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    can't screw heatsink fan down

    Up and running again - Thanks for all the help. It had a back plate as someone said. The computer is quieter not that it is cleaner. My problem wouldn't have been a big deal to anyone with any sort of computer knowledge but as I said I don't know anything.
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    can't screw heatsink fan down

    Here's some pics, idk if they are good. Have better camera but batteries are dead in it. Hard to tell by pic but the screws don't reach holes or barely reach holes. I moved the computer around while looking for to see if something was behind motherboard and heard a clunk. I don't see anything...
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    can't screw heatsink fan down

    I put the thermal paste on about an hour ago, will that hold it in place? The screws barely touch the holes. Might be easier to buy a new fan if I can get it in. The fan does not have pushpins as I think it's called. They have threads like a normal screw. I don't know if it was ever screwed...
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    can't screw heatsink fan down

    I'll start by saying I don't know much or anything about computers so sorry if this question is dumb. I took off the heatsink and now I can't get it back on. I unscrewed the 4 screws of the fan and now The screws do not even reach down far enough to be screwed back in. Even if they did reach...
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