Broken Component of PCI-E Slot

IncompetentMan

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A few weeks ago my graphics card stopped being detected by my PC so i tried to fix it myself using solutions i could find on the internet. After a few days passed by i noticed a small component above my PCI-E slot is either damaged or missing. There are 16 of them and from what I can understand they might be the data lanes of my PCI-E slot.

Can this damaged component be the reason my graphics card is not being detected by my PC?
And if so is there anything i can do to fix it?
Thanks to anyone who helps.
 
Solution
Those are ac decoupling capacitors, there are 16 pairs of them, each pair is for one pcie lane. They should have value of 10 volt 100nF, but anything between 75nF and 200nF should work fine. You can find them in most stores with electrical supplies, just ask for smd ceramic capacitor of those values, but you can have problem with correct size. So easiest way how to get them is make one of those pcie 1x slots disabled by transferring capacitors from there to those you had broken. Just ask some friend who have some knowledge about this kind of soldering, you can easily melt that pcie 16x socket.

Mister_MO

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Those are ac decoupling capacitors, there are 16 pairs of them, each pair is for one pcie lane. They should have value of 10 volt 100nF, but anything between 75nF and 200nF should work fine. You can find them in most stores with electrical supplies, just ask for smd ceramic capacitor of those values, but you can have problem with correct size. So easiest way how to get them is make one of those pcie 1x slots disabled by transferring capacitors from there to those you had broken. Just ask some friend who have some knowledge about this kind of soldering, you can easily melt that pcie 16x socket.
 
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IncompetentMan

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Thank you for the help. Just need to find someone who can do this for me.

 

IncompetentMan

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Thank you for the help. Just need to find someone who can do this for me.