I Paid $100 for a BROKEN Gaming Laptop - But Can I Fix It?
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I Paid $100 for a BROKEN Gaming Laptop - But Can I Fix It? I bought an ASUS Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop that someone tried to replace the fans in but now it's broken. The computer wouldn't power on and the inside looked pretty rough with stripped screws, missing screws, and cables in the wrong places.
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@pjmtrmcjm 2 жыл бұрын
We seem to be glossing over how someone so thoroughly destroyed this computer in their repair attempt. I find it impressive.
@robinsutcliffe-video_art 2 жыл бұрын
: ) yeah clean the fans is lesson #1 as well, ha ha. Lets hope they learned something (other than the repair sucked)
@robert1975031 2 жыл бұрын
yeah that thing was mangled. I couldn't believe the screws that were in there were so chewed up, but yeah, this made me cry a bit....
@Stunbunny 2 жыл бұрын
Clearly, the former owner of that laptop can NOT have nice things.
@shadowhedgehog7584 2 жыл бұрын
I need your help for my game console
@DreamMidnightGaming 2 жыл бұрын
yeah lol... clear example of why some people should really avoid try fixing electronics if they have no idea what they are doing...
@NorthridgeFix 2 жыл бұрын
Your viewers got me here before I had a chance to watch the video. Zephyrus laptops are Indeed. tricky and not always fixable. Zephyrus models are famous for having CPU and Ram issues. Vram / GPU could also be at fault. Sometimes the culprit is never found considering no boardview diagrams are available for this model. Shorts can just spiderweb and appear in many areas as you have shown. Knowing when to stop is something I used to struggle with but i learned to call it a no fix when I do not see light at the end of tunnel. I'll be happy to take a look at it assuming you still have the laptop and you want to do that.
@olddogscanlearnnewtricks6079 2 жыл бұрын
that will be amazing, hope it happens!
@jacekk9618 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, I have a question about the problem like in the movie. If we find an element causing a short and desolder it, can we repeat the short - circuit test (giving voltage on a specified line) without soldering a new element in the missing place? I mean, can the missing element cause us to damage other elements during a short - circuit test?
@davemulder6047 2 жыл бұрын
I love Ps4
@MrKidi39 2 жыл бұрын
An amazing cross of two great KZfaqr’s!
@AfolabiDhulqarnain 2 жыл бұрын
Alex the laptop wants to play games😂😂😂 I hope he sends it over so you can teach it a lesson😂😂😂😂.
@AthosJosue 2 жыл бұрын
I mean the ram and the nvme alone pay for those 100 bucks, so basically you got free spare parts.
@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, lots of good spare parts here.
@ceciliafrompoland8360 2 жыл бұрын
only if they are fully working, we don't know that
@Smile.911 2 жыл бұрын
He also made the video and probably made back 10x what he spent lol
@Gooner333333333 2 жыл бұрын
And the screen
@acumenium8157 2 жыл бұрын
Why on earth would you trust that the RAM or NVMe work given it was a power failure?
@pablosalazarcomposer 2 жыл бұрын
This seems to be the result of bricking the laptop after plugging in the USB-C power along side the DC power chord. This model had that issue for many owners on the 2020 model. It was fixed on the 2021 model
@David_Quinn_Photography 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing, I would have never guessed that if I were testing it.
@defnotatroll Жыл бұрын
They thought that would supercharge the laptop lmao
@jonathans175 Жыл бұрын
A little too late to save this laptop, but here's one thing I noticed: The component that got hot at 8:36 most likely wasn't the chip but rather the large silver component to the right of it (marked D5907). This is a PTC polyfuse, which is a type of fuse that resets itself automatically once the fault is cleared. It works by getting very hot when too much current passes through it, and when it's hot, its resistance rises dramatically (thereby limiting the fault current). Since it got hot, that meant that there was a short after that fuse. (Once the polyfuse cools down, its resistance becomes low again.) No idea if you'll read this, but keep up the great videos!
@PJ-sv4iw Жыл бұрын
He won't read this.
