Hello Thomas,
It looks like you blew an SMD (surface mount device) fuse. You would
have to go to an electronics shop that sells components, like
resistors and their ilk, and have someone refer you to a place that
can solder these things.
The other place you can find the whole motherboard is eBay.
Kudos to trying to fix this yourself.
There used to be a super electronics store in Sacramento called Marvac but
they closed. Real shame. There is also one in downtown Sacramento called
Metro Electronics. Maybe you can go into the store and show them what you
need.
Maybe you can hook up
Hey, thanks for the replies! I have a friend at UC Davis who I am
sure could do the solder job for me, if I can find the replacement
part. I will make a trip to Sac and see if someone at Metro
Electronics can identify exactly what the specs are supposed to be for
this component.
Thanks again,
There's also a new shop in Davis that might be able to handle the task:
http://daviswiki.org/iFIX_ELECTRONICS?action=showredirect=i+Fix+Electronics
Who knows they might sell you the part. Otherwise Metro electronics is
great but don't expect them to know anything about computers specifically.
On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 01:13:54PM -0800, Thomas Johnston wrote:
Does anyone have any suggestions about how to identify the damaged
component? And perhaps where to get a replacement part?
Those parts are surface mount. Assuming you find the right diode,
capcitor, resistor, whatever for that
On 12/29/2011 01:13 PM, Thomas Johnston wrote:
I spent all morning searching for motherboard schematics, without any
luck. This is the most information I could find regarding a
replacement MB:
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/510553748/Laptop_motherboard_for_DELL_Vostro_1500.html
Does
