Help! pcie express ripped out of motherboard

thezakarum · 25 Apr 2012 at 10:31

Hey guys,

So I was removing one of my graphics cards, luckily only the bottom one, and did all the unclipping the power and displays, but I couldn't get my fingers to unclip the graphics card from the motherboard.

So I thought, okay well I'm sure if I try to pull on it gently I wouldn't damage the motherboard and the graphics card would just come out... how wrong I was.

Now I have removed my graphics card but I managed to take one of the pcie slots with it, luckily I have power switches for all my pcie slots so at the moment I've just disabled the which has been removed.

Now, I would like to know if there is a way of repairing the slot back onto the motherboard?

Would I need to take it to a shop for them to fix it or what shall I do?

Many thanks in advance.

Martini1991 · 25 Apr 2012 at 10:34

Surely the only way you can rip a PCI-E slot out is if it's been a faulty installation to begin with. I'd try and go through that root, or you're likely not to get anywhere.

SeraphX · 25 Apr 2012 at 10:35

LOL

You bruteforced a motherboard and it broke lol

i think ideally, in future, you could use a screwdriver to push the little lever back or down or whatever which way it goes lol

ways to fix would be re-soldering the slot to your board, i don't imagine its an easy job

Nightglow · 25 Apr 2012 at 10:38

Martini1991 said:
Surely the only way you can rip a PCI-E slot out is if it's been a faulty installation to begin with. I'd try and go through that root, or you're likely not to get anywhere.

+1

Just tried the above on a old board & knackered card, & I got the retaining clip breaking first.

It took a fair bit of force to do it though, so, could it be faulty pcie slot in my opinion.

Rik1254 · 25 Apr 2012 at 10:38

Re-soldering is fairly easy. Go to a sparky, I'm sure they could do it....obviously if rma is a no go.

thezakarum · 25 Apr 2012 at 10:42

SeraphX said:
LOL

You bruteforced a motherboard and it broke lol

i think ideally, in future, you could use a screwdriver to push the little lever back or down or whatever which way it goes lol

ways to fix would be re-soldering the slot to your board, i don't imagine its an easy job

Yeah I know, bad times.

They are both 3 slot coolers too so I couldn't get to the levers, I did try.

All the metal pins are still sticking out of the motherboard, its only the plastic bit which came with it, I would have to get someone esle to do the soldering I'm pants at it.

thezakarum · 25 Apr 2012 at 10:45

Okay thanks guys, I'll try rmaing it.

And if that fails I'll go to my local sparky.

Will never skip any steps again. :mad:

SeraphX · 25 Apr 2012 at 10:46

you flip the lever out from the back of the card, not the cooler side.

thezakarum · 25 Apr 2012 at 10:54

SeraphX said:
you flip the lever out from the back of the card, not the cooler side.

Yeah, I should have taken both cards out I think and then put the top card back in.

paradigm · 25 Apr 2012 at 10:58

Has it pulled the pins out of the board, or the plastic off the pins?

If the pins are still attached to the board, it might be possible to carefully push the slot back over the pins.

I've done this before, albeit with a SATA port.

thezakarum · 25 Apr 2012 at 11:02

paradigm said:
Has it pulled the pins out of the board, or the plastic off the pins?

If the pins are still attached to the board, it might be possible to carefully push the slot back over the pins.

I've done this before, albeit with a SATA port.

Only the pastic bit has come off, which was attatched to the graphics card, all the pins are still in the motherboard.