How to remove IO cover on X370 Taichi Mobo

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   I have the X370 Taichi mobo and bought the Intel Wifi 6 M.2 2230 kit to upgrade the wifi and bluetooth on the board. I can't access that connection because it's under the white plastic IO guard (see image). 

Does anyone know how to remove this? I've tried pulling on it, but don't want to apply too much force and break it. I've also looked to see if there are any screws to remove and haven't found anything obvious yet. Any insight would be much appreciated!

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Trav06 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Dec 2020 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Trav06 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: How to remove IO cover on X370 Taichi Mobo Posted: 29 Dec 2020 at 4:13am
	I have the X370 Taichi mobo and bought the Intel Wifi 6 M.2 2230 kit to upgrade the wifi and bluetooth on the board. I can't access that connection because it's under the white plastic IO guard (see image). Does anyone know how to remove this? I've tried pulling on it, but don't want to apply too much force and break it. I've also looked to see if there are any screws to remove and haven't found anything obvious yet. Any insight would be much appreciated!

datonyb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2017 Location: London U.K. Status: Offline Points: 3139	Post Options Post Reply Quote datonyb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Dec 2020 at 9:55pm
	this kind of tat plastic is usually prongs underside of board squeeze them with pliers to pop back to upside of board ive never taken mine off as i dont use wifi anyway a quick note though i recall someone once saying the actual m2 wifi card was under the chipset heatsink eg the cover shown bottom right of your picture by the led and sata ports i cant confirm is this is the case though
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Trav06 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Dec 2020 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Trav06 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 2021 at 1:35pm
	Thanks for the reply! I didn't see prongs on the underside of the mobo, but will check again. I'll also check under the chipset heatsink you mentioned. I'll report back if I figure this out. In the meantime if anyone else has any insight to this please share!

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 22808	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 2021 at 3:48pm
	You will need to pull the board out of the case and remove the screws for the IO shield, the Wifi adapter is located under it on the x370 Taichi (and all ATX and mATX sized X370 boards). There are several small screws on the underside of the board that secure the IO shield in place.