@razznote7586 10 ай бұрын
Hopefully he would be able to read this and will have an update video.
@imnotdavidxnsx 9 ай бұрын
@@PJ-sv4iw he didn't read this.
@scott9269 4 ай бұрын
He didn’t read this.
@royalnime1003 4 ай бұрын
he did not
@mouthwash8182 2 жыл бұрын
Whoever “repaired” this, should never touch a screwdriver again. Completely incompetent in every way.
@zeero4ever 2 жыл бұрын
Could have also fed it into a wood chipper instead...
@jiehfeng 2 жыл бұрын
I would never say that as a repairman, you should never put people down like that completely. You don't know more of the context, for all we know with the right guidance he could be better than even our guy right here.
@Assettocorser 2 жыл бұрын
@@jiehfeng if this was a repair center then just bringing in a 1k+ laptop for a fan replacement and then when you get it doesnt even power on
@ancestrall794 2 жыл бұрын
@@jiehfeng I 100% agree with you, as an amateur when I first tried to repair I actually made it worse but with time, knowledge and training it gets better and better
@WEissbr0t 2 жыл бұрын
Looks like a Rage-Repair. Otherwise I can’t explain how bad this device was handled. But just for 100$ in this pure condition, it’s a damn good deal!
@ValentinesReps 2 жыл бұрын
I was really hoping you would get this one fixed. You were extensively thorough. I always look forward to your content. Thanks for sharing.
@careem3463 2 жыл бұрын
Here is some tip to figure out which component exactly is overheating: you need thermal paper that is usually used in cash register (just save one that they give you when you go to grocery store) and then put it with clean side on the heated area. The exact component will leave a black spot on the paper, just lift it that way that you will be able to figure out which one it was
@kubakrawczuk7450 2 жыл бұрын
Thx for this tip
@nimamaster6128 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Those papers are also used in POSs and just have a layer of invisible ink that shows up when introduced to heat eliminating the need to refill your register or atm or pos with ink.
@jamesmillerjo 2 жыл бұрын
@@nimamaster6128 *Refill with thermal paper*
@nimamaster6128 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmillerjo just thermal paper, and not paper and ink
@hippopotamus86 2 жыл бұрын
Needs to be much hotter to leave a mark. If he aligned the Flir camera a bit better it would be easier to find the component, other common method is to pour isopropyl alcohol on it and you will see and hear it sizzle and evaporate quickly.
@genericchannel9448 2 жыл бұрын
I have 20 minutes deep invested in this and I kind of really want to see this fixed in whatever way possible any chance on a part 2?🥺
@LTEpic 2 жыл бұрын
It looks like he will have fixed it by throwing it in the bin :D
@EirkenElite 2 жыл бұрын
Nothing worse then the first comment giving away the video
@SleezyKY 2 жыл бұрын
@@EirkenElite bro i’m sayin!! i was hype to see this
@warclan5429 2 жыл бұрын
the only way to fix it. by replacing the whole logic board. too many chips are damaged
@Wsu152 2 жыл бұрын
why spoiling the video ? .. :(
@rdpeake 2 жыл бұрын
the resistors with 0's on them are just zero ohm links - so the fact that they are both shorted doesn't mean it is a fault unless it isn;t meant to be a ground trace
@serioussam209 2 жыл бұрын
True i agree
@TheCod3r 2 жыл бұрын
That's a good point. Zero ohm links are supposed to be for connecting traces between layers and not necessarily intended as fuses
@hatef_hatami 2 жыл бұрын
Legends are here
@TravisFloyd 2 жыл бұрын
Idk what’s being said but I’m nodding in agreement so I won’t stick out.
@edwardtuck7606 2 жыл бұрын
A ground you say? Well I'm just gonna inject voltage... why are there so many shorts??
@sirrichel9155 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for more great content. I am working towards going back into repair work and your videos are a great motivation and learning resource.
@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын
Good luck!
@ivnb 2 жыл бұрын
I don't have much knowledge about hardware, but I love to see how this man makes his way to the source of the problem. Good job!
