Check your motherboard cap for any signs of wear or damage.
Check your motherboard cap for any signs of wear or damage.
Hello! You're just starting with PCs and have a few questions about your setup. Did you accidentally harm your motherboard's PCIe slot by pushing it slightly? Since you didn't know how to reinstall a VGA adapter, you installed it as a dongle and moved it. You're using an MSI B365M. Let me know if you need help with that!
Probably fine, but the main issue comes from moving it back and forth. Just letting it slide without resistance typically won’t harm the caps unless you applied too much force.
It seems like you're describing a situation where something was moved or adjusted, and now it's damaged. If it were to be pushed further, you'd confirm the damage occurred.
I don't remember any motherboards where the caps aren't seated directly on the PCB. If they're not flush, then yes—lightly touching them could misalign them. If you didn't force them loose and didn't damage the internal contacts, they should still be fine.
It doesn't look at the angle clearly and I believe the effort I applied was moderate or lower (it matches the pressure you'd use when pushing against a solid surface until you get a response). With that, I'm confident it's safe to proceed. I feel more secure now. Appreciate your time!
As much as I love the B450M Pro4, there's this little cluster of caps by the audio IC that gives me anxiety every time I put a GPU in, they flex so easy