Z97-G45 desktop gaming motherboard diagnostic + repair process

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In this video we go over gaming motherboard Z97-G45 and while diagnostic we see that our chipset is "punctured" on two powers to it.

[@maykay.jaykayman9647]

It felt like I was at a medical appointment. The expertise is insane, this guy is the computer doctor.

[@shilohrhoda8642]

Would be nice if you could give sort of a checklist what to check when diagnosing a motherboard and what the approximate voltages/Ohms should be otherwise, Great Vid! big thumbs up from South Africa

[@jameswiz]

You should place the camera overhead, so we can see what your'e actually probing... Its very hard to see what your're actually doing, for the 1st half of the video. Thanks for the videos anyway.. Keep up the great work!!!

[@yosuhara]

I agree, please show us what you are actually metering, this way we can't see it.

[@realhusky]

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[@ryantoomey611]

Wow. Troubleshooting a motherboard down to the component level is truly genius.

[@mikakamppi4826]

When he says "Hub" he's referring to the PCH (Platform Controller Hub), older computers used a North Bridge and a South Bridge for Intel based chips. AMD had its own PCH called Fusion Controller Hub. Now Intel and AMD simply refer to it/them as the "Chipset", meaningless trivia but here we are.

[@quintonquill]

thanks was lost being a intel guy for life was confused kept talking to the screen calling it a south bridge which I know now is wrong .

[@Laborchet]

Didn’t know this, however to me, that clearly looked like the chipset. I’ve been calling it chipset for some time, but I do remember the north and south bridge, even older AMD boards had this because I’ve owned amd my whole life and I remember upgrading heat sinks on the n/s bridges. Though eventually I noticed newer mobos just had one bridge and they resorted to call it “chipset”

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

I seem to remember most chipsets back in the day after IO moved from a VESA slot of the '486s to the mainboard when pentiums 1st came out, both AMD and intel had a north and south bridge, later on around the time of the via KT133 chipsets AMD had a lot of extra speed with the magic pixie dust of the inter-chipset communication in the form of a dedicated ' hypertransport' bus, but intel was stuck at FSB speeds between the 2 chips , the oddball of the bunch was the SIS630/730 which was a single chipset that had everything in it, and for once it was a SIS chipset that didnt give a lot of headaches... and performed well enough for the time

[@mikakamppi4826]

@@DevilbyMoonlight Yeah, I remember that too. Intel IDX2 (80486DX2)

[@mladendenni7062]

thanks

[@angelj6735]

As an electrical engineer, I really like your videos. Wish you would better show the diagnostic steps though

[@jtomlinson010]

I could watch you repair electronics all day.

[@tim8505]

Nice work! Came here for a DIY solution of troubleshooting but stayed for the entertainment

[@mattsmechanicalssi5833]

I'm impressed! If I ever need any repairs of this nature, I'll send it to you. Great work!

[@alfonsocvu]

mate this is the best video ever, I have work on smd soldering for a year know, it's really satisfying how easy you cleanup the pads

[@onandonitgoes5957]

Thanks. That was actually potentially helpful. It's unbelievably hard to figure out the minutiae of not only everything that can go wrong with a motherboard, but what did, which is often first assessed by figuring out what didn't.

[@thomasmend3869]

You found those power lines like a champ, I usually spend a couple of hours looking for the schematics I bought of some russian forum for 10 bucks!

[@DragonAndrija]

Where do you buy them? I would like to get a schematic for Rx 480 gpu

[@thomasmend3869]

@@DragonAndrija it's real rough, because I searched for a while on a bunch of different forums, it would be much safer to buy a parts board instead

[@s8computers781]

This comments funny because it’s true 😂

[@cistokrvnibosanac1266]

@@DragonAndrija badcaps

[@LeadFarmer813]

jump the power supply = touch green wire to ground and turns on.

[@LeadFarmer813]

@Robbi Robson i only do to turn on psu if i dont have a motherboard to see if it works.

