I was installing a second SSD and I think the plastic end of a SATA data cable hit the back of my motherboard. I fed the cable through one of the slots in the case and it must have gotten caught on another cable or something. There was some tension and it sprung loose, hitting the back of the motherboard though the backside cutout.
I didn't see where it hit but when examining the back of the board I saw a couple small white marks on an area with a bunch of tracings. It booted fine and appears to be performing normally. I don't know how all of these tracings and connections work exactly. Would a tracing that is actually damaged cause the system not to boot at all or would it just impact a certain part of the computer. For example, could it affect a pcie slot that is not in use and therefore not cause any problems until I use that slot?
Some guidance would be helpful, as I am trying to assess whether or not I did any damage.
I didn't see where it hit but when examining the back of the board I saw a couple small white marks on an area with a bunch of tracings. It booted fine and appears to be performing normally. I don't know how all of these tracings and connections work exactly. Would a tracing that is actually damaged cause the system not to boot at all or would it just impact a certain part of the computer. For example, could it affect a pcie slot that is not in use and therefore not cause any problems until I use that slot?
Some guidance would be helpful, as I am trying to assess whether or not I did any damage.