Acer Nitro 5, dead - This repair really maxed out my skills

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[@alessandrovirdis520]

Grinding pen, proper calibrated wire, shorted capacitor, shorted mosfet, 30 minutes craft... What a fantastic repair video!!! And we have picture!!!! Proper nice wake up today😍

[@monkeygalaxy6322]

You forgot flying mosfet

[@kamalsalman2020]

What a fantastic repair video!!

[@a.z.7193]

If I had drilled a hole in a motherboard, the laptop would never turned on 😂

[@michaelgleason4791]

I love how he just kept saying "this is fine" over and over trying to convince himself it'd be easy😂😂

[@timtrout6740]

You know it's gonna be bad when it's 4 minutes into a 40 minute video and you think it's gonna be an easy one 😂 great job, I would've given up on this pretty quickly

[@moldo8811]

Even in the end I was still expecting CPU to be fried. I got just as excited as Soring when I saw that “we have picture!” 😃

[@rodsco357]

That's exactly why people want to pay for a class from you! You sir, are a savant when it comes to electronics repair. That's awesome.

[@Barbarapape]

I take my hat off to Sorin, a lot of repairers would have just replaced the motherboard and landed the customer with a hefty bill to pay. It takes years of experience to reach this level of repair skills.

[@milsiart4976]

It is hefty anyway. It is gaming laptop. It is not pizza price.

[@Barbarapape]

@@milsiart4976 New motherbiards come at a very hefty price for gaming laptops. If only the user had at least cleaned the fans this repair may been avoided.

[@moldo8811]

@@milsiart4976yeah man, that’s like 3 pizzas right there

[@Barbarapape]

@Pro5G_ Sorin has earned his income on this one, and people with his skill level don't work for peanuts. I have spent a lifetime in consumer electronic repairs, you now require many skills way beyond the ability to use a multi-meter and soldering iron.

[@Barbarapape]

@Pro5G_ Repairing a motherboard that is this badly damaged is taking a big risk. It might last a few more years or only a few months. The fact that the owner allowed the fans to be so badly contaminated with dust tells me that they just ran it until it overheated. Guess what they will do when they get it back!

[@zacky5315]

That's not a regular repair. That's wizardry, magic repair. Wow. One of the best videos, if not the best. Thanks Sorin.😱

[@Koba_78]

Damn, that was a full on bypass surgery performed on the mobo. Great job 👍

[@Oxbow861]

Even i felt very satisfied when the picture came up :D

[@silviuguseila2552]

I can't believe

[@skyoreece9805]

Honestly this guy is amazing and one of the best engineers I've ever seen. ❤

[@serdarxxx1073]

The Godfather of Repair 👍👌

[@blackdotkiller1]

Sorin, stop drilling. You won't find oil 🤣🤣

[@moldo8811]

He’s drilling for pizza

[@zorangrdic4820]

😂😂😂

[@neilorangepeel1270]

I've watched Rossmann and Northridge for years, this is the first video of yours I have seen. I was concerned when you started butchering the board and briefly horrified when you talked about not cleaning the fans but what a great job!. Liked and subbed.

[@adeltorjmen7508]

Woooow What a micro surgery !!!! Really impressive Thank you Sorin for your endless passion that gets viral with all around you What a pleasure to bring something completely dead back to life 🙏

[@maissix242]

This is by far the prettiest repair you've done this year. Congrats

[@gloubiboulgazeblob]

Wow, that's a rock'n'roll repair ! Congrats ! Thanks for sharing !

[@andrewverran3498]

That was proper clever. From a dog's breakfast , Sorin brings customer a Plucked Chook on a Silver Platter...bravo!

[@SilverWolvesScarletForestSnow]

I wish we could go back to the times when everything was single layered and through hole. Chips were socketed and to fix them you just had to take them out and put them back in.

[@storygoldteam8843]

Oh boy with all of those components the board gonna become as big as it can be

[@moldo8811]

Best times were when people were only using sticks and stones. Stick broke? No problem, just replace for free.

[@maklogetrich2378]

you know this cpu and gpu is power hungry

[@paschalokeke3216]

I cant believe we left the shorted mosfet and dug hole through the board all this while......its was so fantastic to watch through wel done sir

[@valentinion7879]

Same.. I've been watching Sorin's video for quite some time...maybe I missed some of his repair videos but this one is something else. Never seen this type of repair on a laptop. Somehow the drilling part is more like a dentist job...😮 Amazing anyway

[@addydiesel6627]

9 out of 10 repairers would have said "laptop is not switching on" and threw it out. Bbut you had the patience and faith in your work to wait and wait until the end when the screen came ON!!!!

[@ayoubsabery]

The person never give up is one and only is Master Sorin great job😊

[@wisher21uk]

Brilliant repair Sorin you made it look so easy “We have picture” was music to my ears thanks

[@knightwar3]

The board went into root canal treatment, satisfying result

[@suprmeatdude]

Now that's a proper burnt motherboard. Amazing job Sorin!

