Repairing Computer Motherboard
I got a good blog post by Ranotosh on Computer motherboard repair. Here is the tips:
First of all thanks for your website,it is very useful for persons who are in the electronics field. I am a electronics hobbiest from kolkata(india). I want to share my experiences in motherboard repairing with the readers of your blog.
1. Check for any physical damage in the board i.e. burnt out parts,inflated (bulged) electrolytic capacitors,damaged tracks, burnt out ram slot,cracked chips etc.
2.In many cases SMPS stops in few seconds after power on,this is a indication of a short circuit in the motherboard. In most cases FET in the voltage regulation circuit get shorted.one can check with a multimeter for any shorted FET. Sometimes chips may get shorted, in that case one has to forcefully power on SMPS by shorting green and black wire of SMPS and look for any overheated chips.
3. Replace the bios from a similar motherboard.
These are the few basic techniques of chip level motherboard repair.
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janaka
December 30, 2009 at 8:32 am
hi
what are the motherboard error checker tool
janaka
admin
December 30, 2009 at 10:30 am
HI Janaka,
Try this link:
http://www.elstonsystems.com/prod/pc_post_diagnostic_card.html
Jestine
Rey
December 31, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Question
Is it possible to check the FET or the MOSFET without soldering out from the motherboard How?
admin
December 31, 2009 at 10:49 pm
HI Rey,
It is not possible. If it is complete shorted then yes, you will find that all the pins have low ohm resistance under X1 ohm test with an analog meter.
Jestine
Gideon
January 1, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Hi There
Thanks for the tips hope you have a grate new year 2010
anishpsla
January 2, 2010 at 2:03 am
I have an Itel motherboard. The problem is, when I switch on the powersupply (Not the power on push button in the front panel), all the drives and fans will turn on. But nothing will happen in the screen. Can you help me to clear it ?
admin
January 4, 2010 at 10:24 am
HI Anish,
Have you replaced the power supply? A bad power supply (missing good signal) could cause such problem.
Jestine
Alavian
January 5, 2010 at 1:48 am
HI
I have as such problem:
I have an Itel motherboard. The problem is, when I switch on the powersupply (Not the power on push button in the front panel), all the drives and fans will turn on. But nothing will happen in the screen. Can you help me to clear it ?
and test it with some power supplies and cpu but nothing happen by the way i upgraded the bios but it didn't make and sounds so plz help us.
admin
January 5, 2010 at 10:07 am
HI Alavian,
Sorry, no ideas about this problem.
Jestine
s.vidyadhar
January 8, 2010 at 12:24 am
Hi jestine yong
I would like to know the chiplevel repair in motherboard.Is there any pdf's for troubleshooting the board.
THanx®ards
vidyadhar
sanjeev
January 8, 2010 at 2:34 am
sir, please provide me the detaled mother board repair book and it s rates
admin
January 8, 2010 at 9:18 am
Hi Vid,
Sorry, we do not have that information.
jestine
admin
January 8, 2010 at 9:18 am
Hi Sanjeev,
Sorry, we do not have motherboard repair book.
Jestine
Rajesh Vijay Bhoite
January 8, 2010 at 10:47 am
I want Learn chiplevel Repairing of Computer And All Peripheral what can I do
admin
January 9, 2010 at 2:04 am
Hi Rajesh,
Sorry, i do not have those information
Jestine
Alex
January 10, 2010 at 11:27 am
hi there. i kinda destroyed my new pc today. i thought that my psu fan was pretty noisy, i tried to change the psu with my old psu. however, i changed my mind after taking the atx 20pin plug out.. after that i accidentally forced in the plug into the wrong pins of the 24pin connector. instead of leaving the top 4 pins empty, i forced the plug into them. if im not wrong, the computer turned on for a second then it died out. (remembered the cpu fan turning)
i realised that i put it wrongly and tried to fix it back. by the time i got it to the proper position, it no longer worked. pressing the on button didn't help, nor did changing the psu with an older one . theres more though... i accidentally switched the thing at the back of the psu to change it to 110v from 230v. when i turned it on, there was a spark and a smell coming from the psu. (the psu was connected to the motherboard at that time).
i checked the damaged psu on another motherboard. it couldn't turn on. other psu could turn on my old motherboard but cannot turn on my new motherboard. (all the fans & hard disks cannot run either.)
im wondering if my motherboard is fixable and if my parts are damaged or not (eg. cpu, ect). should i get a new motherboard if my current one is spoilt? or should i send the motherboard for repair?
thanks for your help.
Alex
January 10, 2010 at 12:54 pm
oh yes.. there is one more thing i want to know. i was searching sites just now and then i saw one site saying something like the 4 pin atx 12v plug powers up the motherboard.. it might be that my second psu has a faulty 4 pin atx plug so i cant be sure if its a fault with my psu or motherboard or maybe even processor... is they any clue / sign in which tells me which is at fault?