@FXV56 2 жыл бұрын
It's kind of like a more complex Lego technic set , pieces that does something specific , in combination with others they do something else I guess , I'm assuming xd
@starmc26 2 жыл бұрын
You should check out Northridge Fix. His KZfaq channel is excellent.
@beefsheep 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a repair I had to do where the 5V rail was shorted to ground, but I didn't have a good way of isolating it down to a single component. I ended up saying screw it and removed ~18 caps and another ~18 DIPs. Got rid of the short by replacing all of the components. Wish I would have thought about injecting a current into the circuit and watching where it heated up. Would have saved me a lot of time and soldering. 😅
@MattyEngland 2 жыл бұрын
I imagine that everything shorted shares the same power rail, and that that rail is shorted to ground where it is produced from the 20v in.
@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын
That's what I'm assuming as well.
@BayareaXotics 2 жыл бұрын
@@Tronicsfix will there be a update. I love these videos
@shanez1215 2 жыл бұрын
@@Tronicsfix Hmm, is there any physical damage to the board? Maybe when the guy was taking it apart there was some flex that somehow bridged two traces between layers? Sort of like what happened with that one Xbox One where they used a long screw by accident and punctured part of the board.
@Dmiliunas 2 жыл бұрын
I have seen similar situations in the past. It can happen when 3.3v rail gets 20v by accident and in such case nierly all components on 3.3 gets zapped and shorted. I'm not saying you have such case. I'm just speculating that if wrong voltage gets into particular rail by fat fingers or screws driver etc. It can short so many components. Ect.
@swiftrealm 2 жыл бұрын
@@Dmiliunas This is likely what happened, given the state of the board when Steve opened up the bottom case.
@CR7hg 2 жыл бұрын
I sometimes feel like trying to fix something but when I watch videos like this I change my mind instantly.
@elijahcarson89 2 жыл бұрын
They come with 16 gigs of ram, it just kinda sucks that half of it is soldered directly to the motherboard. I’m pretty sure it’s under the heatsink
@smashICE1 2 жыл бұрын
it's on the other side of the board. you can see it when he turns it around for the first time.
@bnice1374 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was a bit annoyed by that when I bought my g15
@ceciliafrompoland8360 2 жыл бұрын
you can buy version with 16GB soldered and add 16GB DDR4 stick to have total of 32GB
@ryanb509 2 жыл бұрын
Hmm mine had the whole 16GB soldered on the board and an open slot so I was able to upgrade it to 32GB.
@daithi007 2 жыл бұрын
Soldering is criminal
@nauticalpirate 2 жыл бұрын
Let NorthridgeFix Fix that motherboard, they might get it working!!
@vgamesx1 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah or Adamant IT, no offense to TronicsFix, but when it comes to laptops he's definitely more knowledgeable.
@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure he could.
@2012TheAndromeda Жыл бұрын
Usually when there are multiple shorts like that throughout the board, it's almost usually conclusive that the CPU or GPU (Maybe both) are shorted within themselves. Checking the caps for shorts right under them can help determine that. . . Btw just a huge thanks to what you do! I learn a lot from your videos and I enjoy seeing new strategies and tricks to solving a problem!
@tdub8719 2 жыл бұрын
Great viewing Steve and you have a ton of spare parts at a good price.
@Mat0s0 2 жыл бұрын
oh hell yeah! another laptop repair! so satisfying to watch but damn the original repair was poor and unfortunate that it wasn't fixable
@vikranttalari0000 2 жыл бұрын
It needs a lot of patience to figure out what the real problem is especially while searching in that messy area although it was a great try Steve
@ryanb509 2 жыл бұрын
Funny enough I also recently had to a replace a cooling fan on my Asus laptop that was literally 1 day out of warranty when the problem started. Fortunately my repair worked. But it was fun to watch you troubleshoot what on the motherboard was causing the issue because at that point I would have just trashed the whole board lol. I have to say console videos are good too but I really like seeing the pc repairs.