[@DannyWilliamH]

Nice video and hope to see more in the future. Quick FYI: Some desktop MOBOs can have a resistance of less than 50ohm on the 5v line (with nothing connected or inserted). I have 2 Intel boards that show 52ohm and 24ohm on them and work fine. Th is can fool some people used to healthy rails showing 500+ on them. My first desktop board repair had this. I spent 2 days searching for the 24ohm short on the +5v rail. Two days of prodding and marking data because, surely, 24ohm is a short. Always. Nope. Got fed up just before taking the PCH off and tested it. Booted right up, lmao. Noticed more like it after that. If it's showing 20+ ohm and it isn't taking too much current on power injection, it just may be good. Now, here the PCH was getting hot on standby. That's obviously a definite short so look for that but of it stays cool even with powerinjection, test it *FULLY* (CPU, one stick of RAM, all fans plugged in, etc).

[@Dexter101x]

Oh gosh, this is getting much better, now fixing mobos at the component level now

[@saultube44]

Awesome thank you, I'm a PC tech from Bolivia, never knew you could buy a Hub Chipset and re-ball it, and checking the voltages was great, we don't have anything like this over here

[@infopackrat]

I love your work. I've learned a lot just watching you.

[@RobCLynch]

Whenever I use a multimeter, I just blow fuses lol. If I attempted to use solder on a small chip, the whole board would get it! Impressive electronic knowledge.

[@TheAmangkurat]

I like him when say "we have a picture"

[@SubstratyPL]

I like when you say "We have a picture" :)

[@Chainspike101]

wow I could just watch this guy all day

[@medifreeman2998]

13:00 we have a picture 😍😍😍💪

[@o0DeepWaterIvy0o]

You are Tech Rockstar. I have to keep rewatching everything. Ogromnoe sposibo.

[@the_wolf_6417]

Hey i repaired similiar board.Asus Z97 Pro with only 1 bent pin :D Easy repair

[@stivengrori3098]

Hi i have the same bga rework station but sometimes i have problems with motherboards of laptops , motherboards layers blow, what temperature you use?

[@amtpdb1]

I wish you would have shown the points where you were checking for each item. Thanks for the video.

[@FantaBH]

That reballing machine is one nice thing to have .

[@TheSilviu8x]

Astonished! This kind of knowledge is mind-blowing!

[@josuegarza4683]

Hello, do you reprogram the BIOS the Intel ME? i notice when i replace Chipsets i need to reprograme intel ME firmware

[@Koberum]

Keep doing this type of video. Very interesting and the step by step vlog is really nice

[@frogtechtips]

so cool man and you are growing as hell I wish my channel grow that fast congratulations my friend

[@AdiRamdanVlog]

greetings from Indonesia, thank you sir, the knowledge is very useful.

[@stephendean6269]

love these videos man by the way where do you order the chip?

[@elitech3339]

Stephen Dean taobao, Ebay, AliExpress

[@ethanthompson3934]

@@elitech3339 I wouldn't trust anything from AliExpress

[@metl_play]

@@ethanthompson3934 don't worry i Order my Chips from aliexpress because all the chips came from china so why don't by these chips from china. All came to me correctly without a Problem.

[@ethanthompson3934]

Metl_Play glad to hear it worked out good

[@ethanthompson3934]

Metl_Play glad to hear it worked out good

[@ObligedTester]

The probe in left hand while measuring resistance, where are you connecting it? Looks to be outside of the card?

[@Porkize]

Oh, wait, It seemed to me, or I just heard "Dosvidanya"? O_о Thx for the video! From Russia with love.

[@cusnTNC]

thank you for all your labor, im getting enjoy and learn step by step. choov

[@tonict2302]

Hi Eli. Can you please make a video about the reballing station. Do you have different settings for gpu and mobo? What settings do you have. And please make videos more often!! Golden regards...

[@tomcat501976]

Great video. I have a msi motherboard that the cup fan spins but the motherboard shows no display also the pic e slot has no power. What would be your opinion on what's wrong with it. Thanks

[@NickBrunsky]

