On Wed, 15 Jan 2014, John R Pierce wrote: > On 1/15/2014 1:43 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: >> Preparatory to removing the PSU, I've been disconnecting it. >> Those Molex things are tough. >> So far, the hardest one I've removed is the 20-pin connector from the MB. >> It took me days. >> The 4-pin connector on the MB is proving to be harder. >> The receptacle seems to be more firmly attached to the plug than to th MB. >> I've tried getting a small screwdriver between the pieces and twisting, >> but the plastic gives before anything else. > > there's a tab you depress, then those connectors should come out with > just a few pounds of force. Thank you. That did the trick. I'd seen the tab, just hadn't realized it was something useful. -- Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu "SCSI is NOT magic. There are *fundamental technical reasons* why it is necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then." -- John Woods