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The water block is Asetek WaterChill Antarctica. I try just screwing the water block onto the backplate. It wouldn't work. Aside from the fact that the screw size is different, the really problem is the space gap. The block would not be securely in place. Frankly, I thought of just getting the...

the image shows the back of the MOB. This MOB support two cpu chips. The two rectanglar metal piece (about middle of the pic) are the backplates of the cpu heatsink retention unit. I've already unscrew the top part (plastic piece used for locking the heatsink onto MOB). Problem is the...

here's the address to the pic. http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g12/jtc7/back.png

sorry can't seem to post the img.

MOB is for two chips. Here is pic of the MOB back with the two metal backplate.

I'm trying to install an asetek cpu water block. Problem is how to remove the backplate that is part of the cpu heatsink retention. Apparently, the metal piece is stuck onto the back of the MOB even after unscrewing the top part off. There is a thin black layer in-between the MOB and the...

Apparently, the backplate is glued. I was told to use a heat gun to heat the glue to loosen it. How high of the heat can I apply that the MOB would not be damage? And once the backplate is off, would removing the glue from the MOB be easy?

how do you remove the backplate from a motherboard? socket is 940 on an asus k8n-dl.

Any suggestion for a northbridge chipset water block that could fit this MOB Asus K8N-DL? This chipset is situated behind the PCI-E slot. With the current video card's length, there isn't much room for tubes to be inserted from the top. And there isn't much room around the chipset.

Shawn, What Sticky are you referring to?

Putting together a computer. On first start, there is nothing on the screen and no beeping noise. All fans runs. Rechecked connections. Later, I swapped the PSU from a 450W to 600W (both new units). Result the same. Two things I have not check - memory (any possible way to check if defective...