@Travizzlee Жыл бұрын
😔😔😔 this makes me so sad. I feel like one of my fans will go out..how often do you use yours?
@MathGeekQ 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video! I love seeing your thought process in problem solving where the problem components are
@gabrielingosi1781 Жыл бұрын
I really admire your patience when fixing things, keep it up.
@AdrianPhoenixV1 2 жыл бұрын
I got super excited when I saw the thumbnail cause I just happened to buy this exact laptop this year, and was really looking forward to seeing it fixed incase I came across problems in the future. Hope you can revisit it at a later date. P.S. Your vid on the Elite Series 2 controllers was a huge help, and I did 4 of them myself with your vids help.
@xCokeMaanx 2 жыл бұрын
Yes these problems are really frustrating and common. I sometimes work in a pc store and we just put a new board in. No one is paying that amount of money for the time to locate and fix those issues.
@CrazyCat229 Жыл бұрын
Exactly I was going to say that no one wants to pay for you to fix the issue. They just want quick and cheap. Plus, getting replacement parts can be a real pain as well. A lot of times if it's 3-5 years old just get a new laptop.
@cody945 5 ай бұрын
Your channel got me into doing minor repairs on my electronics. Appreciate showing how its done
@chasefournier 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, Multiple faults shorted points on the board isn't super common. That's too bad Steve. Very well explained and awesome job showing your process!
@eman59461 2 жыл бұрын
Unless its a main chipset or CPU
@TheLebigor 2 жыл бұрын
It may help you. You could check the screw holes in the mother board, specially heatsink screws. Sometimes ir you tight them todo hard, cuper layers in the motherboard just touch each other and may cause this kind of shorts. And since it was the only part for sure handled
@eMoXM 2 жыл бұрын
Your vidéos are so interesting, im always satisfied watching you repairing and explaining what you doing, hello from France 👋
@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@eMoXM 2 жыл бұрын
@@Tronicsfix Of course 👍
@stevewall6811 2 жыл бұрын
I really liked this style video. Very in-depth troubleshooting. Please do more like it.
@TheFiftyQuid 2 жыл бұрын
Nice vid. I like how deep this vid went with the troubleshooting.
@Cooper3312000 2 жыл бұрын
$100 is a awesome deal regardless even for just parts.
@GeraltOfRivia69 2 жыл бұрын
1tb ssd costs almost that
@mr.engineear0987 2 жыл бұрын
But it’s different to a pc, laptops are all soldered components
@GeraltOfRivia69 2 жыл бұрын
@@mr.engineear0987 not with this laptop.
@qwertykeyboard5901 2 жыл бұрын
trackpad is probably a nice synaptics model.
@warclan5429 2 жыл бұрын
he can get some back by selling the screen and keyboard, Memory
@kkon5ti 2 жыл бұрын
Aww man even as an amateur with a G15 my heart hurts seeing how the previous owner destroyed the G14
@SuperLintendo64 2 жыл бұрын
Great video Steve! Sucks that whoever tried to repair it didn't even try to do a good job putting it back together.
@NoOnionsUK 2 жыл бұрын
Two thumbs up, from the UK, for the use of the saying '...buggered up'!
@weatheronthe8s895 2 жыл бұрын
As a G14 owner, I do find it crazy just how messed up this board was.
@donaciuxx 2 жыл бұрын
owner was extreme gamer😁
@NotRudyy Жыл бұрын
My g14 screen broke when i fell off my board onto the road. Big dent on the lid corner but the bezel is still perfectly fine, screen is a bit dented and needs replaced. I bent the lid back to shape with pliers to fit the bezel now im just waiting for my screen to come in the mail 😄👍🏻
@bobwilson00 2 жыл бұрын
Currently watching this video on that exact model laptop! Really cool to see you take it apart! I actually also had to have my fans replaced at one point because the gpu fan was totally broken, and currently my cpu fan works but is a lot louder than it should be. I've uhh dropped it a couple times.
