Removing AM4 Socket Cover

borncrusader · August 23, 2019

I'm looking to clean my AM4 socket on my MSI motherboard. It appears to have some debris that needs to be removed. I couldn't find any information on how to remove the socket to clean it.

The closest I found to this was this post - https://hardforum.com/threads/broke-am4-socket-cover.1979556/ which shows that it can be done although the OP does not go into detail on how to do this.

I also came across this video on YouTube () to remove an AM3 socket but the CPU latch isn't as easy to remove on AM4 as it is on AM3.

Could someone help me with this please?

GoldenLag · August 23, 2019

You do not clean it........ You will most likely break it when attempting to open it because its really not meant to be opened.

Unless you have some very specific issues with the CPU, then dont.

Windows7ge · August 23, 2019

You really don't want to do that. The video you linked he didn't even manage it. Unless you do something careless the socket should remain free of debris. Whatever you got on there you'll have to try blowing it off with air or wiping it.