HP Pavilion, classic short solving - LFC

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[@ferithedataguy]

I've been watching your repair videos for years but I'm still amazed by the level of detail when you're explaining troubleshooting and repair steps. It's not only entertaining but also extremely useful.

[@harleysofttailtx]

I've been doing micro soldering work for some time now, but I really enjoy your explanation of the logical, methodical short solving. You explain it in a very easy to understand way. Really enjoy your content. Congrats again on 158K subs!

[@markmellers2055]

Excellent as always. Probably a definitive guide to short finding and remediation.

[@biotrekker]

Always amazing how one tiny, cheap component can trash an entire laptop if someone like you isn't around to fix it.

[@TheBeeman410]

Damn good work man!🍻 This is probably the best video I’ve seen online where someone explains what they’re looking at, their thought process and how they’re testing & diagnosing the board. I’m definitely saving this video. AND I really need a thermal camera…

[@dobaayaz]

And this is basic repairing

[@idklmaostilldontknow3592]

YES definitely need more videos like this

[@pldaniels]

Oh if only most boards had this sort of fault :(

[@Rfinnshw]

👍👏 Excellent job as always explaining the troubleshooting process. We so much appreciate and admire your videos.

[@miornajib3288]

always enjoy your details explanation another one save from the landfill

[@samjones1954]

next time, add flux, then take your solder iron and add leaded solder to the connections, then you will not have so much trouble heating them. Non leaded solder takes high heat to melt. Flux alone will not help with non-leaded solder.

[@sunnybhatti9567]

Great job, well explained!

[@Maveric193]

Absolutely amazing work, definitely the best explanation of your steps through the video. Can't wait for the next. Can I ask what solder and flux are you using please? and would you have a link for them? Thanks again.

[@jamescollins6085]

Nice to see HP finally added a second WiFi antenna to these Pavilion laptops. They've always had appalling range in the past.

[@Leon_George]

I can't believe it, I just realised I've become learned enough to understand the context of that comment and remember the laptops where there was only one! It feels like yesterday when I first stumbled upon this channel looking to service my pc...

[@jamescollins6085]

@@Leon_George That's good to hear, I'm sure those skills will be useful for you for life. I've always found this channel to be one of the best for learning new things quickly. Graham is just naturally great at teaching to the point that he could confortably charge for it.

[@anthonydenn4345]

Nice job. Those thermal cams seem indispensable in this line of work 🙂

[@geoffreykeane4072]

Hi Graham, I really do enjoy your “can I fix it” videos. To me they are really like a whodunnit. Could I please ask you to pin a comment of some sort to the top on these? When a video is opened on a tablet or a phone the dominant text under the video is the top comment - which so very often is a damn spoiler. “I knew it would be the XYZ” or “A shame you couldn’t repair that”. It’s very hard for a viewers eye not to catch that. After all your effort creating the video it can really spoil the experience. That’s not a criticism of you it’s the way KZbin presents.

[@ohmegroin]

I'm always amazed when you pull back from the close up shots and I can see the actual size of the component. It looks like it's so much easier when you're watching it zoomed in on a 55 inch screen. Hats off to you sir!

[@dimitristamatakis2431]

What's the spec and link of the new microscope.

[@carlosgarciaoropeza5480]

@Dimitri Stamatakis: (7:56 - 7:58) Graham quickly withdrew the instrument arm. I only managed to look a little at the model number WC-209 or MC-209 but my search takes me to Amazon and it seems that it is a type of camera. I, too, was impressed by the quality of that microscope. Greetings.

[@rolacorolaco9398]

Same question 🤔

[@rolacorolaco9398]

Could you please tell me what is your microscope? Thank you in advance.

[@robinvandijk4788]

I believe he use a Logitech brio 4K webcam for the close up shots

[@Freezyt01]

Hey there, this is so damn good I enjoyed every part of the vid. Kindly help. I have an HP elitebook 1030 g4. It works just fine but the usb port don't function. And the thunderbolt ports also don't function. The problem started when I plugged in a generic USB Type-C charger to charge it. The port immediately stopped working and I cannot charge through it. Thankfully the other port charges fine but all the ports (USB type-A, and USB type-Cs) stopped reading usb devices

[@basharkhalil826]

Hello, thank you for your amazing videos May we see more derived attention into iCloud Activation bypass or remove for 2018-2021 MacBook's pro? it would be massively amazing! thank you so much in advance

[@Aizazell]

Please Help! Hello just found you and Subscribed! I want to max out my fans, and saw your (LFC#191 - 3pin DC Fans vs 4pin PWM Fans) - video. my Question is: Can i run my older Better fan controler which uses 3 pin set up ( Voltage or DC) with my new Nactua 4 pin fans?

[@StevenBedoya2]

I always enjoy watching every single second of your videos, what a stunning content!!!

[@danielmiller4738]

Hi I enjoy you u tube channel and I have learned a lot from watching. Is the same approach when checking the power jack and a USB-C input on a laptop??? Thanks Dan M.

[@larrybud]

Excellent! Thank you for your teachings.

[@QuentinStephens]

I've been having a bad day and finding this was just the tonic. Thank you.

