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05 Jul 2010
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#1 | | Windows 7 Ultimate World 1-1 |
case woes Hey guys vierasniper here, i got a quick question for you. im also wondering if this is the right place to post the question. i recently bought a gtx 260 by bgf and im trying to install it. heres where the problems start, i have no idea how to remove the metal plates in the back of my computer. its a sore bough pc, the model is a ET1331g
by emachines, i attached some pictures of how the back looks. i tried google, youtube, but everyone is boasting about their huge tool-less cases. i also tried customer support but they were pretty useless. any help guys?
Thanks in Advanced. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number The Vampire OS Windows 7 Ultimate CPU Intel i5 2500k @ 3.30 Motherboard P8Z68 V-Pro Memory G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 2x4 Gb Graphics Card BFG GTX 260 MAXCORE 55 OC 896MB GDDR3 Sound Card Onboard Monitor(s) Displays 50'' Sony Display Panel Screen Resolution 1360 x 768 Keyboard LX710 Logitech Wireless Keyboard Mouse Logitech Wireless Mouse PSU OCZ 750 Watts ZT Series Fully Modular PSU 80 Plus Bronze Case NZXT Red Phantom Cooling 120mm x2 Intake, 120mm x 1 and 200mm x2 Exhaust Hard Drives Seagate 750 GB
WD 160 GB |
05 Jul 2010
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#2 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 Bay Area Peninsula |
No worries, lol. They actually are held on several areas around each plate. You have to actually break them out. It shouldn't take too much to break them loose. A Guy | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz Motherboard ASUS P7P55D Memory KINGSTON 4GB (2 x 2GB) HyperX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8 Graphics Card MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster B2430H 24" Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's Hard Drives Intel X25M Gen2 80GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracudaź 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache Internet Speed 20 + Mbps Antivirus Avast Browser Opera |
05 Jul 2010
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#3 | | Win 7 Ultimate (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit) N. Calif |
Try sticking a screwdriver into the holes that look like a "+" and wiggle things around until they break off. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built, Dell Inspiron 1520 Laptop OS Win 7 Ultimate (64-bit), Win 7 Pro (32-bit) CPU 3.4Ghz 3770K i7, 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo Motherboard Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H, Dell Memory 8G, 3G Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5770, Mobile Intel 965 Sound Card High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo) Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2409W 24" Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986 Mouse Microsoft PSU Antec Case Antec 100 Cooling CM 212+ Hard Drives 128G SSD OS; 1.5T & 2T Data on Desktop, 320G for laptop Internet Speed 1.5M down 1.2M up :-( Other Info Also have an Acer Aspire netbook, a home-built AMD Dual core (Minecraft server) and home-built Pent 4 all running Win 7. Also have various machines running XP, Win Server 2K, Win Server 2003, Linux and DOS. I think I have a problem... |
05 Jul 2010
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#4 | | |
Hi,
It looks like on the outside of the case there is a metal strip on top of the pci brackets
that you'll have to remove first.
After that you'll have to move the bracket carefully back and forwards untill it releases
from the case itself because it is still attached to the case a bit on the left side. | My System Specs | | |
05 Jul 2010
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate World 1-1 |
thanks for the heads up. the card is not low profile, is it gonna take one slot or 2? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number The Vampire OS Windows 7 Ultimate CPU Intel i5 2500k @ 3.30 Motherboard P8Z68 V-Pro Memory G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 2x4 Gb Graphics Card BFG GTX 260 MAXCORE 55 OC 896MB GDDR3 Sound Card Onboard Monitor(s) Displays 50'' Sony Display Panel Screen Resolution 1360 x 768 Keyboard LX710 Logitech Wireless Keyboard Mouse Logitech Wireless Mouse PSU OCZ 750 Watts ZT Series Fully Modular PSU 80 Plus Bronze Case NZXT Red Phantom Cooling 120mm x2 Intake, 120mm x 1 and 200mm x2 Exhaust Hard Drives Seagate 750 GB
WD 160 GB |
05 Jul 2010
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#6 | | Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1 East Bay Area, CA |
If this is your card, you'll need to remove two. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq sr5410f case OS Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1 CPU AMD X2 4450E @ 2.3 ghz Motherboard Biostar MCP6P M2+ Memory 4.0 g Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT , 512mb Sound Card onboard Monitor(s) Displays auria eq2367 Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard logitech wave cordless Mouse logitech LX8 cordless laser mouse PSU 250 watts Case Compaq Cooling couple fans Hard Drives 1 tb Hitachi HDT721010SLA scsi, 500 gb external Internet Speed comcast hi speed 19 dn 8 up Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser IE10 Other Info Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1 |
05 Jul 2010
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#7 | | |
Normally a 260gtx card will take up the space of two slots.
The metal strip on top of the slots/brackets holds the card in place. | My System Specs | | |
05 Jul 2010
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#8 | | Windows 7 Ultimate World 1-1 |
yes that is my card!!! thhanks derek. bringing to you live as it happens, i removed two of the slots, but theres a metal strip in the middle thats in the way. i posted some pics. its a tight fit as it is and that strip is in the way. can i remove it or is there a way around it?
p.s the new PSU runs just great!! running it now | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number The Vampire OS Windows 7 Ultimate CPU Intel i5 2500k @ 3.30 Motherboard P8Z68 V-Pro Memory G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 2x4 Gb Graphics Card BFG GTX 260 MAXCORE 55 OC 896MB GDDR3 Sound Card Onboard Monitor(s) Displays 50'' Sony Display Panel Screen Resolution 1360 x 768 Keyboard LX710 Logitech Wireless Keyboard Mouse Logitech Wireless Mouse PSU OCZ 750 Watts ZT Series Fully Modular PSU 80 Plus Bronze Case NZXT Red Phantom Cooling 120mm x2 Intake, 120mm x 1 and 200mm x2 Exhaust Hard Drives Seagate 750 GB
WD 160 GB |
05 Jul 2010
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Maybe it's a tight fit, but it should fit like it is now. | My System Specs | | |
05 Jul 2010
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#10 | | Windows 7 Ultimate World 1-1 |
alright, ima give it a try ans see what happens. thanks for the help and the heads up. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number The Vampire OS Windows 7 Ultimate CPU Intel i5 2500k @ 3.30 Motherboard P8Z68 V-Pro Memory G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 2x4 Gb Graphics Card BFG GTX 260 MAXCORE 55 OC 896MB GDDR3 Sound Card Onboard Monitor(s) Displays 50'' Sony Display Panel Screen Resolution 1360 x 768 Keyboard LX710 Logitech Wireless Keyboard Mouse Logitech Wireless Mouse PSU OCZ 750 Watts ZT Series Fully Modular PSU 80 Plus Bronze Case NZXT Red Phantom Cooling 120mm x2 Intake, 120mm x 1 and 200mm x2 Exhaust Hard Drives Seagate 750 GB
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