PART 2 OFF THE JOBLOT OFF MOTHERBOARDS || ASUS Z390-F REPAIR

[@MasterJediSean]

I think I saw a missing capacitor in the middle of the lga socket on the right side 2 or 3 rows up from the bottom.. It looks like it was knocked off during the socket replacement. However it looks like a bad BGA Soldering attempt. Cheers!

[@Jason-zh7wo]

I think in the future if you see that the socket has been replaced and the board doesnt work i would check all the data lines first. i need to get these test aids for myself 👍👍

[@MainboardMedic]

Yes, next time this will a 5 minute repair. Lesson learned!

[@2009numan]

why would the bios chip have needed to be removed, surely they could have just flashed the bios insitu from the boards website

[@MainboardMedic]

If the board doesnt turn on, thats your only option to do so!

[@dr.hinneredv932]

Thank you!

[@Leos-World]

I have a question concerning the PCI-E tester starting at kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6vWnmScadV3pbs: On a working board should ALL LED's on the tester light up?

[@MainboardMedic]

No it depens on the PCIE slot itself. You need to know if its an actual 16X slot and also if the slot is connected via the HUB or directly with the CPU! I mostly just look if it is symmetrical. So if in a array leds are not lighting up!

[@Leos-World]

@@MainboardMedic Thank you for the reply. I tested it on a working board on the first first PCI-E slot nearest to the CPU (which normally is used by the GFX card and runs under 16X lanes). On my setup the complete lower area and the left upper area have LEDs on. The area on the top right of the test board are all OFF. So I guess that is as it should be.

[@cfq.tufanuf7601]

I have a collection of boards that all have the same problem. They all don’t post. They all switch on, but will not turn off by switch. CPU doesn’t get warm. I’ve put them in my dead pch pile :(

[@erbaelektronix25]

Hy, I see that You know to program bios from diferent manufacturers. Could You consider to make a tutorial of: -downloading -converting -programing of a bios on diferent MBs?

[@MainboardMedic]

Almost every board is the same, expect Asus and sometimes Asrock! There the files need to be converted! Ive shown that in previous videos and surely will do it in future videos as well!

[@Dutch-linux]

hot tweezers are easer to remove the little bios chips no hot air needed !!!

[@MainboardMedic]

If i would own hot tweezers i could have used them!

[@perkulant4629]

Vaseline maybe not flux lol, had one before like that. Stank.

[@MainboardMedic]

That could very well be the case!

[@sherlockholmes1121]

Seems like you need to rename to Mainboard Pathologist :) Never fun trying to fix another incompetent techs mess is it !

[@MainboardMedic]

Well people have to learn somehow! Ive destroyed couple off boards before as well, but they have just ended up as donor boards!

[@waynetaylor2784]

Do you ever repair a board worth repairing?

[@lawrencemanning]

Even if he never did the skills required are basically the same, which is what the channel is about.

[@HerrAlien]

There are a lot of videos on his channel of boards worth repairing.

[@waynetaylor2784]

@lawrencemanning I repair boards for a living, but there comes a point as to if it's economically viable, these boards just aren't economically viable. And I can tell you most home enthusiasts wouldn't have the skills or tools needed to repair

[@lawrencemanning]

@@waynetaylor2784 it’s interesting content, ultimately that’s what matters here. He shows the skills he has off quite well I think and he seems a decent fella. His setup and general competency is about the same as my own. I still learn a few things watching his vids, as I do other Tubers. I never assumed there was a business angle here. I can’t think of many classes of board repair more challenging then PC mobos, but even without resorting to socket or even BGA swaps he has recovered many dozen with sometimes only an hour of work so his approach clearly has value. I’m guessing, then, you didn’t mean to come across as rude as that’s how your opening comment comes across which is why I replied. I trust that wasn’t intentional. Good luck with your own repairs!

[@waynetaylor2784]

@lawrencemanning wasn't trying to be rude but there are plenty of boards out there that are economically viable, hell i just bought 12 x670e motherboards for $50 each from a service centre 80% are socket replacements, easy quick fix with right tools n skills, rest will be shorted somewhere again easy quick fix with right skills, every main board is fixable its just whether it's worth the time n effort.