M.2 SSD missing ground pin, is that ok?

[Semi-Pro]

I’ve been doing some testing and apparently all the insertions and removals caused a pin to snap off. Is it safe to use/alive? I don’t have another, actually functional computer available to test it on, but schematics show the ground rail is unified with many pins dedicated to it. Since I am no expert in the low-lever function of electronics, I thought I would ask some.

I have attached a photo of the drive.
Here is the m.2 schematic: https://cdn.badcaps-static.com/pdfs/...b7feec4e87.pdf

[petehall347]

Re: M.2 SSD missing ground pin, is that ok?

scrape it off where still good and meter between other ground pins , you may have to repair it or jumper to nearest other ground pin

[Semi-Pro]

Re: M.2 SSD missing ground pin, is that ok?

scrape it off where still good and meter between other ground pins , you may have to repair it or jumper to nearest other ground pin

Thanks for replying. There's enough left (probably the solder) that I could likely put a new contact on with an iron or draw a trace with some conducting pencil.

I'm new to testing components with multimeters. Should I be looking for resistance in this case?