So I got my hands on a thinkstation p620 mother, trying to build a cheap workstation, however the default pcie socket is broken. is it possible to reassign the socket or do i need to repair it? Looking forward to any advice.
If you need to ask, repairing a PCIe slot is beyond your (current) abilities. Recycle the unit, it’s not really worth it (repairs are very costly).
Alternatively, rebuild using a new mainboard+CPU, if you’re lucky you can reuse the RAM from the old system. The old CPU might be worth salvaging and sold off.
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The board should have other pcie slots eventhough they would be slower.
As mentioned, repairing it might not be worth the trouble.
Thanks for the reply. I don’t mind working on it myself. The problem is the way the slot is soldered to the board is not through the pcb but on a layer. I want to know if anyone has repaired something like this before I attempt fixing it. And it’s worth my time.
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I’ve never done anything like this so can’t really tell but if the slot is just soldered on the surface you might have to remove it to re-solder completely.
Go for it and let us know how it goes. The only way to learn to make complicated repairs like a full pcie slot is to try it, several times, until eventually you get it figured out.
As long as you treat it as a learning experience you risk nothing, after all it’s already broken!
To your question, it’s certainly possible and worth your time if you learn something from the experience.
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Watch Linus’ recent adventures upgrading RAM on his Apple devices, it’s quite similar but more advanced then a simple RAM chip. So, if the rest of the mainboard still works, don’t risk it 
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Thanks I really appreciate yours and everyone’s reply. The rest of the board works. And it turns out I don’t need to use that specific slot. Though I’m down a slot basically got myself a massively discounted Thinkstation P620. Once again thanks everyone.
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