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Kyzer
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Dont want to break it, how do you take it off?

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just pull up on it

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How hard? Doesnt seem to come off easily, only antenna i have for this

But first, let's talk about parallel universes.

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don't know if this tells you enough. but you pull it this way

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3 minutes ago, Kyzer said:

How hard? Doesnt seem to come off easily, only antenna i have for this

use your finger nails to pull up on both sides 

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST

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I usually pry them up with a little flat head screwdriver. Just place the screwdriver underneath, give it a little twist, and it'll pop right off. The connectors essentially function as a spring clamp.

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4 minutes ago, SageOfSpice said:

I usually pry them up with a little flat head screwdriver. Just place the screwdriver underneath, give it a little twist, and it'll pop right off. The connectors essentially function as a spring clamp.

How hard are these to get off? Its not working for me unless im not doing it hard enough

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5 minutes ago, Kyzer said:

How hard are these to get off? Its not working for me unless im not doing it hard enough

sometimes they stick a little, just use tweezers or needle nose pliers, i just yank 'em.

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1 minute ago, Kyzer said:

How hard are these to get off? Its not working for me unless im not doing it hard enough

They can be a bit difficult to take off the first time. How the connector works is the brass clamp that you are currently pulling on is formed asymmetrically so that it deforms and locks onto the connector externally. Interally, the connector houses a small spring clamp that locks onto a pin on the card itself. So, it won't budge much, but when it does, it'll just sort of snap off. Ideally, you want to be disengaging it with the majority of the force directly upwards, but torquing the connector a bit can sometimes encourage it do disconnect. This is why I use a screwdriver. 

 

The more you connect and disconnect it, the weaker the tension of the spring will become, and the easier it'll be to install it and uninstall it.

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8 minutes ago, Kyzer said:

How hard are these to get off? Its not working for me unless im not doing it hard enough

pry under there with a little screwdriver. slide it in in the direction of the arrow, and then pry it upward away from the card.

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