Hello avmf8,
I really asked you to stay at a professional level when discussing here at our board. What you do is blaming people for things they are not responsible for without having any arguments.
You say, it is no common knowledge that the plastic bracket belongs to the socket 478 architecture and not to a CPU-cooler?
Just have a look at this page:
http://www.intel.com/support/process.../cs-007989.htm This is an official document by Intel and when you scroll down until Motherboard Selection you will read the following:
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Motherboards intended for system integrators will include the processor retention mechanism (Figure 5). Four holes located around the processor socket allow the retention mechanism to attach to the motherboard.
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Or in other words: The retention mechanism is part of the mainboard.
And if you scroll down until Motherboard and Retention Mechanism Installation it says
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Once the motherboard has been installed in the chassis, install the retention mechanism (provided by the motherboard manufacturer) to the motherboard.
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I think, that is clear enough, isn't it?
Sorry if some sentences sound sarcastic, but it is 1 in the morning here in germany and when I have a look at the stuff you posted in the last days and how many effort I spent to explain and help, I'm quite frustrated. Just try once to understand ME as like I try to understand YOU.
Cheers,
Stefan