Removing mainboard shroud | CyberPowerPC UK | Page 1

craggy mountain Mar 27, 2023, 6:01 PM

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I sent this to Zendesk but posting on here to see if anyone can help. I got my system from CyberPowerPC and need to add my extra m2 ssd. I need too remove the shroud (circled blue) on the ROG Crossfire Hero mainboard to access the sockets. However there's a screw of the shroud that is hidden behind the bracket (circled red). I don't see this bracket on the mainboard's manual but it seems to be soldered fixed onto the board so can't be unscrewed. What can I do now to remove the shroud and install the extra SSDs?

modest iris Mar 27, 2023, 6:13 PM

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could you take a picture from more of a side angle if you can, im having trouble figuring out what's attached to what

craggy mountain Mar 27, 2023, 6:17 PM

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Here it is

modest iris Mar 27, 2023, 6:19 PM

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What are the top 2 screwed into since it looks like its screwed into some sata ports?

craggy mountain Mar 27, 2023, 6:21 PM

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I think they are SATA ports

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modest iris Mar 27, 2023, 6:24 PM

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From what I can see that's a GPU support bracket to stop the gpu from sagging, have you tried removing this screw? it might be a bit hard to do since iirc they use electric screwdrivers when putting the build together

craggy mountain Mar 27, 2023, 6:25 PM

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yea i tried

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i used electric screw driver and everything

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it didn't move at all

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lol

modest iris Mar 27, 2023, 6:26 PM

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you might be able to unscrew that black standoff (maybe use pliers) underneath it since that should do pretty much the same thing

craggy mountain Mar 27, 2023, 6:27 PM

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hmm ok i will amazon some pliers, ty ThinkRotate

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pseudo ridge Mar 27, 2023, 6:40 PM

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it be easier to help u if u tell us your motherboard name or google the manuel or look through it yourself(should have came with your pc)

modest iris Mar 27, 2023, 7:00 PM

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i figured out that it was an asus rog crosshair X670E hero board

craggy mountain Mar 27, 2023, 7:13 PM

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i did include at the top

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yea it's ROG Crossfire Hero X670E

modest iris Mar 27, 2023, 7:17 PM

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did you end up managing to get it off?

craggy mountain Mar 27, 2023, 7:21 PM

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no, i haven't got a pair of pliers here so just ordered one on Amazon

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i will update tmr 🙂

modest iris Mar 27, 2023, 7:35 PM

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TPF_YuruNekoJoshi_ThumbsUp

jaunty skiff Mar 28, 2023, 7:06 AM

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If you have a screwdriver with a bigger head sometimes these can latch if the screw has been chewed, but yes we use these as they’re safer anti-sag brackets than the ones that connect to the io slats at the back of the case.

craggy mountain Mar 28, 2023, 11:25 AM

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Yeah I think i tried too hard and the screw is stripped beyond repair

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Just ordered some screw extractor bits BNSshy

little jacinth Mar 28, 2023, 12:04 PM

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Rubber band a screwdriver will work bigbrain

craggy mountain Mar 28, 2023, 12:48 PM

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little jacinth Rubber band a screwdriver will work<:bigbrain:815324060900655156>

I read that on Reddit as well, waiting for my flat rubber band to arrive

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Gonna try all things kekw

little jacinth Mar 28, 2023, 12:49 PM

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craggy mountain I read that on Reddit as well, waiting for my flat rubber band to arrive

Just head outside you'll find loads on your street from the postmen kek

craggy mountain Mar 28, 2023, 12:49 PM

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I didn't see any connection and it seemed so stuck I legitly thought it for soldered hard on

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Just how did you guys even screw this in laughExplode

little jacinth Mar 28, 2023, 12:51 PM

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with electronic screw driver

craggy mountain Mar 28, 2023, 12:52 PM

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Hmm, I used my electric screwdriver but it just stripped the screw instead. Probably not enough torque

little jacinth Mar 28, 2023, 12:58 PM

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wait why do you need to take the anti sag bracket off?