I'm proud your experienced to troubleshoots a dead motherboard. That's the most underrated and comprehensive boardview of that moboard component part operations video tutorial ever so far. But I need help a quick question my friend about my Asus P4P800-E Deluxe motherboard. This is my first time trying to resurrect/repair my dead motherboard. Only certain part I repaired and changed/replaced already the (1) BIOS chip, (2) capacitors, (1) IC-driver controller to mosfet, and (2) transistor mosfets (negative side body) near side of the CPU processor. I have the PTi9 LCD PCI Diagnostic Analyzer Tester...indicates LED lights of +12V, +5V, +3.3V, and Reset are good (lights on) & fan runs means no problem on transistor Mosfets anymore as I double tested too that 12Volts are running good designed to run CPU processor. But the PTi9 LCD PCI Diagnostic Analyzer tester still telling me that there's signal error, it says check the CPU and power box (power supply is tested good all +12V, -12V, +5V & +3.3V) and the other two indicates that RST and FRAME are both Invalid shows in PTi9 tester. Also I'm seeing LED lights of FRAME, IRDY, and SYSClk are off, it shows in the PTi9 PCI Diagnostic Analyzer tester. I have the "Boardviewer" software (to see the schematic diagram of P4P800-E Deluxe board) that I clicked the CPU drawing part and looked at the RESET, looked at the motherboard then tested the Resistor that is soldered/connected on negative side that the value is correct that has no problem. The two pin reset (for the button reset) doesn't work when I pressed the button. If you have time, please try to look on the Boardview in part of the RESET pin because it's not working. I don't know about that FRAME & RST where to troubleshoot that. I touched the CPU processor it doesn't make any at least build up heat/warm. I tested the CPU processor from my other Asus motherboard, it's running fine. What part of the motherboard should I trouble shoot on that P4P800-E Deluxe? This part I'm lost already. I need help, any idea? Great help would be appreciated so much. Here's what I did, I plugged one 1GB stick ram, 3V battery button, fan for CPU, plugged-in the PTi9 Post Diagnostic Analyzer Tester, unplugged CPU processor and 12V-4-pins, then plugged the 20-pin power supply, then turn it on, everything runs even though it's unplugged CPU and 12Volts-4-pin. On the tester it shows LED lights on at the +12Volts, +5Volts, 3.3Volts, RST, CLK, except FRAME, IRDY, and SYSClk. So, it means the issue is at the Power Block of CPU because CPU doesn't build up warm/heat. Problem is still don't know where is the one that doesn't provide either the +5Volts or 3Volts or 1.2Volts. Intel 82865PE MCH Chipset build up its own heat but it has its own original heatsink since P4P800-E Deluxe was built in & sold in the market.

[@masongovender9231]

I had no 0V on the 1st button(assuming that was the power switch?). How would I proceed with a repair?

[@josepedrocarmo9708]

Hi Eli, do you have a reference for that POST diagnostics board you use? I assume it is always the same - or do you have more that are specific to brand? I would like to repair an old Intel motherboard that doesn't post also.

[@TheRailroad99]

very interesting! rare failure. Most of the times the power delivery to the CPU fails (Mosfets or even the capacitors on older boards)

[@ryantoomey611]

Probably overclocked and the hub couldn't handle the higher frequency or higher voltage.

[@terrapinflyer273]

I wonder what type of thermal compound was on the chipset. If it was factory thermal glue/epoxy or if someone replaced it with thermal paste. I mistakenly took the chipset heatsink off of my main PC (AM2+ socket...) while cleaning it out one day. Thinking it was just thermal paste underneath. Boy was I wrong and what a pain that turned out to be. 5 days of research and 3-4 days of finally scraping that pink crap off with toothpicks I cut in half at an angle - because isopropyl alcohol was ineffective... Luckily I had some thermal pads on hand that I had bought for my old laptop I'm trying to fix up (from the same era). Put 2 and 2 together realizing it wasn't thermal paste initially and there could be some clearance between the die and the heatsink - and it had foam padding, similar to my laptop GPU. Which required thermal padding. - Replaced the pink adhesive with a thermal pad and my chipset temps dropped from around 89°C down to like 56°C lol. Apparently they're made to withstand high temps, but it's nice to know this old motherboard I had recently maxed out the CPU on might last me many more years. And will be much easier to maintain in the future with thermal padding there.