Thanks again!
admin
January 12, 2010 at 8:52 am
HI Alex,
The psu surely have problem already because you have set to 230 volt. As for the motherboard, you have to confirm it with another good board. if it bad, the best way is to get a new board.
jestine
waji
January 18, 2010 at 6:18 pm
HI EVERY ONE ,
I HAVE A INTEL P4 MOTHER BOARD PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I SATART THE COMPUTER THE POWER SUPPLY WORK BUT NOT WORK THE BOARD THE FAN IS RUNNING AND THE RAM ALSO WORK . TELL ME ANY ONE HOW CAN I FOUND THE PROBLEM IN THE BOARD AND DAIGONS IT THAT THIS BOARD CHIP OR PARTS ARE BURN OR DAMGE THAT I REPLACE IT ! ANY WEB SITE ANY INFORMATION THAT I CAN TAKE HELP TO IMPORVE TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND ALSO THE OTHERS .THAK YOU
admin
January 18, 2010 at 8:29 pm
HI Waji,
Have you replace the power supply? If you have replace the power supply then it is the motherboard problem. It could be bad caps or even shorted IC then you need to test it out.
Jestine
saran
January 29, 2010 at 10:12 pm
hiiiiii, i am saravanan coimbatore( india) , i am also doing chip level service, can u give me useful ideas about laptop repair
admin
January 30, 2010 at 10:04 am
HI Saran,
Currently i do not repair laptop thus i could not give any information on this subject-sorry.
Jestine
bobby
February 7, 2010 at 9:16 am
hai ,iam a faculty in on of the chip level training center in hyderabad i aslo very glad to join with u to impove my knowledge by sharing different problem in desktop and laptop
thank you
bobby
February 7, 2010 at 9:39 am
@waji
hai i studied ur problem first check ur smps is all the output voltages r getting properly if it is ok then check ur i/o controller with multimeter first go through the physically is there any damege with components if not it can be a probelm with i/o controller ic it is given with the company name ITE/SMSC/WINBOND to identify
admin
February 8, 2010 at 5:59 am
Hi Bobby,
Thanks for sharing.
Jestine
SHARON ROY
February 12, 2010 at 12:02 pm
sir i have a faulty gigabyte GA-K8VM800 M motherboard ,no display but cpu fan spin,
i think the bios is currepted ,how can i reprogram bios please help me
admin
February 13, 2010 at 10:21 am
HI Sharon,
You may need a programmer to reprogram the Bios. Try visit this website for some information http://www.badflash.com/
Jestine
rina
February 14, 2010 at 5:13 am
how about if motherboard in laptop damage?
is there any solution and reference could i prefer?
admin
February 14, 2010 at 10:47 pm
HI Rina,
Sorry, no information on that. However you can try visit this link:
http://www.amazon.com/Laptop-Repair-Workbook-Introduction-Troubleshooting/dp/0972380159
Jestine
BALARAM
March 1, 2010 at 1:44 am
i want desktop motherboard chiplevel repairing
BALARAM
March 1, 2010 at 1:46 am
compaq laptop v3000 model problem is there no power,and no display
admin
March 1, 2010 at 11:05 am
HI Balaram,
Sorry, no motherboard chip repairing info.
Jestine
Ripin Gulati
March 2, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Hi all , I have Intel 845 chipset motherboard. There is no display from my motherboard until i forcefully short the SMPS green & black cable. What is the solution for this .. Please Help me. Thanks In Advance.
admin
March 4, 2010 at 8:41 am
HI Ripin,
Sorry no information on this.
Jestine
Santosh Rawat
March 21, 2010 at 10:04 am
i am provide desktop motherboard repair training using osiloscope,bios programmer,smd rework station.
santosh
admin
March 21, 2010 at 11:14 am
HI Santosh,
You mean you provide those repair services?
Jestine
Chiptroniks
March 28, 2010 at 5:14 am
Hello ..
Its fantastic post . Meanwhile CHIPTRONIKS is the market leader in laptop repairing, mobile repairing & hardware networking in India . We would really feel happy to meet our kins
rajkumar
April 4, 2010 at 7:56 am
i want a repair mother board from self me
admin
April 5, 2010 at 4:30 am
Hi Rajkumar,
Sorry i do not have motherboard repair information.
Jestine
Noel
April 7, 2010 at 5:00 am
Hi There,
How can I fix busted fuseon my mobo(6330 lite) for both KB and Mouse?
I use USB outlet for KB and Mouse.
admin
April 7, 2010 at 6:44 am
HI Noel,
Sorry no information on that.
Jestine
Sandeep Sharma
April 9, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Hello Sir
I am Hardware Eng in SQL Star i Faced a problen in intell 845 motherboard when i connected power in mother board there in no display on moniter and dosent dituct keyboard
admin
April 11, 2010 at 10:35 am
HI Sandeep,
Sorry no info on this.
Jestine
suresh
May 3, 2010 at 1:06 pm
hi
what is the motherboard bios checking tool
if bios is faild, instant programing tool like flash drives any
admin
May 4, 2010 at 5:46 am
HI Suresh,
Sorry no info on that.
Jestine
faheem
May 5, 2010 at 4:30 am
dear sir
i am very found of electronics reparing field but i have no idea about that will u plz guide how can i learn this from a zero point i will b very thankful to u i am waiting ur reply
thanx
admin
May 5, 2010 at 6:31 am
Hi Faheem,
Try this link:
http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/
Jestine
Atul Nayak
May 15, 2010 at 5:43 am
Hello sir, I want motherboard chip level repairing book will you please tell me that where i can buy it because i live in India
admin
May 15, 2010 at 6:01 am
HI Atul,
Sorry no information on that.
Jestine
yegeta - from computer parts
July 21, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Repairing a motherboard is very sensitive.
But it is good to give it a try. I think your tip helps on the way.