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prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 1:48 AM

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can someone help me with ssd installation

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the pin wont reach it

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even when i push down on it

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desert tide Jul 26, 2023, 1:53 AM

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can you send a picture of whats between the heatspreader and the SSD?

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 1:53 AM

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desert tide can you send a picture of whats between the heatspreader and the SSD?

whats the heat spreader ?

desert tide Jul 26, 2023, 1:54 AM

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the alluminium/metallic part that you are trying to screw in

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 1:54 AM

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is this what you mean ?

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i installed the ssd

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and then put the cover from the motherboard on top of it

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and now it wont screw back in

desert tide Jul 26, 2023, 1:55 AM

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this thing

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 1:56 AM

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ohhh

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its some black thing

desert tide Jul 26, 2023, 1:56 AM

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prime oxide

did the SSD come with that pre included?

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also I think I know what's goin on

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 1:57 AM

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no

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the ssd didnt come with anything else

desert tide Jul 26, 2023, 1:57 AM

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set aside the metallic piece for now, as in take it off, and put the SSD in. that lil plastic thing in there is supposed to latch some way or another to the SSD

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and methinks it wasn't latched in, so it prevented you from screwing it in

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gotta figure out how to latch it in

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 1:58 AM

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they probably just stuck it in and thought it was fine

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you gotta push it down, then you put the heatsink on top and screw

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 1:59 AM

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is it ok to take off the motherboard cover from the ssd ?

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like the sticky part

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 1:59 AM

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you dont wanna take off the sticky parts no.

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 1:59 AM

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no i mean like

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this is hard to explain

desert tide Jul 26, 2023, 2:00 AM

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lime panther they probably just stuck it in and thought it was fine

||~~that's what I meant, but phrased it in a way that doesn't sound discouraging to people new to building PCs. i.e. assigning blame/fault 💀 ~~||

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:00 AM

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LMAO

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its ok lol

desert tide Jul 26, 2023, 2:00 AM

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fair enough

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:00 AM

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how do it fix it ?

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or can it not be fixed

desert tide Jul 26, 2023, 2:01 AM

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very shrimple. read the manual on how to latch this into the SSD

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should say in your motherboard's manual

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:01 AM

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prime oxide how do it fix it ?

take the heatsink from the motherboard off,
take out the ssd,
put the SSD back in,
make sure to push it down as far as it can go
attach heatsink and screw

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:01 AM

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i cant

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the heatsink is already stuck to the ssd

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like the sticky part of it

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:02 AM

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pull it off.

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:02 AM

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ohhh

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i thought u guys said i couldnt

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:02 AM

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dont try fiddle around with the thermal pad/s

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just make sure you can get the SSD off the pad.

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its the same thing as the CPU Cooler. you have the thermal paste in between the CPU Heatspreader and the Cooler so it can transfer the heat away. this ones just less important since its an SSD

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:03 AM

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im not sure how to get it in

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it wont fit

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:04 AM

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ok so do you have the SSD and the heatsink seperated?

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:04 AM

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yes

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:04 AM

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alright, now put the SSD in the M.2 slot

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push it down until it stops

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:05 AM

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done

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lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:06 AM

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can you push it down into the little clip thing?

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:06 AM

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i think i got it

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it can flip up

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:06 AM

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there we go. thats the ticket.

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:06 AM

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tysm for the help

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:07 AM

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then i'm guessing the Screw screws in there and then the heatsink goes on

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:07 AM

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yep i got it

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yesss thank youuu

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:07 AM

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Magnificent, whats next. attaching the CPU Cooler?

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:08 AM

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lime panther Magnificent, whats next. attaching the CPU Cooler?

yep

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im watching a guide

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:08 AM

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what cooler are you using?

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:08 AM

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is it ok to ping u if i need help ?

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:08 AM

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yea, ping in here

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:08 AM

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lime panther what cooler are you using?

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:08 AM

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do you have Paste?

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:08 AM

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got the thermal paste too

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:08 AM

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lime panther do you have Paste?

yep

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:09 AM

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hmm. don't know exactly about that one, i've heard that hydronaut is better for longevity sicne it doesnt dry out or seperate as fast or something. eh doesnt matter.

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thing is we have paste. make sure you paste first.

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and also when you are about to put the cooler on., make sure the little peel on the bottom is removed. its a common mistake anyone can make.

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:12 AM

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ok thank you

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:14 AM

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cause some people will be finsihed building and their experience will go something like "Ok new system lets game" and they start a game and their temps are at 100 and they are like "Why do my temps suck this CPU/Cooler sucks" until they read a forum that tells them they maybe forgot the peel and thats the issue.

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:34 AM

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@lime panther is it ok to use these

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if my motherboed is am5?

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:37 AM

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prime oxide <@563830779453374517> is it ok to use these

iirc, AM4 coolers are AM5 compatable

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:37 AM

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ok ty

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@lime panther does the thermal paste just go right on there ?

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:40 AM

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yep. thermal paste goes on the CPUs heatspreader

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:41 AM

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oki

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 2:42 AM

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i'll be off for an hour or so, be right back

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 2:59 AM

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@lime panther

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idk if the ram will fir

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fit

lime panther Jul 26, 2023, 4:11 AM

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prime oxide idk if the ram will fir

did you try?

prime oxide Jul 26, 2023, 4:12 AM

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lime panther did you try?

i just have to life the fan up

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