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To be fair, the force required by some latch's/parts can be very concerning for a lot of people, so don't feel singled out by this either.

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Hello everyone,

 

Hoping you can help me to remove my GPU

I have a radeon R9 290 in the top PCI-E slot on my z97 PC Mate.

I have not been able to remove it at all, ive tried various things but i dont want to damage anything.

 

Yes I have tried removing the screws on the IO plate, the problem is the damn lock. Its not the simpler latch which you kind of bend to the side, rather its a large flat thing. I have no idea how to remove it.....

Help?

 

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push the big blue tab at the end towards the mobo it might be quite stiff

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Yes I have tried removing the screws on the IO plate, the problem is the damn lock. Its not the simpler latch which you kind of bend to the side, rather its a large flat thing. I have no idea how to remove it.....

Help?

Push the tab inwards. 

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You probably have to push the tab down, that's the way it's worked on a couple of the mobo's for the PCs I've worked on/built.

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push the big blue tab at the end towards the mobo it might be quite stiff

^ Dis. It is really simple. Just push on it (inwards) and then gently remove the GPU from the PCI-E slot.

 

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See everyone is saying push down as if I haven't tried that hehe. IT just seem way to stiff to be a simple push motion, I will end up warping/breaking the mobo fi i push any harder.

 

If i have the PC with the mobo parallel to the table, do I push down on the tab, do I push towards the IO, towards the front of the case?

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See everyone is saying push down as if I haven't tried that hehe. IT just seem way to stiff to be a simple push motion, I will end up warping/breaking the mobo fi i push any harder.

 

If i have the PC with the mobo parallel to the table, do I push down on the tab, do I push towards the IO, towards the front of the case?

Usually it's not either, (but pushing downwards on the tab as it's orientated)

This double push tab?...looks like a right bitch to get to with a GPU in the way.

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It should be fairly simple to be honest.

Tweet MSI and ask why it's so bloody stiff, and if it's maybe got a fault.

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You push it towards the motherboard.

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push it towards the mobo, so it bends backwards , so if you're sat facing the mobo inside your case push the big blue flat part towards the motherboard , 

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Hmmmm, ok thanks everyone for the help.

The thing is I have been doing this all along, and it is just so stiff that it hurt to push, and I can see the motherboard flexing against the pressure I'm putting on it. I guess I''m not pushing hard enough?

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do it exactly the same asif you were removing your RAM 

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You probably have to push the tab down, that's the way it's worked on a couple of the mobo's for the PCs I've worked on/built.

^ push down/towards the motherboard. the gpu will pop free

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To be fair, the force required by some latch's/parts can be very concerning for a lot of people, so don't feel singled out by this either.

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