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tonight i tried to pull out an EVGA 7300GS from another system and it got stuck in the PCI-e slot, my hand slipped, and i pulled of one of the parts. I don't know what the part is called, but its a big cylinder with two metal prongs on both ends that were welded to two metal points. I don't have any soldering tools so i just used some scotch tape to tightly connect it back to the metal contacts, and amazingly it works. My question is what does this part do, and could it function without the piece and be causing some kind of unseeable damage?
oops, clicked on wrong section, thought i had the general hardware section, sorry. I'll put it over there
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Sounds like a capacitor to me. I doubt your scotch tape solution is going to last and you may very well end up with a cooked card if it suddenly decides to drop off, the other thing to consider is whether or not you got the polarity right. My suggestion is to take the card out and try to find someone who can do SMC (Surface Mounted Component) repairs, hint would be a local electronics store.
I use a Mac, still want to take my advice... LOL
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It's a capcitor Even though you may think it works, it just may not be in use at the moment meaning if their is a part of the circut board that will need to use it, it won't and you may get failure on that board. You should fix it asap.
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Thank you for the replies. I thought it might be a bit dangerous to run the card like this. Ok, so if the card did die, would it likely take any other components with it, or just kill itself? I've had this card for a while and i was just planning on using it as a filler card untill i found a better one for this system. I'm not planning on running any 3D apps on it, just using it in desktop.
also, if i do decide to get it repaird, what do you think it might run me?
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I'd take it out asap, because if you are luckly it could just ruin the graphics card and not your motherboard. A guy I knew had a Geforce 6200 that took out his motherboard due to a short in the 6200.
If the prongs are still on the capictor you can just resolder it back on with a solder tool that you can pick up from a local retail store.
It wouldn't be worth taking it to someone for the cost of repair considering the graphics card. It would prob run you just as much in labor alone if not more then what the graphics card is worth.
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"If the prongs are still on the capictor you can just resolder it back on with a solder tool that you can pick up from a local retail store."
Not if the cap is mounted flush with the board, I'm pretty sure whats left of the prongs wouldn't be long enough. It would take someone with the right tools less than ten minutes to fix and probably cost no more than AU$30. I'm 99.9% sure this cannot be fixed with an off the shelf soldering iron.
I use a Mac, still want to take my advice... LOL
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It depends upon how long they are and how far through they were on the circuit board.
It's a lot easier then you think. You can fix broken capcitors with a regular soldering iron and a soldering iron tool kit that you can pick up in a lot of places online or at your local pc store for little money.
I've replaced a few broken capcitors before that took me all but 10 minutes to do total and the boards that i fixed are still working after 5 years or so.
Take a look at this if you still don't think you can.
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I agree with Cobra: with steady (non-bear) hands, good eyesight & extra attention to detail -- a mediocre (WalMart) soldering kit, clean surface & 10 minutes ought to get the cap issue squared away for amateurs.
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It must be my crappy soldering technique then, however, it still would depend on how much of the prongs are left.
I use a Mac, still want to take my advice... LOL
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