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Broken motherboard capacitor

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Hello, I broke a small capacitor located near the PCI Express connector; there were 4 aligned and it was the top one that came off. I would like to know if I risk any harmful effects for my motherboard or not. Thank you in advance for your answers.

My motherboard:
Asrock B460 Steel Legend Intel B460 LGA 1200 ATX

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    T3chN0g3n Posted messages 69 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 217
     
    Hello,

    A component is rarely there just to look nice... At best, a particular function may stop working (if you're talking about the group of 5 golden capacitors at the bottom left, I believe they are the ones on the integrated sound card), and in the worst case, the whole board might fail...

    It can be replaced, but you need to be equipped and experienced...

    Best regards.
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  2. flo88 Posted messages 28482 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassadeur 5 168
     
    Hi

    We would need a photo because I don't see 4 capacitors near the pciexpress of this model on the Asrock website.

    In any case, yes, having one capacitor less will necessarily lead to consequences.

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    1. Spac3Punk Posted messages 5 Status Member
       
      Thank you for your response, I can't take a photo of my motherboard right now but I managed to take a photo of the broken capacitor to show you what it looks like.
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    2. flo88 Posted messages 28482 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 168 > Spac3Punk Posted messages 5 Status Member
       
      It's not very clear......

      But it's probably not a condo...
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    3. Spac3Punk Posted messages 5 Status Member > flo88 Posted messages 28482 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention  
       
      This is the kind of capacitor
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    4. flo88 Posted messages 28482 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 168 > Spac3Punk Posted messages 5 Status Member
       
      it could yes or a resistance
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    5. Spac3Punk Posted messages 5 Status Member > flo88 Posted messages 28482 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention  
       
      Ok, thanks for your help, I'll try to solve it hoping it works.
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