[@jonnotuckster8856]

Have you quit making videos I miss them I had just subbed and really enjoyed all of your videos I’m now working on an x99 board and have found your videos to be massively helpful and very interesting please make some more

[@AG0024]

Can u teach me what to touch with the negative what to touch with the positive? My board turns on can play gta 5 but I think I shorted argb I can get lights to light up with unplugging and plugging argb but the computer then gets problems and will get blue screen and shut down but when I initially plug in argb fan at botten of board it won't have no lights until I mess with it unplugging plugging back in ect

[@TOEFL63]

I also thin if you can adjust the Camera so we can always see what you are probing would be a great benefit for your channel. Also maybe talk about your thoughts behind the stuff that you are doing. for example: why connect those two things with the Multimeter? Or which multimeter settings are best for the specific task you are doing. Love what you are doing and you seem to be a nice guy, so i hope this helps you grow a bit more. If that is your intention of course ;)

[@robertasviskupaitis9195]

do you know if any motherboard at least powers up and throws any lights or codes with ONLY a PSU and nothing else? asking for testing purposes

[@GennoVidz]

Hi quick question I have this same Mobo almost, z87-gd65, uses same parts and all, @6:00 of this video that chip you say it has to be over 1k, is that accurate? I have the same problem as this mobo no power and such and by jumping the 24pin like the previous owner did on your mobo I also don't get post or video to recognize the HDMI, well my question really was because both those chips are reading resistance of Left Chip: Left 716 Mid 124 Right 063 and Right Chip Reads: Left 716 Mid 124 Right 063.... Do I also have a short there? I am continuing to check this video to check the board more but that is so far puzzling me.

[@KocakLu14]

We got a pictureeee , nice

[@realhusky]

I love what you do my friend!

[@rodrigofilho1996]

Hey man sorry to bother u 2 years after u posted the video, but i have the same motherboard, something strange happened today, i started my PC and i got an instant smell of burning, i turned off the PC immediately, then i opened the PC to see the damage to the Motherboard, to my surprise it was only that small chip that is between those 2 small capacitors beside the sysfan3, so i removed everything from the PC but the CPU + memory, then i restarted the PC and it worked just fine, then put everything back GPU and all, and the PC worked just fine, i could run heavy apps and games no problem, then i used a multimeter to check the voltages on those sysfan3 pins, all was fine, then i turned off the pc and left if to drain all their power, no battery or power for a few hours while i was at work, when i came back i checked the resistance on those sysfan3 pins, all was fine too, so i connected another fan to that sysfan3 and it worked just fine, pwm and all, fan speed worked no problem, the PC works fine but that specific chip between those 2 capacitor close to the sysfan3 its visually destroyed, i can even see the inside of the chip, anyway now im curious about that chip because in my mind it should be impossible for that chip to still be working after literally caching fire and sending sparks... if u want some photos just send me your email or WhatsApp or whatever way u prefer, i am no bot or scammer, i will not bother u i give u my word, if u can spare some time to give me ideias about what that chip does or why the PC "works fine" i would really appreciate.

[@chreeg7581]

We have a picture!!! Love that line :-)

[@smokeskull]

What would make the south bridge fail in such a way?

[@maytizevb]

oc

[@baldrickscunningplan6154]

I have a faulty Asus Z270-P Motherboard. It was ultrasonic cleaned but the CMOS battery was left in. After this it doesn't work anymore. Would this be an easy fix or not? Seems to be that the power supply does not get triggered to power on. I initially thought it was a faulty PSU but i tried another motherboard and PSU worked fine.

[@sohelshaikh2969]

Nice bro I am fan a.c. of u bro ur awesome .

[@andrewc3609]

Hi, so desperate as of now. Have you encountered this problem? I have a Msi b350m bazooka and a ryzen 5 2400g. Its been almost 2 years, and last friday it wont turn on. I pull out the motherboard from the case, tested it with out the CPU plug in or seated in. The motherboard turns on, but when seated. Motherboard wont even light up. What could be the problem? Maybe the bios was resetd and the board wont identify the cpu?

[@jerzyszczepanski9792]

Hi. You sound like you know a bit about a PCs. I have a Motherboard with no Manual for it and it's not available on line. My header has 10 Pins unmarked. Can you please tell us how to identify Front panel Pins using Multimeter or any other technic without damaging the board. Thank you.

[@verhor3592]

i love this channel n cant wait another video again...., great job dude 👍

[@f1reater]

would you like to diagnose twin asus z97-a mobo's? they both seem dead in exact same way. when power switch is applied the fan spins up then turns off... repeatedly. never posts.

[@explorer8827]

sir, my unit is not powerring on if both 24pin psu cable and 4pun cpu cable is plugged in to motherboard. once 4pin cable is removed and 24pin is left connected that is the only time i get the fans running but still no boot.