[@dannechita8577]

burnt layers, a hole into the motherboard. Sorin...Is not that bad 😳

[@Radek__]

13:07 drilling a hole in motherboard mine - looking for a gold nugget 😂

[@markwinter7664]

What a spectacular repair. You must have the patience of a saint. Amazing work Sorin.

[@tomevans1359]

Proper surgery this one! Thanks for another enjoyable fix Sorin.😁

[@Sa-ll1lh]

All Respect is for you, Sorin

[@christopherbullard835]

Sorin your logic is spot on! You are a wizard! Thanks for all you do!

[@hightttech]

"Say hello to my little friend." OMG, Sorin Sorin Sorin... I LOL during the dog walk SO HARD people must of thought me nuts.

[@Oak690]

The dirt in those fans...holy hell no wonder why the thing imploded. 37:28. Sorin wearing a proper calibrated shirt for this repair!

[@1Poe]

You are Dr HOUSE from now on.... because you have surgeon hands/skills. You have wiped huge potential earnings from electronics manufacturers with all your repairs over the years....not to mention bank loans (some of them worth > 1000 E) . keep it on!!

[@Trump_jr2024]

This is what repair should be. Wow!

[@ljubopobric5385]

alcohol open the second mosfet, that is why you have short, it is dangeros to put 19V on mosfet full of alcohol, you can demage even CPU, but great job Sorin, pleasure to watch ☺

[@avivgr]

Mad respect for you Sorin!!! I laughed so hard, there was a gaping a-hole with brown stuff coming out, but you still managed to fix it with some grit and some calibrated wire 😉. AMAZING work

[@Andydroid336]

Hero Sorin. What an amazing repair. Well done sir.

[@john_Jean-Marc_JMP5184]

Wow, you really are amazing Sorin.

[@rongray8934]

What a great video. You hit it out of the ballpark with this one. I learned so much.

[@Trustsimo07]

I loved the sound of the drill

[@CatalinPopy]

Felicitări pentru tot ce faceți, sunteți fenomenal!

[@sergelavallee913]

Hat's off for this one Sorin!! Really great!

[@carlospareja2579]

My respect master Sorin.

[@electronicrepairservice2020]

This was an amazing lesson on board layering and how to remedy when you have multiple layers shorted, a nice angle-grinding technique. These are the types of challenging repairs that I enjoy and learn from the most qualified, watching a pro getting it done is very inspiring and adds to my skillset knowledge. I haven't had many LT's to repair but feel confident after watching so many repair videos. Great stuff Sorin, thank you so much for this lesson !! They can't all be 10 min repairs - that would get old. More fun to have the challenge element involved. Better yet, maybe repair other boards such as control boards or a TV or Audio device, just to mix things up a bit. So much to learn ... always learning. 🤓🥱🙂

[@steveo4749]

Never seen someone grind through a motherboard. Most exciting repair video! Great job.

[@shamshadansari1765]

From 0% hope to Picture on screen, It's incredible Sorin

[@moldo8811]

Use rosing to isolate burned layers, ok, noted. Thank you Sorin! As always, learning something new in everything video you upload.

[@uaalien]

Many thanks. These videos are so satisfying to watch!

[@mr__No]

You had me at grinding .... Holy crap what a hole!!! Surely i hope that lasts. I've never seen anything this amazing in a long time.

[@m7ts229]

The grinding was insane, I was like, with that much shorting whether it will come on or not, but that's a very lucky customer

[@BrianAQW]

That was amazing, keep up the great work Sorin!!!

[@jamesphiri3718]

Excellent job sir salute you from zambia 🇿🇲

[@xelesarc1680]

what an amazing fixing drilling the board and it still works

[@rochedejager7862]

Sorin thank you soooo much for sharing your skills and knowledge, you do magic

[@FiXiT5313]

Crazy repairs, job well done 👍

[@camarasberta9498]

I Love your happy child face, when it gives you picture!! Amazong job!

[@riannmichallenni1944]

You are a great inspiration, thank You so much GM

[@simoneaungte3758]

Great Jobs Thank's for sharing knowledge

[@ebutuoytm7560]

You almost had me when you said you'd give it back with dusty fans just so you'd have a return customer ha! Thanks for the laugh, this was an amazing fix.

[@Redpilldown]

Experience shining through 👍

[@ducktechvca]

you are insane man, congratulations

[@jaym5938]

I understand most everything you cover on this channel. I've learned so much! But I can not wrap my head around drilling through multi-layer boards like that. I really need a detailed instructable (maybe an animation?). lol. Cheers!