@hmproductions2618 2 жыл бұрын
shame on you....... me currently typing on my rog zephyrus g15
@flamestoyershadowkill6400 11 ай бұрын
I have it also
@formykidswithlove 2 жыл бұрын
I love your content. You're not only talented, but a good presenter too.
@danwyan 2 жыл бұрын
I noticed that huge burnmark on his left thumb at 10:35. Ouch! Hot iron tips burn, kids. Don't touch them.
@zanpekosak2383 2 жыл бұрын
Not sure if you have heard of freeze spray before. Its a cryogenic spray that you apply on a suspicius area on the board and the hot components melts the frost immediatly. Its also a dry form of frost so you dont contaminate the area with moisture.
@MyBroJimmy 2 жыл бұрын
Ah man. This is same model laptop I have. Thats a deal for $100 I would have bought it in a heartbeat even for parts.
@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, still a good deal even though I couldn't get it working
@MyBroJimmy 2 жыл бұрын
Trial and error! You might find a fix for it later? If you have time.
@stevenfriesen4747 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I can watch you tinker with these electronics, I can't seem to get my hands on anything except old modems and sound systems that are fried
@rylar717 2 жыл бұрын
Nice job. Appreciate the explanations of the components.
@AnthonyMelara11 2 жыл бұрын
Excelente video hermano, me fascina este tipo de reparación y la paciencia para analizar cada componente. Se que la puedes reparar! Parte 2 porfavor 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@ryanawol77 2 жыл бұрын
Yep, seen boards like this before. The easiest thing to tell the customer is to buy a new laptop, the old one is too broken to get fixed. They can feel free to get a second opinion.
@paulcagna3758 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, Tronics.
@magnusoptimus2052 2 жыл бұрын
I like ALL the fix videos. Laptops I find extremely interesting! Thanks for the content!
@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Good to know!
@orangethesaberguy7638 2 жыл бұрын
Current owner of a G14, love the computer. No clue how someone thoroughly thrashed the inside of the one in the video, this thing is built like a tank
@ap4702 2 жыл бұрын
Not really. Iv cleaned and repasted and surprisingly a lot of the components are quite delicate.
@DonMarzzoni 2 жыл бұрын
I have a g17 great laptop
@bradclapp4022 2 жыл бұрын
If everything worlds besides the main board you can probably easily sell the shell for that cost your paid. With laptops the keyboard is built into the bottom casing making that a super easy sell!
@MirrorsEdgeFan. 2 жыл бұрын
pretty refreshing music. exactly what your channel needed 👍
@ramin8564 2 жыл бұрын
Ita exactly the kind of repair videos that i wanted , mobile and laptops repairs , thanks man❤️❤️
@harro7992 2 жыл бұрын
Whoever tried to repair that previously has butchered it.
@eman59461 2 жыл бұрын
BIG TIME
@justinc9991 2 жыл бұрын
Before you “resoldered” the first ic there wasn t any short…. So take out that first ic and the short will disappear…
@hippopotamus86 2 жыл бұрын
He wasn't checking for shorts at the start, kinda odd unless he did it off camera. It's one of the first things I do before trying to inject power anywhere.
@mrcontrive5641 2 жыл бұрын
Great work and good example
@natetheshocker7547 2 жыл бұрын
Yes. I needed something fun on this Friday morning!
@emadfazil 2 жыл бұрын
We need more laptop videos ☺️
@luigiymario2xd 2 жыл бұрын
As for this laptop you can still earn money flipping the parts altogether I feel like, at least the ssd should be a fair bit more than the other parts, you could probably get a bit of extra money from that than an actual repair since the motherboard is completely shorted.
@richierich2154 2 жыл бұрын
Learn more watching this channel than most . Then simple quick explanation on what your doing eventually starts making sense to someone green thank you this is such a essential skill to know with all the planned obsolescence these days.
@marcopassos8050 2 жыл бұрын
crack on 7:21 (component 1524)
@windowsxpprofessional 2 жыл бұрын
Same here , it seems like it could be the cause.