[@lQlimax69l]

Why doesn't this guy have millions of subs?

[@Goreface69]

because millions of people don't have specific technical needs or means to go through a process like that, or prefer different videos from different channels all together that fit their needs

[@whoami2760]

couse when he speak, he lips.. he should back to school learn english couse he want speak more english like native english ppl.

[@TheAmangkurat]

Yea i think this guy have a special potential and genius enough ,maybe some people just like entertaining video content . but for me this video content is so good ..

[@tugatek]

It's simple, this video doesn't show nothing special. He don't even need the multimeter. He already knew the problem because of the "pc analyzer" pcb. He's just speaking non sense things that people who doesn't understand will think woahh he knows so much things 😁

[@ryantoomey611]

Not many people have the tools, expertise, or the willingness to repair their motherboard down to the component level. 99% will just throw the motherboard away and buy a new one.

[@giorgio5789]

hi, I still don't understand why did you change the southbridge if the transistors were not getting power? I believed that the problem was with them not the SB. please explain

[@monzitj1]

Is it worth doing the reflow of the chipset if the board was bent and the issue could be that the soder balls just got cracked?

[@ikanugroho7875]

I have bootloop mainboard, is it also the symptom of shorted chipset? Or just shorted caps or something?

[@deasan7429]

Nicely done! I don't get the dislikes... what's wrong with them? Keep it up 😉

[@HerbOldenburg]

Old video - but a question - What is that card you plug into motherboard? Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@breachbangandclear]

Hi, do you know what the part number is for the PCH/hub? I have the same motherboard with the same problem and can't seem to find the PCH chip online.

[@harounben342]

wait for this dude to get flooded with Asus motherboards especially x79.

[@ZerMetKi]

Oh, no: why? Are they all really faulty? I have one and It's been freezing randomly while gaming. I noticed that exactly above the chipset it gets really hot.

[@kryptonxxx6691]

Lulz I actually was looking for a way to get mine alive again since it's laying around for 2 years not working 😂😂

[@lingarajug]

@Eli Tech, i have asus rog rampage vi apex mobo and few pins in socket are bent and tried unbending them and it worked fine, later on i had a leak in waterloop and A1 memory slot stopped working and i sent it in repair to asus but they declined to repair under warranty due to socket pin damage even though even though it was not a problem, later i tried to mess with pins again and broke one ( like 6-7 pins were bent and i broke one trying to bend them back again, so i purchased a new 2066 socket and i should get it soon, will u be able to replace socket and also check why A1 ram slot does not work, at this point i dont know what else is not working as i have not used it ( but after the leak i dried it good and it booted fine except for A1 ram slot not detecting any ram), do u have time to fix my mobo, thank you.

[@NaitorStudios]

Hi, I have a z390 Designare, I had it for 1 year and a half, then I switched my RAM modules, in this specific motherboard I wasn't able to enable XMP, it simply wouldn't post, and when it post, it BSOD or freeze... It got worse recently, when turning it on it get stuck on DRAM and sometimes VGA (both are fine), then I found out that CPU VAXG is showing 0.0v, reseting the bios didn't changed it. CPU socket pins seem fine, so I wonder where the problem is exactly... Could you point out elements to check? I'm thinking this could be a similar problem...

[@edwardonsax9919]

I can't understand what he said that first card is he plugged in. Did he say plus card? If so what is that?

[@bibdid7893]

what are you putting your multimeter probe on near the io port? Looks like the usb header?

[@SchytexGraphics]

HI! What training do you have or how did you learn? I have a motherboard that is broken apparently. CPU fans starts spinning and all just shuts off in 2 seconds max. I'd like to learn to diagnose and repair them myself.

[@MaxAsL]

im wondering if soldering the hub with a hairgun would do the same trick

[@FlameRn]

This guy is genius

[@Kahmig5]

Love the videos and I hope to see more motherboard repairs.

[@Logan-zo3lj]

What are you probing at 4:45? it's off camera. thanks

[@mikegaming4924]

I have gigabyte Z97 gaming 5 ... it posts sometimes and sometimes it gets stuck during the POST. I wonder how to repair it?

[@anurrba]

Hi. I have read between the -12V (blue line) and the GND more than 200K Ohm..... is that right?

