Acer Swift SF315 no power - Part 2 - IO/EC/SIO chip programming

[@firasabbas4570]

Sorin You are a great artist and genius at finding solutions in laptop repair and you do a job that 99% of laptop repair technicians can't do.

[@johnlouis5200]

this guy is mad with anythink. Amazing.

[@repairfreak]

My God man, how can you deal with all those surface mount components, not to mention the lack of schematics and information on so many boards nowadays. I’ve been at stereo amp and tv repair on off for past 30 years and I still scratch my head trying to understand circuits with schematics. However I have never had a mentor or teacher, just book reading and exploring is my teacher. Props to you sir, I wish you the very best with this tricky repair.

[@marioduarte7658]

Hello Sorin, I want you to know that you have a big fan here in Brazil - I like your analytical thinking - keep going!

[@Stabio_PL]

I was waiting for part2 :) Thank you

[@KevinR242]

Almost there very impressive your patience is great and your hot air is faster than mine ever is. I'm also impressed with some of the comments of this channel good work comes from intelligent people all over the world.

[@pauldery7875]

Sorin, you have proper mad soldering skills, I can only wish I could do what you do, with those small SMD components, totally amazing. Paul, USA!

[@albundy4724]

I am very impressed Sorin. How you fight to get it running again. I would have given up 20 times. If I could I would give you 100 thumbs up.

[@Shubietah]

Hi Sorin, for bios programmer you have selected , you need 1.8V adapter otherwise you will damage the bios chip

[@0ctivate]

I think i have the same bios programmer but havnt used it yet. Do you have a link or more info about 1.8v adaptor?

[@ServisTOPRO]

yes it's better. I programmed a couple of them without reduction, but it's definitely not healthy for them.

[@pedroveloso9707]

2 diode in line to power will do the trick ....kkkkk my minipro work ok like that.. and don't overshoot the EEPROM, i just upgrade to xgpro from the same manufacturer

[@absolutelypc5835]

Can you tell me the device name that you use for programming the io chip I need to buy one please help me

[@Shubietah]

Hi Sorin. i have similar programmer & i used it since long time , it's very good, but it's complicated sometime as i have to find schematic to map KB connectors for unlisted boards , however you are getting error because you didn't connect the usb cable from the programmer board to the laptop for proper grounding ,... always learn from you Boss !!

[@desmondpkandemiri1971]

Before we do the BIOS, try to remove the keyboard, disconnect it from the board, then disconnect both batteries, CMOS and the big battery, look for 3.3V on the keyboard connecter on the main board side, and short it to the ground with the charger plugged in. Maybe the Keyboard power button is not working too, very common problem in new lap tops with power button on keyboard.

[@Subgunman]

One trick is to use Kapton tape on the reverse side to hold the components in place. You can also surround that chip with Kapton tape to protect the components around that quad pack.

[@scavenger888]

Found it on ebay, it is an "ITE ENE Mic IO Programmer"

[@davidbolha]

Or Vertyanov programmer on AliExpress. 😉

[@Gamersoft1124Pro]

At 19:00 Vertyanov JIG programmer I have that Original IO Programmer, and it is quiet good. I using it for IO Programming Keyboard testing and EID LCD Panel EEPROM Firmware reading and programming.

[@malikkhan_01]

Actually in my country, right now it's, 11:57 pm, but I'd much liked to watch this now, though I'm tired and got to sleep, because I have to be awake, early morning, but I'll surely have to watch this in the morning tomorrow. Though I've just liked the video already in advance.

[@andolis49]

Și luptă și dăi și luptă și dăi... Sorin nu te lași... Se vede că o faci din pasiune. Dar toate până la un punct. Eu zic că trebuie să calculezi timpul, efortul și costul unei astfel de reparații. Dacă nu rentează nu trebuie să mergi mai departe. Sănătate!

[@alberttechchannel7250]

the master of electronics

[@abdoutetouaniii1027]

thank you teacher

[@FixTronics]

Sorin I have two videos on my channel explaining about this exact programmer and how to add your Motherboard into it.