@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын
Good eyes but that's just a scratch on it, not an actual crack.
@windowsxpprofessional 2 жыл бұрын
At 7:21, the chip p 1521 looks to be cracked on the left side Maybe replace that? Anyways, Asus laptop fail the most and i sadly i too have one and i am scared it will die 🤣
@ibiggphi79 2 жыл бұрын
I saw the same thing had to rewind and look again but that's what I see
@andyblondyn1898 2 жыл бұрын
From my experience, they are much, much better than Acer, HP, Lenovo and Razer (especially!) laptops. Are you sure? Personally (I know, it is just me) I never had any issues with them - still have ROG with i7-6800hq and 960m working without any issues as a backup.
@windowsxpprofessional 2 жыл бұрын
@@ibiggphi79 same. I suspect that it must have shorted the contacta which could be causingthe issue.
@windowsxpprofessional 2 жыл бұрын
@@andyblondyn1898 i have one from about an year as compared to acer travelamte 0214-52, Asus isn't the best.
@pp3v42_g3h 2 жыл бұрын
That's a resistor and the line is there from a multimeter probe slipping on it. It doesn't matter at all.
@cagribarlok6844 Жыл бұрын
Always nice watching you fix things! Or tryna, at least :))
@crimecity 2 жыл бұрын
Great video lad keep up with the good work
@andrewchesser81 2 жыл бұрын
You should send this to Northridgefix for him to look at
@ceciliafrompoland8360 2 жыл бұрын
I doubt it, Northridgefix usually doing simple and quick repairs
@Lembaspl7777 2 жыл бұрын
In the video at 7:21, the component on the right side , with P1524 written on it, seems to be broken with a big crack through almost half of it. The two holes with broken "red paint" in 7:17 that you circle around also seem to have been pierced. It probably has nothing to do with the problem, but since I saw it, I wanted to let you know. Maybe it helps.
@Aman-gn1oz Жыл бұрын
Yeah man I was looking for this comment since I noticed the same.
@liamwalby8112 2 жыл бұрын
Freezing spray is a must when it comes to identifying which component is heating up
@chasem_0499 2 жыл бұрын
A little tip incase it helps for future reference: use a rubber band for stripped screws. If you place a rubber band over the screw then press your bit into it, it gives better traction to remove the screw
@niceatpingpong 2 жыл бұрын
Do you ever just do a deep clean on boards that have no apparent cause for the fault? One time I had a board that worked one day, didn't the next and I just gave everything a quick iso bath with toothbrush scrub and when I plugged it in it worked! I looked in the cleaning tub and I found a *tiny* little strand of something, tested it and it turned out to be conductive. I didn't see exactly where it came from but I'm guessing that it was lodged between two components and was causing a short. Now I start all my troubleshooting with a scrub-a-dub-dub.
@eman59461 2 жыл бұрын
I once had a mainboard to a TV that was Roche invested. Poured ISO on it scrub with a TB let it dry board worked fine.
@morgwaih 2 жыл бұрын
Had same laptop, died two days after I got it. Wonder if it was a similar problem
@phillamansky8209 2 жыл бұрын
I have recently started watching your channel and love your videos! It has inspired me to start working on electronics, because I enjoy it, but also to help pay the bills. I just found out about your online soldering courses, and have started the free soldering for beginners course. I am really enjoying it so far. I am wondering if you would consider making a course on the electrical side of repairing electronics. After going through the soldering courses, I will know how to solder, but I will not know how to figure out what components I need to solder. I have a decent multimeter, but I just do not know how to use it effectively to determine what components are bad. It would be really cool if you did a course showing how to set up and use a multimeter and how to diagnose shorts and faulty components on the board. Again, your videos are awesome and keep up the good work!
@worsttintentions 2 жыл бұрын
You’ll get lucky one day! These computers and cameras are very complicated. After watching Luis, I feel like I can repair anything until it’s in my hands.
@TheRocco96 2 жыл бұрын
Seeing the many missing screws, and screws not properly tightened. I suspect whoever tried to fix the laptop before, probably long-screwed a short-hole and broke the motherboard.
