https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:32:45 +0000 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:56:58 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=22303 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22303&PID=94302&title=problems-removing-m-2-heatsinks-on-board#94302 Author: RLGL
Subject: 22303
Posted: 08 Mar 2022 at 10:56am

What board do you have? Some of the boards use a torx fastener.]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:56:58 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22303&PID=94302&title=problems-removing-m-2-heatsinks-on-board#94302 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22303&PID=94299&title=problems-removing-m-2-heatsinks-on-board#94299 Author: Hyperstrike
Subject: 22303
Posted: 08 Mar 2022 at 2:50am

Okay, just RMA'ed my motherboard.
The replacement came back and I *CANNOT* get half the heatsink screws out!
Meaning I can't remove the heatsinks and cannot place the drives....

I've tried every screwdriver bit I own, I have a friggin iFixit kit and these things WILL NOT break loose!

Anyone have any ideas?
And if I do, does anyone know the specs on these screws? I'd like to see if I could replace the idiot things with thumbscrews.]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 02:50:01 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22303&PID=94299&title=problems-removing-m-2-heatsinks-on-board#94299