Broke retention clip on graphics card slot

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Serious Hardware/Software Crap > Haus of Tech Support > Broke retention clip on graphics card slot

Inab: Oct 9, 2010

I broke the retention clip on the graphics card slot of my motherboard (Dell 0GDG8Y). Now my computer won't boot unless I remove the card and use integrated graphics card. Does this usually necessitate replacement of the whole motherboard? Thank you

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