Asus WRX80E Motherboard No Power - Customer requested same day repair. Let's give it a try.

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[@MathiasVen]

The resistor above the one you replaced is broken in half....

[@Kraaketaer]

Booting Threadripper without a cooler mounted can be difficult - it's a _huge_ LGA socket, so it needs a lot of pressure on the IHS to ensure contact for all the 4000+ pins. It might be that your POST error is just a CPU detection error from insufficient mounting pressure.

[@ShintekBeats]

You and Louis Rossman are my fav repair KZbin channels, love your content man. You explain everything very clearly.

[@LordAnubis0909]

imagine it's the FAN detection that is a problem :/

[@frankmjr6571]

The customer must've been trying to install the card onto the slot of the MoBo by tossing it from across the room.

[@ronaldwoofer5024]

that board needs a cooler to boot lol you did fix the board cause the LEDs show now, it just needs a cooler

[@OKTAYAlizadeh]

Those boards will. Not post without detecting fan connected to it

[@androidoptimusprime]

Sometimes laptops motherboards do not power on because of a disconnected cooling fan. It could be a similar issue.

[@josephmelville1]

I like to see failures it tells honesty and also great customer service. Hope to see a part 2 of this computer

[@tony359]

I would not think of booting a Threadripper without a heatsink, not even for a few seconds. Those things are 300W beasts, they will overheat in a split second. Also, an SSD plugged in but not screwed down may not help the booting process :)

[@Nevakonaza.]

Love these kind of repairs, Especially when it comes to Motherboards, Graphics cards etc. Seriously though I'm baffled how some of these items come in so badly damaged when it comes to deep numerous scratches across the PCBs, How do people manage to do this! :D

[@ilanbinkovitch6054]

with missing components, I google for a hi-res image and try to compare the missing component to others on the board , something I can identify. Usually its a correct ID

[@andrewskater8813]

I like it you show your failures. I can have a habit of going ballistic if I fail. I am learning something here. Thanks

[@xerejuneseve6333]

Yes we do like to watch not only laptop motherboards repair !.

[@manugphonda]

First try to replace the jumper on the network resistor with a 0402 330ohm. Test and if not, later, try replacing the missing 0402 resistor with 0 ohm and the broken one too. You can check on the asus page very high resolution images where you can check that the missing component is a resistor.

[@Kekasweat]

Feel like the MOBO was soft-locking itself due to no cooler on the CPU. Without any cooler plugged into cpu fan 1 port i dont think you will receive a boot.

[@TechLevelUpOfficial]

are you kidding me? how did he manage to mess up a Sage lol , people do find ways to screw things up lol this motherboard is God tier haha

[@RGD-Audio-Repairs]

My question.. How can someone purchase such an expensive motherboard, for a high end computer.... And treat it so badly? The board is a state! Who ever owns that, really shouldnt be touching computers!

[@KC-nd7nt]

Greatly appreciate the no repair vids. Very teachable

[@petenikolic5244]

How on earth did that board get so mangled up

[@MrGeneralScar]

I think a coffee cup with a small damaged circuit and a cartoon image of Alex's head and speech bubble saying "What kind of Hiroshima do we have here?" would be awesome for a merch idea.

[@geekjit215]

Q Code 00 is no CPU or CPU not recognized. Try with a different CPU or check the VRM. Can happen because of BIOS also but the customer did try the second BIOS and hence I suspect the CPU or the VRM.

[@KevinBowie]

Love the videos! Also, can't wait for the *Like Factory* shirts to be made.

[@micobugija6284]

The back plate is for rigidity, mobo dont heat up all that much, safe for the back of the CPU and the chipset

[@manc4806]

Great Effort and experienced and educated suggestions to the solution :) Selfish I know, but more PC component based video's please :) Thanks.

[@engrashidds.battah9429]

you can look up a picture of the motherboard and try to look up the component that is missing, it might give you some clue of what that component might be

[@emmanuelii1598]

Is there a way to display the meter readings on screen? That would be very cool! Great video, you inspire me to be a better person in general.

[@macrepairphoenix]

Great video! Customers like these confuse me so much, the motherboard is completely wasted its not like he's going to use it why not just leave it until its fixed.

[@DB-be9wy]

Did the customer drag this board behind his car for a few miles?

[@ParkourPunks]

why was he rocking the gpu back and forth in the first place??

