Do PCI-E slots come off?

lovely? · 06-01-2008, 06:01 AM

hey guys im helping someone out here install an 8800gt in their computer but he decided not to do it tonight, so he tried to take the card back out once it was in. he didnt notice that the PCI-E latch was still connected though and pulled the slot off. to what extent, i do not know, but the computer refuses to turn on now, i've asked him to check all cords and he is certain they are all in place.

any advice would be great, thanks.

Hass · 06-01-2008, 06:25 AM

I've never seen a slot pull off before..
Unless he pulled the living crap out of it.

Did he just brake the latch off?
If that's the case I guess it's okay... not good, but still operable...

EndofAll · 06-01-2008, 06:29 AM

no i didnt the whole thing came off and i put it back on but now the computer wont start and im going insane

lovely? · 06-01-2008, 06:30 AM

yeah he's actually really freaking out so anyone that can lend some advice please do.

fortyways · 06-01-2008, 06:58 AM

One of my SATA connectors popped off once. I just shoved it back in. Has he shoved his PCIe connector back in?

Kesava · 06-01-2008, 07:11 AM

the pins are mangled. so its not possible to just put it back on

OvenMaster · 06-01-2008, 07:16 AM

Are you talking about the SOCKET being pulled off the motherboard?!
If so, chances are excellent that socket is now dead, if not the entire motherboard.
Tom

EndofAll · 06-01-2008, 07:19 AM

no just the bracket the black piece, but the pins r mangled now so i dont think i can do anything anymore...

911aaron · 06-01-2008, 07:47 AM

Looks like your screwed. I don't think you can just fix that by pushing it back in... I think theres a good chance you broke the motherboard too.

Sgt_Grim_Reaper · 06-01-2008, 10:09 AM

that would take some mean soldering to put it back on, better off with a new motherboard. try newegg or amazon

06-01-2008, 06:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,739	Do PCI-E slots come off? hey guys im helping someone out here install an 8800gt in their computer but he decided not to do it tonight, so he tried to take the card back out once it was in. he didnt notice that the PCI-E latch was still connected though and pulled the slot off. to what extent, i do not know, but the computer refuses to turn on now, i've asked him to check all cords and he is certain they are all in place. any advice would be great, thanks. __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

06-01-2008, 06:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Hass Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 219	I've never seen a slot pull off before.. Unless he pulled the living crap out of it. Did he just brake the latch off? If that's the case I guess it's okay... not good, but still operable... __________________ 22" ViewSonic WS Monitor [PL2230WDB] AMD 4600+ 2GB G-skill 667mhz RAM 320GB Seagate 7200GB SATA II HDD Sapphire ATI x1950 PRO Antec Sonata II Case

06-01-2008, 06:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,739	yeah he's actually really freaking out so anyone that can lend some advice please do. __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

06-01-2008, 07:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,144	the pins are mangled. so its not possible to just put it back on __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

06-01-2008, 07:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 1,991	Are you talking about the SOCKET being pulled off the motherboard?! If so, chances are excellent that socket is now dead, if not the entire motherboard. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

06-01-2008, 06:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
EndofAll Silver Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 150	no i didnt the whole thing came off and i put it back on but now the computer wont start and im going insane

06-01-2008, 06:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	One of my SATA connectors popped off once. I just shoved it back in. Has he shoved his PCIe connector back in?

06-01-2008, 07:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
EndofAll Silver Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 150	no just the bracket the black piece, but the pins r mangled now so i dont think i can do anything anymore...

06-01-2008, 07:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
911aaron Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Inside your computer as a virus Posts: 195	Looks like your screwed. I don't think you can just fix that by pushing it back in... I think theres a good chance you broke the motherboard too. __________________ * Processor: Intel core 2 Quad Q6600 * Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L * RAM: G. Skill 2GB F2-6400CL5d-2GBNQ * Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s * VGA: EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 * PSU: Ultra X-Finity 500-Watt * OS: Windows XP Home Edition 32-bit * Monitor: Samsung 906BW LCD 2 ms response time 2000:1 Contrast *CPU cooler: Arctic Cooler 7

06-01-2008, 10:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sgt_Grim_Reaper Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kirtland AFB New Mexico Age: 34 Posts: 37	that would take some mean soldering to put it back on, better off with a new motherboard. try newegg or amazon __________________ Intel Quad-Core Q6600 2.4Ghz XFX nForce 680i LT 2-XFX 8600GT 512MB PCIE (SLI) 2 GB Corsair XMS2 PC6400 750W Ultra X-Connect 250GB SATA Windoze XP Pro SP3

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