SOLVED Help finding cooler for X9SCI-LN4F

[Gilt Brick]

Hi everyone, I have an X9SCI-LN4F motherboard and was planning on using an intel stock cooler with it. The motherboard was just delivered to me and while trying to install the cooler I realized it wouldn't work. The holes for mounting the cooler are too small for the Intel cooler, and there are capacitors blocking a standard cooler from being installed. Does anyone know coolers that would work with this motherboard? Thanks!

 

[Ericloewe]

Are you sure it's an LGA115x cooler? That mounting solution has not changed in many years and Supermicro is perfectly capable of clearing the cooler area clear, as per Intel's specifications.

Literally any LGA115x cooler must fit in there.

 

[Gilt Brick]

Are you sure it's an LGA115x cooler? That mounting solution has not changed in many years and Supermicro is perfectly capable of clearing the cooler area clear, as per Intel's specifications.

Literally any LGA115x cooler must fit in there.

yea I'm using the motherboard mentioned and the cooler is a stock cooler from an 4xxx series.

I'll check again because there are screw holes coming out from under the motherboard and it's part of the case. I'll check if they're removable. Maybe that will make the hole big enough for the stock cooler.

 

[Ericloewe]

Are the push pins in the up position?

 

[Gilt Brick]

Are the push pins in the up position?

I just got the chance to work on it again. The issue is that there is a back plate installed on the motherboard and it puts screw threads through the holes for the cooler making it so that I cant install the stock cooler. The obvious solution is to remove the backplate but I'm not really sure how it's installed I think it might be glued on or something

 

[Ericloewe]

I highly doubt it's glued in place. Unless the chassis has a cutout in the back, you'll have to remove the motherboard.

 

[joeschmuck]

Was this a used motherboard? I strongly suspect it was.

As mentioned above, the back plate should come off.

WARNING! There is one metal plate on the back which secures the CPU socket. Don't touch that. Here is a link to NewEgg and look in the photo fo the back of the motherboard. You will see a metal plate. That one stays attached.

 

[Gilt Brick]

I highly doubt it's glued in place. Unless the chassis has a cutout in the back, you'll have to remove the motherboard.

I just double checked and it is glued. I removed the motherboard and I'm working on removing the backplate but it's a real pain with the strength of the glue they used.

Was this a used motherboard? I strongly suspect it was.

As mentioned above, the back plate should come off.

WARNING! There is one metal plate on the back which secures the CPU socket. Don't touch that. Here is a link to NewEgg and look in the photo fo the back of the motherboard. You will see a metal plate. That one stays attached.

Yes the motherboard was used. Thanks for the warning, I figured I'd only mess with the actual cooler backplate.

Any tips on how to make it easier to remove? I was thinking of using a hair dryer to heat up the glue a little bit to make it easier. I've got about half of it off but the 2nd half is a lot harder.

 

[Ericloewe]

Well, that's a new one.

Any tips on how to make it easier to remove?

What kind of glue is it? Is it very hard? Does the backplate give a bit if you force it?

 

[Gilt Brick]

Well, that's a new one.


What kind of glue is it? Is it very hard? Does the backplate give a bit if you force it?

Ok I took off the back plate. It was just really sticky glue. The problem is now the system won't post. The fans spin up slightly and then just stop. The motherboard led's turn on. I dont think its the power supply since it was working last month and been on shelf since. Once I press the power button a little LED on the bottom left of the board comes on. I'm going to look up the manual and see what it means.

EDIT: Found out it was an IPMI indicator. I reset CMOS but it's still blinking. I dont have anything plugged into the LAN ports

 

[Ericloewe]

It does sound more like a power supply problem, so definitely try a different PSU.

 

[Gilt Brick]

It does sound more like a power supply problem, so definitely try a different PSU.

It's like you're a psychic. I tried a different psu before you even posted and found out that the one I had was dead. I dont know what happened while sitting on a shelf but it's not working anymore. Any suggestions for a power supply for a small NAS? Im thinking 350-500W, cheaper the better but not junk.

 

[Gilt Brick]

Thanks for all the help, now it's time to install freeNAS and get in more problems haha.

 

[Ericloewe]

Smallest PSU we recommend is the Seasonic G-450.

It's like you're a psychic. I tried a different psu before you even posted and found out that the one I had was dead. I dont know what happened while sitting on a shelf but it's not working anymore.

Nah, it's simple: A dead motherboard wouldn't be able to tell the PSU to shut down. So the PSU was shut down either by the motherboard's power watchdog or by its internal monitoring.

 

[joeschmuck]

Seasonic G-450

Fantastic choice. And power supplies are not very expensive these days ($70 at NewEgg). Remember, all those expensive electronics need good power to run and not be destroyed so you are really protecting your investment by using a good quality power supply.