[@seraj98srour]

Great video! You should have tried to put a capacitor instead like the one below it and test if it will work. Although the 3 pin chip points that this should be a resistor like you mentioned in the video. The SuperIO has alot of capacitors around it so it may be the issue. And you can try searching the chip on the internet, sometimes you can find a little of information about the pinout of the chip. Great video and content as always!😊

[@LetsFixSomething]

The problem is that the guy had a second identical board and he didn't bring it with him... it would be a lot easier to identify the problematic part and the actual value of the missing component!

[@coyotex850]

a capacitor would have a path leading to ground that's why he tested the pads beforehand to rule out it being a missing cap that said these type of boards can be a pain in the ass to diagnose because any little thing can cause it to not post..improper ram config, missing fan, triggered sensor etc

[@mm0077]

Interesting stuff and a joy to watch.

[@Keto111]

Complexity level was very high but you did great job Sir

[@warrenwelch6295]

best channel on youtube

[@botrax]

Better than factory... I love it!

[@joshuaweezorak7042]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the 00 error code is corrupt the data on the CMOS on ASUS motherboards. You can download the correct BIOS software on a flash drive and put it in the bioslot on the motherboard. And another reason why I like Asus because they have dual BIOS. So depending on what board you have you can flip a switch and it should switch to the other BIOS. However any overclocking he may have done on the original bios will be gone. ASUS motherboards are relatively easier to troubleshoot. Hence why I'm a fanboy.

[@alladinswedan7332]

Love and respect from LIBYA 😘😘😍🥰

[@christianlagioia]

i call bullshit on this happening when inserting a GPU in a PCIE slot.. this looks more like DROP DAMAGE or intentional damage than a installment failure

[@jarnovilen5259]

This kind of boards hould not be sold to customers like that. What a mayhem on that board! Would you let that guy install your graphics card?!?? I would not let him closer than 10 km from my stuff!

[@windowsxpprofessional]

6:06 could be a leak, maybe

[@quivalla]

I wonder what made the Customer seesaw the video card?

[@FRANANGELICOONA]

How do u destroy a motherboard like that?

[@dougtaylor7724]

I want a “The cat piss is out of control” coffee cup.

[@wizardx4187]

It'd be safe to assume the motherboard is in much better condition than the customer

[@aman8053]

He could have asked someone to click pic of the same motherboard he has at his office would be great option i guess

[@philc8544]

Great to see the diagnosis process. Shame about how the board was treated by the customer.

[@edunkehinde1229]

Nice video. Love your tools

[@zerocks88]

how come you use qtips and not a tooth brush to clean with alcohol ?

[@Opteron67]

how can you scratch one of the best motherboard ?

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

You could use a digital caliper to measure those tiny components.

[@Freakopac]

00 error code is usually evil spirits, it needs some milk

[@cagataykilic7978]

00 is commonly a processor error, should have tried with another cpu....

[@veritassyfer1185]

00 is CPU initiation failure on Asus boards. I had two in past that gave me that dreaded code. Once of them was due to faulty CPU.

[@itsstrikerofficial8199]

When I watching u r vedio totally lost the world🤩🤩

[@malaysian3636]

Your work is great...so customer has no problem to pay extra for one day work...

[@ambrusnemes4847]

what is the function of a 0 ohm resistor?

[@sj55]

No doubt another great video 👍

[@NavinJohnson_thethird]

Thanks!

[@Google_Is_Evil]

The missing component looked like a fuse. White fragments over the board, white is usually a fuse?

[@TheBackyardChemist]

nah a fuse makes 0 sense there

[@chotuusian4127]

Good work

[@ojmbvids]

wtf, did he install it with a hammer or something?!

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

Hands can slip, just need to not be working in a good position or without enough room for movement and then things start happening

[@Davidslabofficial]

Question. Why some solder points on board are left by default if they have no use?

[@RifatErdemSahin]

i have the same board it give 15 error. what should I do ?

[@chincemagnet]

What the hell do you do with 32 4K monitors?

[@Liquid_Mike]

What the hell is a 0 ohm resistor for? Isn't that just a solid connection??

[@GabrielePresicci]

Alex the Lifesaver

[@down2earth485]

Just think if manufacturers actually allowed for schematic diagrams, this expensive board could have been saved from the land fill.

[@AndWhat11]

Did you say 32 4k monitors. Holy shit.

[@rahulravishankar3152]

That's a $1000 motherboard if you're wondering.

[@raivisrasnacs1088]

What's the case of zero ohm resistors? They don't do anything.

[@a.a.2677]

they jump and connect traces / layers that are inside the printed circuit board. The old motherboards used the so called jumpers (jumper wires) instead. The zero ohm resistor is a more elegant solution.

