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April 01, 2013, 04:14:29 PM
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So, I dropped my 5970, and the last few rails for the edge connector that goes into the PCI-E slot are broken off.

http://www.picsend.net/images/588845_T2eC16Z_!_kE9s4_BD8_BRUHEri0JQ~~60_5.JPG
http://www.picsend.net/images/860118_T2eC16Z_!_0E9s37HkTGBRUHE3H6Dg~~60_5.JPG

The last few rails aren't much more but memory channels, so I'm assuming the card would power...? I have tried google, and found a few interesting things, nothing really definitive...but is this card salvageable? Could I use a riser and solder a connection between the riser and the gold-plate that's left?

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April 01, 2013, 04:22:54 PM
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http://thisko.tistory.com/entry/Pinout-PCI-Express-x16-Pinout

Found a counnector pinout, it would seem as though I could almost bypass, or ignore those last few channels?

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April 02, 2013, 12:26:50 AM
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It will work. My DFI UT P45-T3RS had only half of pins populated in 2nd full-size PCI-E slot. This means even if not broken will never make contact if card is inserted in that slot.

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April 05, 2013, 12:23:00 AM
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So even if there is no video feedback I should be able to mine on the card?

Here's some pictures of the damage:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jjyf97qlqve2ecr/2013-04-04%2018.18.19.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u52emkwz5iwxxx7/2013-04-04%2018.18.40.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9zl4hgc27njht7f/2013-04-04%2018.19.01.jpg

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