GTS 250 problem

Matthew1990 · 11-05-2009, 09:15 PM

I opened my case today and realized there is no way of removing my graphics card :/
Its so big I cant get my finger onto the small thing that holds it in place

mtb211 · 11-05-2009, 09:40 PM

lol , did you break the plastic clip on your pci express slot? You need to hold that forward and then remove the card.. Im guessing youve unscrewed the card and disconnected the wires from it?

similar post here, you may need something small to remove the plastic clip

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/24...ing-video-card

Try tweezers, ive broken all my clips on my pci e slots and everything is still cool... just make sure you ground yourself and you wont need to wory about being fragile... do you have a micro atx case?

Matthew1990 · 11-05-2009, 09:56 PM

The clip was last seen when I was insterting the card and now I can not get to it! What do i do

Antec 300

Im always wearing one of these cool wristbands when working on a pc

mtb211 · 11-05-2009, 10:02 PM

you gotta find something long and skinny to be able to hit the clip, work your way from the back of the card... where the dvi cord enters, to the top of the card

StrangleHold · 11-05-2009, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew1990

I opened my case today and realized there is no way of removing my graphics card :/
Its so big I cant get my finger onto the small thing that holds it in place

I see what you mean, there is not much room on the board. From the looks of it, pop the memory out and see if you can get to the clip that way.

Jamin43 · 11-05-2009, 11:50 PM

PICTURES

WE NEED PICTURES

I got a video card in that case - and not quite sure you you lose the release clip. You on a micro-ATX board or something?

Matthew1990 · 11-06-2009, 12:00 AM

I'll take pics tommorow. I am on P45 Asus ATX Mobo. XFX GTS 250 with giant plastic cover.

BigSteve702 · 11-06-2009, 04:01 AM

i had to work with that same card in the same case today! haha

dont fret if you broke the pci-e clip, or if you break it. snug screws to the case will suffice as long asyou arent really shipping the computer anywhere...

whats always worked for me is to use an allen wrench. they come in handy for pushing the clip underneath huge graphics cards in tiny cases

mtb211 · 11-06-2009, 05:51 PM

did you rip it out yet?

Matthew1990 · 11-06-2009, 11:30 PM

Nah, no need just now

I'll have to do it when taking out my mobo to put the new heatsink on the CPU.

11-05-2009, 09:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Matthew1990 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK / Scotland Age: 18 Posts: 219	GTS 250 problem I opened my case today and realized there is no way of removing my graphics card :/ Its so big I cant get my finger onto the small thing that holds it in place __________________ CASE Antec 300 with 4 120mm fans MOBO Asus P5Q SE P45 GPU XFX GTS 250 512mb CPU E5200 @ 3.15GHz RAM 4GB OCZ @ 1000MHz Display Samsung 20' SyncMaster 2053BW 1680/1050 HDD Hitachi 250GB/noisy Windows 7 64BIT Pro

11-05-2009, 09:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
mtb211 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Chester, PA Age: 26 Posts: 682	lol , did you break the plastic clip on your pci express slot? You need to hold that forward and then remove the card.. Im guessing youve unscrewed the card and disconnected the wires from it? similar post here, you may need something small to remove the plastic clip http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/24...ing-video-card Try tweezers, ive broken all my clips on my pci e slots and everything is still cool... just make sure you ground yourself and you wont need to wory about being fragile... do you have a micro atx case? __________________ CPU-E6600 C2D@2.4ghz Mem-3 GB Corsair@533mhz GPU-Nvidia GTX 260 896 MB MB - Asus p5nSLI PSU- GamexTream SLI Ready 750 W PS3 - conmbo2 Steam-melanieseiler

11-05-2009, 09:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Matthew1990 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK / Scotland Age: 18 Posts: 219	The clip was last seen when I was insterting the card and now I can not get to it! What do i do Antec 300 Im always wearing one of these cool wristbands when working on a pc __________________ CASE Antec 300 with 4 120mm fans MOBO Asus P5Q SE P45 GPU XFX GTS 250 512mb CPU E5200 @ 3.15GHz RAM 4GB OCZ @ 1000MHz Display Samsung 20' SyncMaster 2053BW 1680/1050 HDD Hitachi 250GB/noisy Windows 7 64BIT Pro

11-05-2009, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
mtb211 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Chester, PA Age: 26 Posts: 682	you gotta find something long and skinny to be able to hit the clip, work your way from the back of the card... where the dvi cord enters, to the top of the card __________________ CPU-E6600 C2D@2.4ghz Mem-3 GB Corsair@533mhz GPU-Nvidia GTX 260 896 MB MB - Asus p5nSLI PSU- GamexTream SLI Ready 750 W PS3 - conmbo2 Steam-melanieseiler

11-05-2009, 11:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jamin43 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 943	PICTURES WE NEED PICTURES I got a video card in that case - and not quite sure you you lose the release clip. You on a micro-ATX board or something? __________________ CPU - Intel i920 @ 2.66Ghz MOBO - Gigabyte x58 - UD4P GPU - EVGA - GeForce 9800 GTX+ TV Tuner - Powercolor ATI 550 Pro PSU - Corsair TX650W RAM - 6 GB G.Skill x1600 ( Thanks Bodaggit23 for timing changes ) Case - Antec 300 HDD - WD 500 GB Black Cav x 32 cache

11-06-2009, 12:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
Matthew1990 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK / Scotland Age: 18 Posts: 219	I'll take pics tommorow. I am on P45 Asus ATX Mobo. XFX GTS 250 with giant plastic cover. __________________ CASE Antec 300 with 4 120mm fans MOBO Asus P5Q SE P45 GPU XFX GTS 250 512mb CPU E5200 @ 3.15GHz RAM 4GB OCZ @ 1000MHz Display Samsung 20' SyncMaster 2053BW 1680/1050 HDD Hitachi 250GB/noisy Windows 7 64BIT Pro

11-06-2009, 04:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
BigSteve702 Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Age: 19 Posts: 205	i had to work with that same card in the same case today! haha dont fret if you broke the pci-e clip, or if you break it. snug screws to the case will suffice as long asyou arent really shipping the computer anywhere... whats always worked for me is to use an allen wrench. they come in handy for pushing the clip underneath huge graphics cards in tiny cases __________________ CoolerMaster Storm Scout Asus M3n78-VM AMD Phenom 2 x4 920 @ 3.55(coolermaster v8) PNY GTX 275 (730 mhz) 4gb crucial ddr2 875 mhz 2 Seagate Barracuda 200gb in raid-0 1 Hitachi 1TB media drive Corsair 750w psu Bluray drive! woooo!

11-06-2009, 05:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
mtb211 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Chester, PA Age: 26 Posts: 682	did you rip it out yet? __________________ CPU-E6600 C2D@2.4ghz Mem-3 GB Corsair@533mhz GPU-Nvidia GTX 260 896 MB MB - Asus p5nSLI PSU- GamexTream SLI Ready 750 W PS3 - conmbo2 Steam-melanieseiler

11-06-2009, 11:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
Matthew1990 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK / Scotland Age: 18 Posts: 219	Nah, no need just now I'll have to do it when taking out my mobo to put the new heatsink on the CPU. __________________ CASE Antec 300 with 4 120mm fans MOBO Asus P5Q SE P45 GPU XFX GTS 250 512mb CPU E5200 @ 3.15GHz RAM 4GB OCZ @ 1000MHz Display Samsung 20' SyncMaster 2053BW 1680/1050 HDD Hitachi 250GB/noisy Windows 7 64BIT Pro

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