@vgamesx1 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, seeing screws like that is a good sign somebody who doesn't know what they're doing did bad things to the board beyond whatever the initial problem was.
@owainjones2643 2 жыл бұрын
I cant say I've ever heard an American say "buggered up" before
@MattyEngland 2 жыл бұрын
Haha, nor me 🤣
@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын
I watch some repair channels from the UK. Probably picked it up from them.
@hxbidh 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, just from curiosity.. after removing the big chip, did you solder the other ones ? This could be the reason to be shorting more and more 🤷♂️
@lesponge88 Жыл бұрын
Great Content. This community seems to be very healthy overall. KUDOS to you all!
@AnonymousRepair 2 жыл бұрын
That's all factory thermal paste You had 20v for the main rail after you replaced the ic you had a short on the main voltage rail 1285A is the 3,3v and 5v rail to supply rest of the laptop When you replaced the chip something went wrong and send 20V to the 3,3v rail by the mosmet that was shorted. 1285A has 2 LDO reg one for 3,3V (pin 3) and one for 5v (pin 13) if one of the LDO were shorted that could cause the chip to heat up. looks like you killed the board time 14:27 that chip is for 3,3v and 5v switch to the rest of the board confirming my suspicions that 20V went on the 3.3v rail that would kill most of the chips on the board 😢 Still a good video 👍
@mohsinmumtaz9886 2 жыл бұрын
the chip he replaced was a usb C battrey charging chip from mouser part number ISL9283
@AnonymousRepair 2 жыл бұрын
@@mohsinmumtaz9886 time stamp 10:29
@mohsinmumtaz9886 2 жыл бұрын
@@AnonymousRepair re-watched the video again with focused mind, yup my man you are right, he possibly shorted two power rails on his first soldering attempt
@sixcoregamer9221 2 жыл бұрын
He removed 1285A and then immediately soldered a new chip. He should have continued checking for shorts, after removing 1285A.
@AnonymousRepair 2 жыл бұрын
@@sixcoregamer9221 True but you can't check for shorts if the mosfet gate is floating, sometimes the mosfet will fully open with no ic installed
@supercomputing942 2 жыл бұрын
The ohm reading at the current sense resistor (1ohm) indicates that the component that has failed is less likely to be a high-side mosfet causing a reading through processor or pch but more likely a smd ceramic capacitor or an IC that has VIN. I doubt you have PCH or processor failure, because 19V generally doesnt go directly to processor or GPU or pch or memory unless of a high-side mosfet short which couldnt be possible because of the 1ohm to ground reading at the charging IC current sense resistor. The board is still very likely fixable. Howcome the short isnt producing heat ...i dont know...maybe leave the board connected to the short killer for some time maybe eventually enough heat will be produced.
@homelesstogreatness6626 2 жыл бұрын
We need part 2. Never give up
@aelaan12 2 жыл бұрын
The moment you spoke of the screws I was like.... oh no... long screwed and board damage?
@danielelliott3315 2 жыл бұрын
Having owned a g14 for ~2 years, I think you might have two separate issues here. The fan bearings on the early batches notoriously fail within a couple of months. The second issue is a power management problem. The laptop supposedly fails to disable usb-c charging when the barrel jack charger is plugged in. According to the g14 subreddit, it’s possible that the machine could even start on fire. Lucky you! This particular machine has both issues! :P
@markharrisllb 2 жыл бұрын
I’m an ex-chef who got a law degree in my mid life and a part time laptop assassin. I get so much pleasure in watching people do things that I wouldn’t stand the remotest chance of being able to do. If I so much as breathe on a clip it disintegrates and I’m the guy who is dangerous with a multimeter in my hand.
@andre_af 2 жыл бұрын
I know, right? I'm a law undergraduate and an involuntary tech murderer as well (don't know if those two things are related). I've learned so much about technology simply because it keeps breaking on my hands despite my best efforts. I treat all my devices like princesses, and yet they still act like they're being thrown around 24/7. I've gotten to the point where I avoid touching other people's devices in fear of making them explode somehow.
