compressed... you'll need to put quite a bit of pressure for that to happen.
Yeah I still had the exact same cooler on but the backplate just fell off. It's a dumb suggestion, but it's what I did and got it to work correctlyHe had the CPU cooler installed before... the backplate should be on.
i had it in before without the backplateDon't forget to put the backplate back on... when i got my 3600 I literally spent an hour getting mad and i completely forgot about the backplate
never mind, ive just lifted my case up and backplate has fallen off. i thought you were talking about the clamps.i had it in before without the backplate