I sometimes see expensive motherboards sold spares/repair with damaged or burnt PCIe x16 sockets
So I started to wonder, it is possible to de-solder the faulty socket and fit a replacement? At least for the non-armoured type
To this end I thought I would try to desolder a PCIe 16x socket from a scrap board - without damaging the board. The thought was, if I can remove the old socket and clean out the through holes, then fitting a new one should not be a problem
From googling - According to people responding to questions asking about doing this on computer/tech forums, this is actually impossible. You would have to be crazy to attempt it, they say. Having said that, I am not convinced that any of these people who say it is impossible have actually attempted to do this.
Also the slots are available to buy - so surely it must be do-able, yes?
My latest hobby is to make videos of my crazy ideas - so this is my attempt to remove a PCIe x16 without damaging the board, and the results of the attempt
I try various methods - so its a bit lengthy video but hopefully it will interest a few of you enough to watch it.
So anyway I would like to know:
Is the technique I decided to use the best one?
What do you think of the results of my experiment?
How would you advise me to do this better?
How would I go about removing/replacing an armoured PCIe x16 slot from a gaming board?
I may well make another video trying the best suggestions here, so over to you guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bZFmOFfdDQ
enjoy
Rich
So I started to wonder, it is possible to de-solder the faulty socket and fit a replacement? At least for the non-armoured type
To this end I thought I would try to desolder a PCIe 16x socket from a scrap board - without damaging the board. The thought was, if I can remove the old socket and clean out the through holes, then fitting a new one should not be a problem
From googling - According to people responding to questions asking about doing this on computer/tech forums, this is actually impossible. You would have to be crazy to attempt it, they say. Having said that, I am not convinced that any of these people who say it is impossible have actually attempted to do this.
Also the slots are available to buy - so surely it must be do-able, yes?
My latest hobby is to make videos of my crazy ideas - so this is my attempt to remove a PCIe x16 without damaging the board, and the results of the attempt
I try various methods - so its a bit lengthy video but hopefully it will interest a few of you enough to watch it.
So anyway I would like to know:
Is the technique I decided to use the best one?
What do you think of the results of my experiment?
How would you advise me to do this better?
How would I go about removing/replacing an armoured PCIe x16 slot from a gaming board?
I may well make another video trying the best suggestions here, so over to you guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bZFmOFfdDQ
enjoy
Rich
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