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PLEASE somone help me with a 478 cooling installation simple question.

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Old 12-16-2005
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PLEASE somone help me with a 478 cooling installation simple question.

ok i recently got this fan called thermaltake polo 735. I have everything installed just fine but when i try to clip it into the 478 configuration on my motherboard i have a problem. It has two clips one on each side you hook one side into it and then push down on the other side and its supposed to lock.. but i cannot figure out how to LOCKE it please somone help me! its just a standard 478 clip configuration.. it clips in on one end fine but i cant locke it!
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Old 12-16-2005
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See if this installation guide from the Thermaltake website helps: Click here.
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Old 12-20-2005
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first of all you really try to find the manual or any *.pdf archive to see if it shows how to clip it in the right way.
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Old 12-30-2005
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What kind of motherboard do you have? Some manufacturers such as IBM and DELL use special coolers that dont have the usual locks on them (I learned the hard way. . .)
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Old 12-31-2005
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so, did you find how to do that?


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