[@frankweaver301]

Umm. Seems a long time since A has posted a new video. Hope it's because he's gone off for a decent holiday.🤔😉

[@tonymontana897]

I'm so glad I came upon this channel. You explain things so well even for us noobs. I really appreciate it. Also, It looks like you don't use a fume extractor for when you're soldering Adam. I care about your welfare.

[@colinreece3452]

Graham, sorry another off topic question: Regaeding graphics cards, the opposite side of the fan you see the underside of the board, is it possibel if something conductive fell on it could it short out the board becuase all I see is lots of the underside of soldered items? I was wondering do you think there should be some kind of covering so that can't happen, or am I over thinking?

[@khlua4590]

i love how you dont just, "this short circuit, lets not waste more time, voltage injector" and then boom, ohhh, its not working, should give it to the boss... you guys know who am i talking about

[@dimitrismaster]

Just use a chisel or a knife tip on the iron and touch the side of the cap.No more hot air to cause a potential mess..Helps if you also touch the cap pads with some leaded solder first..

[@jaro6985]

Don't know if he wants to use leaded. That iron might not be powerful enough to cleanly solder those caps down vs hot air.

[@rpavlik1]

Didn't realize you could do this much without a schematic, even though all the individual steps seem totally logical.

[@AniDormi]

step down to cpu vcore + bulk capacitance and pull from main power rail explanation was spot on - you can tell when someone knows their shit

[@lvwilb5687]

GREAT VIDEO,EXCELLENT TEACHING,DOWN TO EARTH.I WATCH SEVERAL VIDEOS,YOUR IS THE BEST. WHY DO YOU TEST IN OHM INSTEAD OF DC VOLT. MISS THAT.

[@Aizazell]

Please Help! Sorry, Forgot to mention, I want to run all my fans at max performance at all times.

[@radio-ged4626]

Nicely explained. Good work through of fault finding technique. Enjoyed watching.

[@peterlethbridge7859]

Hi Adam, if the FLIR camera isn't the one you'd recommend, which one would you?

[@NotThatGuyJD]

Where's the in video ad? Come on Graham, get with the times. New logo and now time for ads. We want to see cool new toys you can buy with the ad monies.

[@Mr_m33k]

I've been having some problems with the same exact model laptop it's not reading the charger when it's plugged into the dc port unless the battery is unplugged from the board

[@LKattest]

What you missed on the 2nd channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYSxZH2lYq2Slac

[@tarlcabbot2551]

I take it you replaced the thermal compound on the GPU ect.?

[@pascalphase2556]

Very very interesting ! Please could you tell me where to find your probes please ?

[@Adamant_IT]

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[@pascalphase2556]

@@Adamant_IT Thank you !

[@juliejohnson9824]

Hi have you managed to send my laptop power cable yet pls?

[@cimou-md]

Nice interesting , could you please tell me where to get that digital soldering iron ?

[@sbrewski27]

Its like watchin beautiful butterfly finally spread its wings. 🕊

[@renecastanos949]

great explanation! i always watch your videos whenever i need to understand how all of the components work! keep it up!

[@eta4401]

you are good teacher to share your knowledge. Master 🙏 thankyou

[@enriquefau8974]

Amazing, thank you very much. What would it mean if the power jack has a burnt mark in one of its pins that connect to the motherboard? Is it just a matter of getting a new jack? (It's an HP Omen laptop very similar looking to this one)

[@Adamant_IT]

Maybe. A poor connection will cause the pins to overheat, which leads to more damage. Replacing the DC jack may be all it needs. I'd take measurements to ensure there's no additional problems though.

[@Negiku]

I wish I could like the video more than one time :D

[@rolacorolaco9398]

CAN ANYONE PLEASE ANSWER ME, WHAT IS THIS MICROSCOPE 🔬 ?

[@paulluce2557]

Get rid of that storage heater in the backgound.

[@aurthorthing7403]

Very good video that should get a million views. I have to admit, I did not like you 2 years ago but you have grown on me bc you are good at what you do. Very methodical and you are able to explain your madness.

[@Mohamed-zj3qv]

Great fix, very nice explanation Perfect

[@RuwanTech]

Good job 👍

[@compuprodurban1954]

Great videos always adamint

[@MrBorra78]

Very well explained fault finding 👍

[@drmoose7233]

Excellent as always you've explained in greater details what you’re looking at, thought process and how you’re testing & diagnosing the board. your FLIR thermal camera worked like a charm btw. nice

[@Timpano_Francesco_Repairs]

Good Job adamant, keep up on newvideo

[@Moosiex]

I have a MacBook Air 13” a1466 that’s cloud locked. I bought a new logic board and it’s still locked. Where did I go wrong? Do I need a new ssd and trackpad too?

[@Adamant_IT]

Sounds like the new board was also locked. I'd talk to the seller about that. A1466 can be unlocked, so it's fixable, but yea, seller shouldn't be selling a locked board.

[@Moosiex]

@@Adamant_IT it was supposed to be brand new, I messaged him and he told me I need to wipe the old ssd. Guess I’ll try fix it if it’s a no go I’ll send board back

[@CroftWeatherman]

I do miss your previous theam music 😂

[@MarvelousMarvinB]

Well done sir! Big fan here in the states.