[@michaelmarcoux3653]

It's not the problem but the M.2 SSD shouldn't be floating in the air like that when connected and powered on. Screw it down or bad connection could lead to further problems or possible failure of the SSD. You're lucky it didn't make it worst. Nice job sharing surveillance video with customer. +1 karma.

[@MrGbassan]

Customer walks in. -My name is Jeff

[@BasicComputerRepair]

How long does your shipping take inside the US? I want to order some things.

[@florenlebaron524]

I don't know where you are located but I want to find someone like you who will allow an internship. I have a lot of skill in computer repair, building systems, imaging computers, networks, etc. I have more than 6 years of experience, letters of recognition and recommendation, etc. I want to learn how to fix computers like you are doing in this computer.

[@Franklinveterinarycenter1of4]

love your vids!!!!!

[@الحكمة-ظ8ن]

maşallah

[@suryavanshib]

Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@psyhokinetik]

OMG , some people should not mess with computers at all . WTF that guy did to the motherboard ? i dont get it ...

[@nizemee729]

Dude I think someone tried playing FIFA with the motherboard... literally

[@anks888]

Probably not seeing a fan

[@an3k]

QCODE 00 means it's NOT an issue with the CPU or a FAN. QCODE 00 means "I cannot even POST" (power-on self-test). That's from my experience of working in IT for nearly 30 years. Now, after reading the manual of exactly this mainboard: Code 00 means "Not used", which means the mainboard can't even POST and show a correct error code.

[@leonecipriani6260]

Can you do a Samsung with s527s pmic chip and note if there are different types. Thanks in advance.

[@2009numan]

the customer didn't take very good care of the expensive looking motherboard

[@robertwolf9380]

My god's this guy hit it with a chainsaw?

[@mohammedomar3740]

he is big boss + and u big boss :)>>masha allah

[@Icywhisker]

did you just say 32 as in thirty two 4k monitors?

[@Tyiriel]

Dog's been chewing this board up

[@rufiorufioo]

Man the customer doesn't have a presentation he just wants to get back on his video game HAHA

[@cryptearth]

sorry for the fail but not sorry for the customer - if someone for whatever reason screws up such a platform in such a way to cause that much damage and have a deadline till the end of the day - sorry, but THAT person should NOT be allowed to handle any hardware anymore - and unless it's his own personal private stuff his employer should charge him for both replacement of the hardware and maybe company loss due to the failure that one was clearly a fault 15 - the error sits 15 inches in front of the screen

[@wasimmirza6962]

Nice ..

[@fforfahim]

so what happened next?

[@drewbienewbie03xx81]

What did the owner do to that board? It looks like he drug it across the sidewalk...

[@markdjdeenix6846]

Take the bios battery out and short the battery terminals in the battery holder for 5 to 10 minutes this will discharge the caps on the bios and refresh the bios This has worked 20+ times with dead mother boards

[@srinivasraomangipudi7271]

Unable to understand why customer wants fast service and in the end takes non working board without giving you time to diagnose.

[@Martin_danko9207]

It is strange that he needed the motherboard despite it was not working.

[@davidlguerr]

Me too... I get sometimes people like that in my business. The computer is not working, they can't use it, but yet, they do not want to leave it longer for repair.

[@triforcelink]

Probably didn’t want it to be messed with anymore. I doubt the correct value resistor would have changed the outcome.

[@spitefulwar]

It's most likely getting sold on ebay or craigslist as "defect", some people will still pay up to half the original price thinking it to be "an easy fix". "There's a sucker born every minute" - P. T. Barnum

[@doublesnake18]

The customer is always in a hurry lol

[@Nanaki1107]

The guy wanted it quickly because of a presentation.... you can do that on a laptop Dude needed his gaming fix bad lmao

[@bluethumbdiy4735]

Commendable attempt. I'm rehabing an abused MSI Z390 Meg ACE that I'm sure was the result of a smash-and-grab that only Bitcoin-mining-mania can create. Someone smashed the tempered glass panel on the CPU case and physically ripped out the GPU by force. I actually have a second broken mobo of the same model that must also have a story. It was clearly involved in a vehicular accident and ejected from the car.

[@salmanovich]

00 is dead unfixable Asus bored happened to me with TRX40 Strix

[@jakesteel3641]

When the customer has already proven himself an idiot you don't let him play with the board or do things while you're working on it yourself esp when it's dumb like putting on an ssd and risk his data too.