[@CurokokTV]

Can I ask about my case? The RAM slot 2 and 3 can't detect the ram. The model of my motherboard was Gigabyte B150M-D2H. Can you help me to fix my problem? I need to function it the reason is for multitasking. I really need you help. :(

[@majnu100]

how much does a repair like this cost?

[@steveburke8745]

Stupid question: How do you know where to test the power pins / where each power line runs to on the board?

[@jimsinnovations2737]

hey bro i was just thinking the customer that had this board that i need to fix, they had the psu floppy cable plugged into a fan header do u know what may have shorted out or burnt out so i can replace it? any ideas thank you its a Asus M5A99FX R2.0

[@paparazzo80]

brate jesi ti naš? :) svaka čast.ti si genije ;)

[@glendekoker3682]

I have the same board all pcie slots are dead. I also have an evga 1070 system can't find. Can you fix them for me?

[@PETRAKOV1]

What is the model (and brand) of the tester board wich u put in the PCI slot? Thank You!

[@iGF3R]

Hello i have a Gigabyte Z87 motherboard (im not sure on the model i will have to edit this when i know) it powers on but after a few seconds it will turn off, then power back on and it keeps doing this with or without a ANYTHING installed. any idea what it could be and how much to repair?

[@pilotboy2612]

I don't understand . He tested for 3.3 on the main 3.3 pin but surely if the supply is good, then it should show regular voltage?

[@Daniel86]

Don't forget to clean ME region in bios after chipset replacement, otherwise the system will act strange in all sort of ways. Anyways, nice job.

[@chol5808]

What was he checking for ram power? A coil?

[@joseotero9197]

How to reach you for a quote on my motherboard?

[@mohamedhtm2583]

Hey buddy, I've been having a problem over the course of the last 7 months, my PC wouldn't post and the CPU_led stays on, it happened first in march for a couple of days, then again in June, September and lastly yesterday. Every time it would be solved differently, like once it worked when I took the motherboard out of the case, another when I reset the CMOS. When it happens again, none of the previous solutions work, and now I'm stuck and have no idea what to do. Please note that the thermal paste is old and dried out but when it was working until two days ago the thermals were pretty alright for a stock cooler. Could this be my problem?

[@MrFKD]

thanks!! but how can know how much ohms should be in there for example how can you know if the normal resistance should be 1k ohms instead of 2k or whatever ? i hope you'll answer me as soon as possible !

[@Fabio-ch3uj]

Where did you buy that chipset?

[@ryantoomey611]

He probably recycled it off of another motherboard.

[@v1ncend]

Hi Eli, i have "fix" a msi gtx 970 gaming 4g by removing 1 faulty mosfet and 1 driver, so my card have 4 phases on the original 6 phases, did you think it's can damage it ? (i can not replace the dead mosfet because it was solder to the pcd due to a very hard burn and some trace are gone) Thanks !!

[@kildozer2012]

you are a god with tech

[@yayoabellar2187]

Hi, I have an old motherboard and I desoldered the speaker buzzer, now it won't power on, no fans, no signs of life, could it be that the buzzer is connected with power pins, and the motherboard won't power on without it?

[@tomcat501976]

hi, great info. could you help me with a jetway m26gt3-svp. I have a diagnostic card that shows C3 error code on it. the motherboard will come on processor heats up fan runs and everything appears normal but the bios won't reset and the motherboard will run with the bios pin set on pins 2 & 3 which is supposed to be reset for bios. motherboard is stuck at C3 on post error card. i'm thinking it is probably component problem on motherboard or corrupt bios. I think it has phoenix bios but not sure. if you could help it would sure be appreciated as I'm learning as I go. Thanks.

[@sichernichtmitnamen7345]

Hey Eli, I got a MSI X470 Gaming Plus, as my brother buyed a PC from ebay where the vendor had no screw in mainboard to fix it. So while beeing shipped, it inspected every corner of the case. Then, while not booting up, he got a refund and I have now the old board. It runs again "yeahh", but 2nd memory controller won´t recognize. So it boots up with RAM post beep, recognizes 32GB but only give me 16 to use. CPU is ok, RAM is ok - so it is the board. Where would you start to search? Measuring from CPU to RAM slot? (Do you have a wiring diagram?) Br Sascha

[@elijahsb8825]

what did you do at 4:54? where did you make contact?