ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO Network Chip Replacement

This motherboard came from a customers' machine that had been damaged by lightning, which destroyed the onboard network chip. The machine had several other issues, and a fix was not guaranteed, so they opted to have me build them a newer and faster computer. I was given this old unit to do what I want with, so I opted to try and repair it.
The blown network IC is a Realtek part, the RTL8112L, a gigabit network PHYceiver in a QFP-48 package. It took a bit of digging to find replacements for it, which I eventually found on AliExpress. The chips were surprisingly cheap, at only 50 cents a piece, so I ordered four incase some arrived damaged or I screwed one up. Fortunately the chip replacement went smoothly.
Here is a link to where I bought the chip from:
www.aliexpress.com/item/40009...

[@casrogue]

Question, serious question actually LOL where did you learn to fix electronics? I'm trying to look for classes at the local college but they only teach AC repair and mostly is electrical work lol ...any pointers ..?

[@GGigabiteM]

Started messing with electronics in middle school, mostly self taught. Board level repair and diagnostics is something that almost no college teaches. If you're lucky, you may find an AC or DC electronics course. The best resources you'll find are old resources from the 1930s to the 1980s, back when companies made products that were repairable, and provided schematics and knowledge for. All of that knowledge can be applied to today's electronics, just on a much smaller scale. Look for old Radio Shack magazines, Popular Mechanics and computer magazines from the 1970s and 1980s. There's a lot of videos on YT covering these topics, and many of the old instructional videos from like Army training films has been uploaded to YT as well. I'd also suggest watching some of Louis Rossmann's older repair videos, where he works on Macbooks. If you're in Texas, he recently moved here and is going to start doing repair workshops, where you can go and get all of your questions answered, and use the equipment we use. There are also web forums dedicated to older computers and electronics around the internet.