How much abuse can motherboards take?

[ducknukem86]

Hey guys, noob question here:

I was installing a videocard today on my mobo (z87 - g45 msi). And i didn't notice there was a latch/lock to hold the card. I wanted to take the card out, so i kept pulling the card and moving it, but it wouldn't budge, until i noticed the lock and moved it so that the card would be free.

Everything is working ok, i'm just wondering if these motherboards are designed to take that abuse. A bit scared the pci-e slot is going to be loose now.

Anyways, i'm probably being paranoid.

Thank you all.

 

[rolli59]

If everything is working and the slot stayed on the board you have nothing to worry about.

 

[Viking2121]

Should be fine if the system boots with the card in the lane. The lock is pretty much useless anyway if you don't move the PC much. Open up GPU-Z and make sure the card is running at the right bandwidth which should say "PCI-E 2.0 @ x16 2.0" Might be different on some boards.

 

[Gana Dalsia]

Hey guys, noob question here:

I was installing a videocard today on my mobo (z87 - g45 msi). And i didn't notice there was a latch/lock to hold the card. I wanted to take the card out, so i kept pulling the card and moving it, but it wouldn't budge, until i noticed the lock and moved it so that the card would be free.

Everything is working ok, i'm just wondering if these motherboards are designed to take that abuse. A bit scared the pci-e slot is going to be loose now.

Anyways, i'm probably being paranoid.

Thank you all.

I have been using a Gaming motherboard from Biostar.I am facing a similar issue.Can anyone help?How muchb load can one take on a motherboard?