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-[* black] Things are [https://media.giphy.com/media/nrXif9YExO9EI/giphy.gif|heating up|new_window=true] in the teardown room, but we can't extract the "Thermal System" just yet. Instead, we lift the whole motherboard out of the metal casing.
-[* icon_note] An X-shaped bracket secures the heat sink to the motherboard—a signature part we've seen in every Xbox since the [guide|3341|original 360|stepid=16056].
-[* black] Spring clips caused us some annoyance, but we managed to wrestle the bracket free.
+[* black] Things are [https://media.giphy.com/media/nrXif9YExO9EI/giphy.gif|heating up|new_window=true] in the teardown room, but we can't extract the "Thermal System" just yet. So we lift the whole dang motherboard assembly out of the metal casing.
+[* icon_note] A springy, X-shaped bracket secures the heat sink to the motherboard—a signature part we've seen in every Xbox since the [guide|3341|original 360|stepid=16056].
+[* black] The "X" is a bit fussy and takes some muscle, but some practiced prying with a flathead driver saves the day.