@-never-gonna-give-you-up- 2 жыл бұрын
And I'm batman who got a superhero degree in my mid life and a part time bat imitator.
@SamerDAgha 2 жыл бұрын
I would be very grateful if you could make a video about Amazon Fire Tv Sticks how to fix HDMI port or any problems with the device. You're doing very well, keep it up!
@JackSparrow-ej4fl 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve, love your videos , keep them coming. Quick question I need to find out what the components are and their values of the resistors /capacitors around m92t on a switch lite . I have asked on different forums but not had a definitive answer, even asked for a dead board with joy , so thought I would ask you as you have repaired a few of the . All the best
@LeetPanda 2 жыл бұрын
5:21 it's not a thermal paste, it's kinda "liquid thermal pads"
@grumpyratt2163 2 жыл бұрын
So a paste then. A paste is a liquid it has a high viscosity and a low fluidity.
@Tronicsfix 2 жыл бұрын
Actually it's viscous thermal paste.
@Kenjitsuka 2 жыл бұрын
Please don't play music when talking. It only hurts accessibility :( Loved the rest as always
@EeekiE 2 жыл бұрын
The most fascinating thing about these videos is imagining the kind of people that attempt repairs like this themselves. How do they function day to day? How do they even wipe their own arse.
@manufocu 2 жыл бұрын
nice video.. sad that so many parts are shorted :(
@paladingeorge6098 2 жыл бұрын
I own one of these laptops myself and it pains me to see how this one was brutalized. Would love to see a follow up on this one though I imagine without schematics its probably not reasonable. However, this is a fairly new laptop and should be under warranty so im very suspicious that this was a botched fan replacement. Sounds like the seller to me probably knew what really happened to it and was trying to make a quick buck.
@ThePhoenix198 2 жыл бұрын
I think that commenters are often too ready to blame 'human factors', but in this case I think you are 100% right.
@TrueBlueAustralian 2 жыл бұрын
After watching a few of your videos i was really impressed by your level of electronics, unlike other people that are just board jockeys, you actually look at the component level of repairs, so really good to watch. Ive got a brand new Sony recent model camera that took a salt bath what do you think i should do with it?
@TrueBlueAustralian 2 жыл бұрын
Id say we are about the same level as technicians.
@drakepillette 2 жыл бұрын
Literally just did the same repair (and upgraded the thermal paste) on the same laptop 2 weeks ago, no problems, took my time as I'm not particularly skilled in this area but followed an online guide and it went smoothly. This "repair" was hard to look at
@mrfeelgood992 2 жыл бұрын
Your a right little chuckle brother you are.
@mouadhkb_ 3 ай бұрын
oh man i always learn from you so much
@TheTrueLugia Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video sir, may i ask where do you buy these laptops from please? thank you in advance!
@ThySovereignLP 2 жыл бұрын
The "missing" hingescrew is for the bottom case. The coaxial cables are supposed to lay on top of the heatsink. MB usually have 2 -4 screws with many being screwed in from the bottomcase (usually 1-2 top, 2-3 on charging port side, 1-2 IO or left side). Rarely in the middle and rarely in the bottom due to the battery being screwed in.
@UncleLee87 2 жыл бұрын
Steve you don't usually have music in your video's right? I found it a little off putting. Still love the channel 👍🏻
@beniciodeltoro4956 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos, they help me fall asleep
@robertday5243 2 жыл бұрын
Great video Steve, pity you couldn't sort it out , but it just looks like a minefield of problems..
@Meczox 2 жыл бұрын
Love these laptop videos, their so entertaining!
@ernestogarcia2393 2 жыл бұрын
I like these laptop videos, keep those up. 👍🏼
@hellfire_2923 2 жыл бұрын
If I had to guess from the extremely lose screws on the heat sink it is possible that the person that previously owned it ran it and extensively overheated the GPU/CPU causing it to melt some of the solder balls shorting out a bunch of things
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