[@icommandoi145]

I really enjoyed this DIY craft, removing and exposing motherboard layers is very satisfying, just like water blasting dirt away👍

[@Kira3816]

Fantastic job, I wouldnt think this is repairable, and you done a great job and great video

[@BobbyKewley]

Incredible repair!!😮👏👏👏 Well done Sorin!!!

[@fusca14tube]

WOW! Unbelievable! You are the one!!!! Great job!!!!

[@2vagner]

Best KZbin Channel

[@tonyrgnash]

that was insane Sorin, but you got it fixed is all that matters. You truly are an inspiration when it comes to repairs like this. I've got an XBox Series X with a similar hole in the board after a GPU Mosfet welded itself the the board and incinerated the layers right through to the other side. just waiting on some dental grinding tips to arrive before i go ham at the crusted layers. I'll post a before pic in discord

[@SUMMERHITBEASTDANCEMPMIXTECHHO]

Unbelievable love for your work effort amazing

[@Key-Premise]

We all expected a nice laptop video, but then Sorin went and became a dentist. 😶

[@SidneyCritic]

It's the same when we repair cracked cyl heads, just that in extreme cases you might have to grind for 300mm to remove the crack before you weld - lol -.

[@shooter3267]

Wow! very talented engineer!

[@Matthew_T24]

Very Crazy Job. Well Done Sorin🔥🔥

[@Trustsimo07]

amazing repair .. thank you

[@mikeh6286]

That was amazing. Thank you!

[@ant_Z]

What a great job!

[@Android-bd8ft]

Dear Sorin. After watching many of your educative videos for a few years you dont stop to surprise me. You show me a meteorite impact on a pcb and your words are (we are still ok.. We can fix this..) then starts digging in a board where i would already gave up on ever being able to fix this alien struck board. You show us every time that you will only give up when you actually found the problem. Because now you actually learned something. Iam just a hobbyist but i also always want to figure out wats the cause. Its either that , Or i somehow make magic smoke.

[@repairstudio4940]

This is why your the best Sorin! 🎉

[@fichambawelby2632]

Bufff!, Congrats with this one!

[@OmotolaniAsabi]

Great work sir

[@ElMariachi1337]

That was like a double bypass laptop operation, great job! 🥳(extra party emoij just to be cringy)

[@firzen0000]

This is exactly why Sorin is the best

[@SaiyedR]

Thank you Master 🙏

[@blutey]

Reminded me a little of root canal surgery. Good job.

[@Xgentec]

Well done Sorin Thumbs up.

[@user-bk3dp4jb7z]

Excellent job Congratulations

[@ElectronicRepair.Serbia2023]

This was proper hard repair and nice video the best is that we get pizza at the end👌🍕

[@user-oi1xs7tl2f]

Amazing repair

[@mm0077]

Insane! and back from the dead? Excellent work.

[@crawfordpritchard9604]

Wow! Very impressive repair. Really interesting these repairs of the Nitro 5 as my brother has one I bought for him and just waiting for it to go boom. Thanks to yourself Sorin I feel confident in fixing assuming the CPU and GPU are alive. Good job 👍

[@richardowusu7536]

Good job, congratulations ❤❤❤

[@numeprenume7583]

You are a crazy magician!

[@PD-fc3og]

For a moment I thought I was sitting in my Dentist's chair getting a tooth filled! Might ask her to use rosin as a filler next time. 👍 Fantastic effort and great job in the end. I hope your customer appreciates what you have done - resurrected his laptop.

[@retrocomputinggrotto]

Sometimes you can end up going down a rabbit hole when diagnosing a fault, especially if you drill the hole yourself!!

[@gellert-max-nagy]

@22:00 Dr. Sorin explains: Here you see the labia minora and the vulval vestibule. This is the frenulum clitoridis. - Check the middle of that hole! Cuming with current.. - There! You see it? There is the issue, it's getting dry.

[@anett8266]

Also a problem when it is short.

[@ebilgin]

Please tell your daughter that we were using smileys since 80s and 90s since BBS era. It is our generations invention.

[@supergeekjay]

I have a Nitro AN515-42 where the side USB didn't work. The ribbon cable had been moved to install the SATA conector, the dude put the USB ribbon back in slanted, it caused a short, the cable burnt up, the internal wire melted like a fuse. Giveaway was that the Power LED stays on with the laptop OFF, because it's slanted it's permanently grounded. Replaced the ribbon and USB board, there's still something open circuit so further investigation needed. Another Nitro 5 I have the guy kept using it with the display assembly falling apart. The eDP cable got trapped, shorted and blew the big SMD Ferrite just before the display connector. These are at 19v as it's the backlight power rail! Don't keep using laptops if they're falling apart, people! Get them fixed before the problem becomes more expensive!

[@user.fedorman]

Sorin your are fantastic! a genius

[@gra223]

Thats why I love watch ur videos, because at the same time i do increase my repair skills :D

[@JFIXX1]

Performing open heart surgery on the motherboard amazing work