Silly Problem (Simple solution) Hopefully :)

[badbob69]

Just Upgraded my system last night from this.....
Antec 300 Gaming Case and Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular PSU
Samsung 840 2.5" SATA III SSD - 250 GB
Asus nvidia geforce gtx 560 ti
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 2.8GHz @ 3.5GHz
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P Mobo
Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler
Corsair XMS3 4gb DDR3 ram,

to this
Antec 300 Gaming Case and Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular PSU
Samsung 840 2.5" SATA III SSD - 250 GB
Asus nvidia geforce gtx 560 ti
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150
Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
Corsair XMS3 4gb DDR3 ram,

as you can see had to leave out the antec khuler because the backplate is stuck solid to the back of the old motherboard does anyone know how i can get it off without breaking the the backplate or mobo in a bit of a quandry here as i am giving the board and cpu to a friend thanks in advance.

 

[ExRayTed]

If I remember correctly that backplate uses sticky tape stuff to help fix it to the motherboard. If that's the case you'll need to get it warmed up to stand any chance of removing it.

 

[badbob69]

Thanks for quick reply do you think i could use a hairdryer to heat it without damaging the board ?

 

[ExRayTed]

Should be ok as long as you don't rush it. Get it moving by twisting side to side laterally rather than try and take it straight off.

 

[ExRayTed]

Also Isopropyl alcohol could help. Problem will be in getting it behind the plate and onto the pads

 

[badbob69]

Cheers mate will give the isopropyl a shot i have some double sided tape in doors so happy daze thanks man.