Quote Originally Posted by Bertross View Post
i currently have 2 staples in atm i might try and get then in further....i'll be back.

this is bs no go! fumming now lol. i must keep pushing though.

d u roughly know how far the staple need to be in to actually hit the tab?

i keep trying but nothing.....not sure what to do now, the cable is from a gigabyte odin 800 watt psu if that means anything?
try this

1. use a knife or scissors and *carefully* remove all the stock sleeving and heat shrink from the cables

2. now that you have access to the entire length of the individual cables, make use of it, starting at the end that are not trying to remove, wrap the single cable around your hand right up to the point where there is only a few inches of length remaining on the end that you want to pull it out from

3. insert your removal tool, i found using a single staple, bend into the right shape to do the best job

4. get it in there tight, i would use a bit of force (not enough to bend the staple, but a bit), and bang the connector on the bench to kind of hammer it in there

5. using all the leverage u have with your hand with the cable wrapped around it, pull hard and sharp, to anchor the connector down i would have it under the palm of my other hand and most of my body weight pressing down on it, i also had a towel or piece of cloth between the connector and that hand to prevent cuts



other tips

- try to pull perfectly straight so you are not pulling the cable on an angle and causing unnecessary friction

- if its not working, try another connector, and then another and another till you find one that does come out, once you get one out, youll get more confidence and find ways to do the harder ones

- it is possible than the retention pin on the atx connector (thats the bit that you are pressing in with the staple/removal tool) will get bent in the process, use a pin to get it back into shape before re-inserting the connector after sleeving


good luck