[@harryhirsch723]

I admire your skills and patience!

[@theclintified]

sometimes, i think my mouse in in the middle of the screen. LOL

[@randyr.parker2698]

You found another bad part, but it is troubling what caused all the damage. I think you'll solve it if you continue on. Seems likely the next step would be to reprogram the BIOS though. I'll be waiting for part 3. 🙂

[@laboratorioassembler]

You can program the bios using crisis recovery procedure... usb drive fn+esc ( this also can spot a fan spin )

[@robbirobson7330]

Many times if you download bios file it comes with bios and ec rom, i think you need to flash them both to have the same version. if you mix from a different version it may not start. happened to me a while back. however with this much damage on the board maybe its not that. if ec and bios and charging ic works you should have at least charging light, if you dont get charging light maybe some signal is missing, you need to check ac detect ac on pwr good etc... maybe some logic gate somewhere or transistor switch got burned as well.

[@electronicsrepairschool]

I did had a flashing charging light before programming the EC, if charging is controlled by the EC then it will charge only if the software is working properly

[@jerjav2000]

@@electronicsrepairschool waiting for part 3..

[@robbirobson7330]

@@electronicsrepairschool yes so you have to find bios with matching ec file. if you flash the bios and still no light then it doesnt match maybe you have to look on some asian sites if they have bios together with matching ec. or if still possible extract booth from the original file from the acer website.

[@malikkhan_01]

I really do not think that there is any other laptop repair who would take all those extra miles you did take, to try and fix a dead board like you. !

[@ServisTOPRO]

Greetings Sorin, during programming I would connect a second USB cable labeled GND. It serves to unify the potential of the board with the programmer. The same cable is used as for connecting the control PC.just plug it into the USB on the repaired board.

[@ServisTOPRO]

The program in SIO is also written in the bios and should be extracted from it. Then you will be sure that you have the right program guaranteed. I use the laboratory power suply to power up repairing laptop. It helps when I can see what is happening with the device on the current draw.

[@ServisTOPRO]

And Vertyanov, as far as I know, is not from Russia, but from Ukraine.

[@ServisTOPRO]

@Mr Guru Yes the KB connector has the ground pin but the programmer is connected true the chip. The fact that the designer of the programmer put this connector there and directly described it in the manual is not just for fun. SVOD informs about this during every programming directly in the software, why? quote from the manual Vertyanov: "Connect the cable from the GND connector on the programmer to any free USB connector on the motherboard. So, we connect the ground of the programmer and the MB. The shorter will be this cable - the better and more reliable."

[@ServisTOPRO]

@Mr Guru yes, but he couldn't program the first SIO, so he lost time and money, so the success rate of programming is 50%. But it's definitely not worth it to connect a second cable and be sure that I'm doing the thing as it was designed. ;-)

[@8500gtNvidia]

Hard job this time...from my prospective, i would have already passed it. Too much time wasted on 1 board...probably not good for the finances jobs like this. I deed great content for the electronic repair school!

[@DavidMadeira29]

My board was jump started in so many ways that I started dreaming of multi layered ones...

[@ohmware2020]

hello sorin, check the 32mhz crystal using oscilloscope

[@leerzeichen1910]

Where is part 3 of this video?

[@johnburrows7938]

Even if the bios was missing or corrupted, the fan should spin and there should be some life, then you could do a bios recovery with a USB drive, and a combination key press.

[@Nolan641]

I follow your videos a lot. What is that programmer you are using and who and what forum did you mention.... Hoping for your reply. Thanks..

[@Marek_LapRem]

Hi sorin. this vertyanov programmer is better than svod3. svod4 turned out to be a failure. It is very important to connect the second USB socket of the programmer to the usb of the motherboard to get GND. You programmed without GND. Greetings from Poland

[@ServisTOPRO]

Hi, I have the original Vertyanov and now I bought SVOD4. For me, I was quite disappointed with how everyone praised SVOD3.I'm starting to think that SVOD 4 was unfortunately just a waste of money.

