Backplate installation questions

[KnightRid]

Ok, just got some hsf's to beta test and installed the first one just a bit ago. This backplate was a frickin BEAR to get on! I was pushing that hard it seemed like i was going to break through the MB just to get the nuts started! I could not put a rubber or hard plastic piece between the back bracket and the nut because there was not enough screw poking through the hole.

My question - has anyone else run into this? I remember old backplates that were easy to install, nothing like this thing! It seems this X shaped backplate is standard for Intel cpus now a days, i just hope they all are not this difficult to get in!

Am I missing an easy way to do this (other than bringing up a c-clamp from my toolbox ;) )? Are those spacer pieces important, since the x bracket has a shield on the one side to protect the MB?

Mike

argh - and I have to do this again to test the other one..lol. I was going to test them on 2 different setups, but I dunno now.

[pwcmed]

I bet it's a coolermaster heatsink.

[bubba]

Whats the mounting bracket look like? or better yet what cooler is it?

I have messed with a fair amount of them and only ran across a couple that are extremely hard to get on, if I knew what the retention plate/bracket looked like I might be able to help a little more.

[DMB2000uk]

I bet it's a coolermaster heatsink.

Yeah, those are a pain to get on with the backplate.

Dan

[KnightRid]

Whats the mounting bracket look like? or better yet what cooler is it?

I have messed with a fair amount of them and only ran across a couple that are extremely hard to get on, if I knew what the retention plate/bracket looked like I might be able to help a little more.

Cant tell you what cooler it is damn NDA.

Mike

I did get the answer from this thread ;) - argh!