downhomechunk@midwest.social to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoI can't attach the heatsink/fan to my new (to me) socket 7 motherboard because the tabs are broken off.midwest.socialimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up153
arrow-up153imageI can't attach the heatsink/fan to my new (to me) socket 7 motherboard because the tabs are broken off.midwest.socialdownhomechunk@midwest.social to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareUltraMagnus0001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agosometimes aftermarket coolers will have alternative brackets that will replace the MB brackets. I’m not sure how this one is but it might be a solution.
minus-squaredownhomechunk@midwest.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI’ve read some 486 coolers will clip onto the offset tabs. I haven’t seen anything yet that lines up though.
sometimes aftermarket coolers will have alternative brackets that will replace the MB brackets. I’m not sure how this one is but it might be a solution.
I’ve read some 486 coolers will clip onto the offset tabs. I haven’t seen anything yet that lines up though.