can dead motherboards be fixed?
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 at
2:43 am
Matty asked:
Hi
mobo fried, recently working. Now no longer powers at all. Power jack (is laptop mobo) was burned.
Getting no power from battery or ac, so think something else must have friend (possibly the separate mobo that this samsung p20 has).
Is there any way to repair/find where the fault is on such a motherboard?
Answers such as ‘take it to an electrician’ etc. not welcome – am talking about a solution at home, am an experienced computer techy (well, apart from this question)
Thanks
M
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Filed under: Laptops & Notebooks
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sussex electrician
If the motherboard is fried, you would have to get a like-for-like replacement. Good luck!
brighton electrics
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sussex electrics
Its not worth it! The motherboard is the most complicated part of the computer! You really shouldn’t mess with the CPU! Notebooks aren’t all that expensive these days, you are better off just buying a new one. I doubt this probelm is easily fixable! sorry! ~Good Luck~
brighton electrician
Hi!
You could try fix it welding a similar power jack old motherboard. I can’t guarantee you it will works, because most of the time several other components can be burned too, but you can try,
brighton electric
There are all sorts of computer parts on eBay. Of course you run the risk of dealing with a scammer. Still you may find your laptop with a smashed screen for cheaper than buying the part itself. That way you’d get all the parts for your laptop in case something else broke.
brighton electrics
There is no way to repair a motherboard. From your description you have had a power problem and the motherboard may not be all that is gone on the computer. Good luck.
brighton electrical
I don’t have any idea where you would obtain a replacement mobo for a laptop. The best bet is to contact Samsung and see if they can help you out. Sounds like you have a major power issue! How did this occur? Surge, lighting? Invest in a good surge protector for this computer. If it is fried, talk to Samsung about options. I had an interest in building my own laptop, but I have no idea where to find cases, mobos for these computers.
Fellow Techy.
sussex electric
Well, I work for a laptop repair/warranty center – and we get this question all the time.
Home solution, no. Sorry
My solution, honestly, where you’ll save the most time and effort, would just be to buy a new system board. They’re a lot cheaper than you’d think. When those A/C in jacks burn in, they can really vary in what they damage on the board. I’ve seen ram get fried, processors get fried, everything. At the shop, we don’t even worry about going through and test in them because the time we spend on the diagnosis, re soldering, whatever, would cost far more than a replacement system board.
I apologize if that’s not what you wanted to hear