Troublesome 16-pin connector sidelines $30,000 H200 Hopper GPU — repair technician saves the data center day by fixing power port

Tom's Hardware • Jan 15, 2026 • 1 min read

Technician repairs 16-pin power connector on a $30,000 H200 PCIe Hopper graphics card. Connector's sense pins were damaged and had to be fixed by soldering new pins to the card.