Motherboard repair help

[mallik]

Hi, I damaged my motherboard when the heatsink broke and the screwdrive
hit the board. One or two of the inductors got damaged by th
screwdriver, and I was advised to take off the damaged inductor(s) an
just short the connection(s). I know this is probably a stupi
question but what is the best way to do this? I tried soldering
wire, but it is hard getting a wire cut that small. The joints ar
about 2-3mm apart, so I don't know how I should do it. Any help woul
be appreciated

 

[Franc Zabkar]

Hi, I damaged my motherboard when the heatsink broke and the screwdriver
hit the board. One or two of the inductors got damaged by the
screwdriver, and I was advised to take off the damaged inductor(s) and
just short the connection(s). I know this is probably a stupid
question but what is the best way to do this?

These inductors must not be bypassed. They form part of the Vcore
regulator circuit. If you short them out, then the CPU may see +12V or
+5V instead of ~1.5V.


- Franc Zabkar

 

[Art]

Unless you have the appropriate tools, experience, parts, etc to work on
motherboards you may find out it will be better to replace it. Call it a
learning experience.

 

[JANA]

You are best to replace the mother board. The damage is most likely more
than what you visually see. Also, considering the time and expense you will
put in to trying to fix it, the repair would not be economically viable.

--

JANA
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Hi, I damaged my motherboard when the heatsink broke and the screwdriver
hit the board. One or two of the inductors got damaged by the
screwdriver, and I was advised to take off the damaged inductor(s) and
just short the connection(s). I know this is probably a stupid
question but what is the best way to do this? I tried soldering a
wire, but it is hard getting a wire cut that small. The joints are
about 2-3mm apart, so I don't know how I should do it. Any help would
be appreciated.

 

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If they are the inline variety (small rectangular blocks) these can
usually be replaced from a scrap board.

To remove them, you really need to use Chipquik as the boards are very
delicate now and normal soldering techniques tend to rip up tracks.

Regards,
-A

 

[Fozj]

Anonymouswrote
If they are the inline variety (small rectangular blocks) these ca

 

[sofie]

Fozi:
You should type in "chipquik" in your search engine.... in less than a
second I had almost 400 hits on yahoo.
Do a little searching and reading.... chipquik is a safer way to remove
chips from delicate pcbs.