[@xandercode]

Ive just seen at 159k subs well done

[@danielnavarro9224]

I just followed you on Twitch

[@MastercraftKARIGAR]

HORRIBLE SOLDERING SKILL

[@fliporflop7119]

Love the video! thanks

[@groundskeeperwille]

I frickin' love this channel 😎

[@jimle22]

Hey, I see you play bass. Cool. Me too.

[@sunsys0]

Excellent fault finding, very well explained how to go about step by step, overall very good video. Thanks Adam.

[@nicolaslacoste9367]

Very well explain and a very interesting video. Always after watching yours videos as you explain very well, I think I able to fix board like you but it's wrong. Thanks a lot for yours videos. Best regards, Nicolas

[@gamerelated3887]

Nice work Sir! It's interesting to watch different tech's approach to finding a short. you clearly have a very solid system and I like it very much! Keep up the fantastic work!

[@tuan713]

Let it RIP, it's 15 BC.🤣🤣🤣

[@KenShipman]

Loved this one Graham =)

[@markg3506]

Nice fix, nice explanations.

[@Samsemillya]

Just found your channel, I love the Information you give us. Subscribed!

[@Joey-rp5vg]

Great video matey. I like that acoustic bass hanging on the wall. Do you play?

[@catharperfect7036]

HP are a nightmare to open.

[@catriona_drummond]

Excellent step by step guide.

[@shanenorman7262]

Excellent demonstration and explanation. I could follow it easily. Nice acoustic bass guitar

[@bedandbreakfastfan7088]

You have an excellent way of explaining your thought process. Thanks for these videos

[@Samsemillya]

Very awesome video, where did you get your knowledge?

[@Adamant_IT]

Watched a lot of KZbin repair videos, tried to fix a lot of laptops. There's not a lot of structured videos for this kind of stuff, I attempted to make some with my Board Repair Basics series a while back, but those videos are more specific to 2009-2012 era MacBooks. I want to make a new series that's more Windows Laptop oriented, but time is always in shortage.

[@ivanholubec]

I have only 1A powersuply. Can I use AA batery? 1.5V and short current depend on batery technology but no problem check it before I use it.

[@Adamant_IT]

eeeh kinda needs to be a proper bench supply so you can control it. I've seen people ghetto inject with a battery and such, but it's very uncontrolled, so if you make a mistake you're far more likely to kill the board than it forgive you.

[@rolacorolaco9398]

@@Adamant_IT could you please tell me what is your microscope model?

[@ivanholubec]

30 years old analog homemade with LM723😳. Work well for all my small projekt. I think buld or buy one bigger

[@nimodocoldplay]

I have the same laptop! 👆👆

[@rolfsinkgraven]

A very nice one again thnx.

[@metrotechguru5863]

Nice job, Graham.

[@darren_anscombe]

It's never the CPU, until it is. Most of time it's the smallest bloody thorn in my side.

[@fitsumgetaneh7791]

you are really brilliant i have no words to express your works thank you very much!

[@chrismurphy8383]

Think I have asked this before, but what sort of charge is there for a job like this - also not seen to the end so no idea if it worked :) But a cost in general if it did work

[@Adamant_IT]

I charge about £100 for board repair depending on the laptop. The balance is that this is high-skill work that should be expensive and pay me a lot, but charge too much and it's easier to just replace the mobo, which any beginner tech can do.

[@chrismurphy8383]

@@Adamant_IT Seems reasonable to save a £3/4 00 laptop ... anything of less value and, as you say, diminishing returns

[@knightwar3]

Nice fix and explanation it looks good to see the faulty component shines on thermal camera

[@drayton359]

Probably been asked before but have you thought of using hot tweezers, seen them used in another repair channel .

[@DJChol]

Or use 2 soldering irons?

[@xandercode]

It would be good to make a video about the tester, very handy. :)

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

Good lad!... have watched you grow over the years and you have come a long way... well done!

[@aso8446]

I like your new logo

[@kgerakopoulos]

How do you know the specs of the capacitors

[@AKhan-nu9mw]

Great job, Sir

[@secozbay]

Nice, thanks

[@2009numan]

what will have blown the caps on the board though Graham

[@colinreece3452]

Graham totally off topic: I recently swopped a circuit board from a matching HDD, this was the first time I ever did this. Then thing I want to mention is I was surprised and the amount of those capacitors, as you know they are very tiny, I was wondering are they worth keeping for anytime you do a repair? I could imagine one day you would be ordering some coz you haven't got any and there is a pile of them on thar board. If I'm off the mark just ignore, it was just a thought.

[@Adamant_IT]

It's not expensive to just have stock of common capacitors. Donor boards are great because they have a big variety of stuff on them, but there's only a handful of common capacitor values that you'll regularly need.

[@dolfink2799]

Excellent explanation. Thank you ❤

[@harriscom9255]

Nice new intro.

[@stephanc7192]

Great video

[@abelzelalem7389]

I love your explanation thanks mate 👍