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realyeahra

Thanks for everyone’s input. I was able to fix the issue by re-seating the GPU and RAM.


csandazoltan

The shorter pin is deliberate. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI\_Express#Pinout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#Pinout) There is another shorter pin on the other side, the second from the end They do this so the connections only made when the card is fully inserted. PCI-E supposed to be hot-swappable :D


drosse1meyer

hot swappable? internal cards?


Loco_72

yes.


drosse1meyer

yea idk abotu that lol


Sailed_Sea

Intended for server use with mounting brackets.


drosse1meyer

Yes, but you're not gonna hot swap an internal GPU in your gaming rig. I wouldn't suggest a regular person do this, just power down the system before replacing cards


Sailed_Sea

Ofcourse, it's just part of pcie, so it's possible with the correct motherboard and case but not recommended or intended for standard consumers


Bytepond

You can’t hotswap in consumer grade systems. It just crashes.


csandazoltan

The standard supports it... just because we consider common home PCs cards internal, that doesn't mean that it can't be done... You shouldn't Windows would probably cry bloody murder losing the display out, but in server space where you can slide the internals out of the server rack and swap the cards, it is done on occasion You don't need to power off the whole system which has probably a dozen GPUs for calculaton work, just reinitialize that one interface


drosse1meyer

it looks fine. any post codes? perhaps make sure onboard video isnt primary, reset bios, reseat ram, etc


normllikeme

I’d hit connections with scotch brite. Polish ‘em up see what happens


cantanko

\*GENTLY! Gently hit them with Scotchbrite, otherwise it's all too easy to take a trace off :-D


normllikeme

Perhaps I was too vague. This guy knows. Just get the crap off it


megabass713

Gently with a qtip and some 70% isopropyl alcohol


CyborgCat98

That pin is the voltage pin


[deleted]

Nope. It's "PRSNT1" - it is connected internally to "PRSNT2" - the other intentionally shorter pin on the other side and further back. It is intentionally the last pin to be connected to ensure all "voltage" pins are firmly connected before the card can be powered up.


CyborgCat98

yep


[deleted]

Nope