[@Marek_LapRem]

@@ServisTOPRO I have an org. vertyanov and svod3. Good thing I didn't sell it. i also have a postcard from vertyanov.

[@ServisTOPRO]

@@Marek_LapRem I only saw the postcard in the offer, I'm not sure I would use it. I'm still at the amateur level. by the way, we are neighbors, I'm from the Czech Republic.😀

[@DanielsGameVault]

My 2 cents is that the BIN you wrote on the ITE chip doesn't match the BIN on the EEPROM chip, so it doesn't "know" how to respond to the power button being pressed...I THINK. Really curious to see how this turns out.

[@TheDurdane]

I was thinking of a spike. But more in the direction of a power surge, lightning or a faulty power supply. Since it's on the 3.3V rail it could even be damaged in stand by mode.

[@Shubietah]

as you have the schematic you may check on EC the EC RSMRST 3.3V, which mean the EC is ok and ready to start, then PM_PWRBTN sent to PCH , and get back from PCH the SLP_S3, and you can know if PCH is faulty or not , some reference i always use drive.google.com/file/d/1BM8p89VxyWYIllPYO_at63opJItkh1ho/view?usp=sharing

[@skysurfhf]

can you provide the link to bought the programer for SIO ? thanks

[@chrisbrown2039]

i had an Acer and junked it now just 20 year old IBM

[@Gateastrologykc]

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[@ZaBnj]

Did u try the rt809h programer !

[@yujenleng6279]

Ec programing tool whats model ?

[@FreemonSandlewould]

Is there a part 3 where you finish?

[@Leif_YT]

A little offtopic, but is there some sort of software image stabilization enabled on the stereoscope camera or it's software? While the image of the board itself is fairly stable something keeps moving the white silkscreen and some other areas. I guess the image would be much better / more stable if it would be turned off.

[@aramhasib8463]

hello sir..we learn a lot from you. But how come you forgot to cover the plastic clips with aluminum tape also the other side chips . In the event that the chips are melted on the other side, the movement will not affect it. Best regards ,, YOU ARE THE BEST

[@HalifaxComputersRepair]

can you tell me where you buy it and whats name of it ?

[@071Rishi]

if we need to program 1.8v bios chip with CH341, we need 1.8v adapter, or need to buy latest model that have voltage selection switch

[@omigueis]

Where is pitstopcomputers? 23:27

[@heno_3098]

Ask the Russian on the "HamRadio Tag" YT account, he had many similar cases and mostly it was overvoltages via USB from the external power supply of the external USB drive or ground loops between the USB NTB and the connected device with its own power supply.

[@dannechita8577]

29:13 what i admire at you is you take a measurement and say is way too low... i guess this is where years of experience comes in place

[@mayuramunasinghe1983]

Try to check the gate and source of all Mosfets for shorts.

[@erichaynes7502]

sometimes it's just a blown board, especially with >1 or >2 faults

[@DoctorComputersBgi]

and if instead of a laptop, it was a desktop motherboard, would there be any way to reprogram it too?

[@incandescentwithrage]

I commented when I first saw this laptop with the damaged USB hub & SIO... Possible it had a high voltage discharged into it with a "USB killer" device

[@rabiederbal7552]

How i can get this programmer ?

[@seckinseckin3919]

same issue happened to me.. i change shorted components and other one became short then i change other component then other component is getting short... it is really ass pain sometimes

[@applecares6982]

same problem bro in my case ,,after super io replaced laptop turning on

[@devsabuj4818]

Give me link of acer Swift 3 rev 2.0 schematic & boardview

[@oefzdegoeggl]

are you sure the keyboard is good and the powerbutton actually "reaches" the sio? i think i'd try to keep it disconnected, check the sio pinout and short it manually

[@seodata]

My Dell Insprion 15 3000 Laptop Is ON after 10 Second is Auto OFF ,Screen Is Black My local Shop rapier Guy cant this error How can i Fix This ?

[@PhoneRepairRO]

Sorin, why dont you buy SVOD Programmer? Cost like 200eur and comes with lots of things, you can program SIO from kb connector, etc!

