[SOLVED] Motherboard scratch question

[thebarte12]

Hi. I bought a new z370 motherboard 1 year ago with scratched trace. Now I am a little bit worrier it could be damaged. I don't see any copper. What do you think?

 

[drea.drechsler]

Hard to tell if that's even a scratch or just a hair laying across the board. Did you rub it with your finger to see if it disappears yet?

Traces look to be in perfect condition, I see no problem with it. If the board works, use it.

BTW... IF it affects anything (and I'm not suggesting it should) it will be that PCIe socket it's right next to. So it may never show itself a problem unless you put a device in that socket.

 

[thebarte12]

Yeah I rubbed it. I'm sure it is scratched.

I will propably never use that pcie socket xD

 

[thebarte12]

I have one question. When i'm cleaning my PC i always use toothpicks. Is it possible to make scratch like this on PCB?