craggy mountain Mar 28, 2023, 1:00 PM

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Look at the top post

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I need to take the mainboard shroud off to install my extra m2 ssd

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But there's a screw underneath the anti sag bracket

little jacinth Mar 28, 2023, 1:02 PM

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Ah I didn't think the screws were laid out like that

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could you not just undo the top screw of the anti sag then twist the bar down to access the screw?

craggy mountain Mar 28, 2023, 1:04 PM

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Well I didn't want to strip another screw cause my screwdriver is not working

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little jacinth Mar 28, 2023, 1:04 PM

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just use a hand screw driver never known those screws to lock in my 5 years of building

craggy mountain Mar 28, 2023, 1:05 PM

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Yea I tried a hand screw driver before the electric

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Didn't move at all

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pepesad

little jacinth Mar 28, 2023, 1:06 PM

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hmmm strange

craggy mountain Mar 28, 2023, 1:07 PM

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What are these screws actually screwed into ?

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The top ones into the sata ports?

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And lower one going through the mounting hole into the case somehow ?

little jacinth Mar 28, 2023, 1:11 PM

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Nope they are just screwed into the case standoffs

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so instead of a screw holding your mobo it's just another standoff acting like a screw

craggy mountain Mar 28, 2023, 1:13 PM

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Ic

craggy mountain Mar 29, 2023, 1:44 PM

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Ok @little jacinth , @modest iris so I tried everything from rubber band , screw extractor, .... Nothing could get that particular screw out

little jacinth Mar 29, 2023, 1:45 PM

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if that happened to me the only next option I know of is drilling the screw out

craggy mountain Mar 29, 2023, 1:45 PM

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I just got the screws above out instead. Now can I just twist this bar rightwards

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To expose the shroud

little jacinth Mar 29, 2023, 1:45 PM

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but let me see if the tech boys know anything

little jacinth Mar 29, 2023, 1:46 PM

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craggy mountain I just got the screws above out instead. Now can I just twist this bar rightward...

Yeah that's fine then

craggy mountain Mar 29, 2023, 1:46 PM

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Doesn't seem to move either... Now I wonder if there are more screws behind the gpu

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Lol

little jacinth Mar 29, 2023, 1:47 PM

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Wait is it a custom loop?

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yeah there probably will be I'll let the tech boys take over

craggy mountain Mar 29, 2023, 1:48 PM

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Yea

little jacinth Mar 29, 2023, 1:48 PM

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@jovial venture @coral nimbus @dim thunder

little jacinth Mar 29, 2023, 1:49 PM

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craggy mountain Yea

Good luck got one myself and they're a nightmare to change parts in

craggy mountain Mar 29, 2023, 1:49 PM

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Do you guys do call-out service . I'm about to give up laughExplode

little jacinth Mar 29, 2023, 1:49 PM

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craggy mountain Do you guys do call-out service . I'm about to give up <a:laughExplode:757310151...

we do not

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craggy mountain Mar 29, 2023, 1:50 PM

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blobsweatanim

coral nimbus Mar 29, 2023, 2:02 PM

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I think the bracket for the GPU is blocking the 3rd screw

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It looks undone, here, have you removed t he other 2?

craggy mountain Mar 29, 2023, 2:13 PM

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coral nimbus

I remove the top screws

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Just the bottom one is hard stuck in there with no way to get out

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I tried all kind of stuff like rubber band and ezout and nothing could move it

little jacinth Mar 29, 2023, 2:23 PM

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did the bar not twist down?

jaunty skiff Mar 29, 2023, 2:40 PM

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You should be able to twist it around if it’s free?

craggy mountain Mar 29, 2023, 2:43 PM

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I tried twist it rightwards but didn't seem to move. Not sure if the bottom screw just stuck so hard ThinkRotate

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