[@ServisTOPRO]

Vertyanov also programing the KBC via KB connector... I have both the original Vertynov and SVOD 4, and then I am disappointed with SVOD. Vertyanov works better for me when it comes to KBC programming. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, I'm not sure.

[@danielcotiga9854]

Am reparat eu un Lenovo P50 care nu vroia sa porneasca deloc dupa multe schimbate. L-am uitat conectat la incarcator si dimineata cand eram la cafea ventilatoarele mergeau si functioneaza si in ziua de azi. Nu am inteles nimic :))

[@rojava1035]

Brother if you need flash IO chip the bedst program is SVOD 4

[@helmut8998]

Sorin why not use a copper wire bent in a square attached to a solder iron to remove the chip. I think someone showed this don't remember. If you have connectors near-by it is saver.

[@YNCafe]

What is the name of that programmer sir? thank you

[@PrintEngineering]

I just replaced one of those with a pre-programmed one from ebay and the laptop just flashes a few times and never boots

[@PawePolak]

I have this bios programmer, its ok but you can buy it with adapter to low voltage bios.

[@mardina1a]

Does the laptop fan and cpu power starts eben bios software is bad should be no display but there has to be allpowergood signal and a powered cpu this is my idea may not be true

[@Pihmusik-PiCh-Expert]

[@tyrellwreleck4226]

I think you can use lemelt solder jn the io chip. Northridge fix uses them in heat sensitive components.

[@SidneyCritic]

I forget, but did he check if the start switch actually works - lol -.

[@davidbradford8542]

I have noticed during your commentary doing these repairs the word "we", so when do we get paid.

[@alekseypalyutin5055]

Good day Sorin! Original Vertyanov programmer/software has some sort of copy-protection. Non-original programmer can flash random data to the SIO chip when used with original Vertyanov's software. Author of the original programmer has video on KZbin where he shows how this copy protection works. Maybe this is issue this time.

[@firasabbas4570]

We want you my dear friend sorin to fix DC jack laptop latitude e6410.Or find an alternative solution to this problem

[@stevojhj9801]

I have almost same Acer swift .My not react to power button.I want try buy battery because my is broken. Please when you repair acer try start with and without battery ... Otherwise lid sensor is on usb board...

[@καΝενας-δ6λ]

you struggle with this station my frient maybe you have to invest to a better hotair i watching you and i feel you

[@lucataszarek8782]

hello Sir, could you paste a link to this programmer if possible I can't find it if you don't want to do it on your yu tube channel I can give you an email best regards

[@dannechita8577]

seems like has been exposed to high voltage high current injection

[@KAZ-DE]

Hello! The firmware did not fit the laptop, try another one. When you change the BIOS on the multicontroller, then change the BIOS to a flash Good luck and lots of patience. Bye

[@pvjelectronics]

Anyone give the like to purchase this programmer

[@diegeeleel]

Sellers lie about their location. We have to check the company profile to actually see where they are based.

[@hugovale8070]

Hello ,

[@ramyfahed3268]

i think the super io chip wrong direction look bin num 1

[@gernhardreinholzen1448]

Sorin. You should really ordered the original not the copy (SAS) from Vertyanov. This is a copy of Vertyanov Programmer. Anyway you can unlock the copy for 50$ that legitimates the programme to the original Software. "Successor" is the new programmer from him and looks little bit different.

[@pvjelectronics]

How to check BIOS s/w is corrupted any one can comment

[@johnlouis5200]

Lol what you toking on Flux

[@Senux-Video]

omg, omg..what a damages components.. You can program BIOS with another computer on LPT port. Make easy own programmer. at first make bios backup.

[@mariodistefano2973]

Sorin, if you don't go deeper into the details of how you get the info's and where, maybe showing also all the harassing of accompaining that, your video become almost useless!. Sorry for saying that but this way, you loose your channel main feature: teaching NOWADAY'S electronics repair mood. For he first time, I stopped seeing the video right in it's middle.

[@Roby-q7i]

Sorin that board is consuming too much of you're time, don't spend any more time with it its a loop hole.