Question I broke my motherboards expansion slot lever, Can i still remove the card?

[capybaras]

I'm soon going to upgrade my motherboard, ram and CPU to the newer generation but in my PC i have a RTX 2060 which i want to keep for the new build.
but when i was installing a new WiFi card into the PC i had to remove the GPU to fit it in. and i put the 2 cards back i noticed that in the process i broke the expansion slot lever. is there still a way to remove the card with out damaging anything?

 

[Chicken76]

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[capybaras]

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Sorry for late reply

 

[VirtualLarry]

That's just a flesh wound...

Anyways, should still work, assuming that the main part of the socket is sound. Just screw the card down, and don't pull on it or jostle it while power is on.

 

[capybaras]

That's just a flesh wound...

Anyways, should still work, assuming that the main part of the socket is sound. Just screw the card down, and don't pull on it or jostle it while power is on.

Cani remove the card?

 

[Justinus]

Cani remove the card?

Yes. The part you broke off is the entire retention system. The card will just lift out of the slot now, which is why you'll need to be careful to not mess around with the system in the future as the card will only be held in by the case bracket and may be able to slightly come out of the slot.

 

[capybaras]

Yes. The part you broke off is the entire retention system. The card will just lift out of the slot now, which is why you'll need to be careful to not mess around with the system in the future as the card will only be held in by the case bracket and may be able to slightly come out of the slot.

Thank you wise internet man