r/Wellthatsucks • u/Aegon95 • 20h ago

Laptop's display was acting up then shut off completely after I heard a spark. Opened it up, aaaand...

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u/dmaxzach 19h ago

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u/irrigater 15h ago

Get out of my HEAD. Lol this was my first thought too.

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u/fishingjohnson 19h ago

Yep. Once the magic smoke gets let out, you're pretty much screwed.

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u/luttman23 20h ago

Well that sucks

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u/0MGWTFL0LBBQ 19h ago

Well that sucks.

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u/The_Jazz_Doll 19h ago

Hey, that's the sub we're in right now!

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u/caintowers 19h ago

Might be repairable if it’s worth it to you

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u/Aegon95 19h ago edited 19h ago

Considering I can't really afford another PC with the same specs, I fucking hope so. Prices are crazy in my country. I do a lot of AI coding and training that guzzles up resources too.

I'm hoping that it's just a blown capacitor, and the traces are still intact. Otherwise, I have a very expensive paperweight.

My alternative is cloud computing for a while, and I'm really not looking forward to that.

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u/caintowers 19h ago edited 18h ago

from appearance alone it really looks like you might be “lucky”, damage seems localized enough someone skilled could remove the part, clean up the area and solder on a new one. I hope you can fix it!

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u/Faillegend 14h ago

I used to do component level laptop pcb repair. It looks as though the contacts are still there. If you can find a company that still does this work, it shouldn’t cost too much. We worked on Macs exclusively but it’s all the same, more or less. Flow the old components off with fresh solder, clean(maybe scrape the pcb coating a bit to expose more contact) and place new components. We did these repairs about 15 years ago, not sure if there are still companies out there doing it

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u/GoodGoodGoody 12h ago

Which component looks damaged to you. Doesn’t look like a cap to me but I’m not that experienced.

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u/Aegon95 18h ago

Much appreciated. I've got my fingers crossed that the technician can salvage this. I even sent over a blueprint of the mobo's components since he wasn't too familiar with my setup.

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u/FerryNijs 18h ago

Hate to be the bringer of possibly bad news, but this might be unrepairable. Looking at the exposed copper part right next to the exploded component it looks like the heat might have fused some layers of your pcb.

You can check this by poking with a toothpick into the exposed bit of copper carefully. If it feels crispy and starts delaminating, the layers most likely got fused and it wouldn't be worth the cost to get it checked by an technician

If your not sure, get it checked out. It's not easy to judge by just this picture

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u/GoofyShane 18h ago

You could possibly order a motherboard for the same make and model. Would be way cheaper than ordering a new PC.

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u/Fusseldieb 14h ago

Give it to someone who does board repair. He might be able to repair it.

This requires skills, and not everyone can do it. Don't give it to someone who just "solders", but does board repair.

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u/Philb2708 9h ago

Watch electronics repair school on YouTube, Sorin is always removing capacitors and leaving them off will work fine.

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u/Sandra687anthony 20h ago

Laptop go boom, now no zoom.