Sorry for the top post, but on my phone right now... I bought the torx set and opened it up (thanks for the video which showed the 2 hidden screws). I can't see anything out of the ordinary and everything is dry on the bottom side. I was hoping to at least get my data off, but the SSD uses a M.2 interface which requires buying some sort of adapter.
I'll take it apart some more and see if I find anything... On Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 12:12 PM Giles Orr via talk <talk@gtalug.org wrote: > Hi Tim. > > On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 10:20, Tim Tisdall via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: > >> So, my laptop won't turn on today and it's likely due to a coffee spill >> that happened yesterday. I suspect a trace on the board may have become >> corroded. I took it to the ASUS repair centre on Markham and the absolute >> minimum cost to repair it would probably be $400 and if I want to keep >> everything on my SSD I would need to remove it first (but I don't have the >> necessary torx bits to do that). I think they only swap parts out and >> don't attempt to actually repair. >> >> Does anyone know of a good and reputable repair place that would be able >> to fix a corroded trace on the board if that's all it is? It's an Asus >> Zenbook UX305C. >> > > I worked for Repair Cafe for a long time (up until mid-2017), doing > repairs on desktops and laptops. It was ... educational. If you know how > to use the soldering iron you own, you're already just as qualified as most > of the people who run those small laptop repair shops. Most of them will > do what I did at Repair Cafe: watch a YouTube video, take the thing apart, > look for obvious disconnections, clean things, reassemble it and hope it > works. Those that are actually "qualified" to work on specific computers > (ie. have been trained by the computer manufacturers and deeply understand > the inner workings of specific parts) are A) rare, and B) so expensive it's > cheaper to replace your computer rather than repair it. > > You'll notice I didn't actually suggest using the soldering iron: that's > very unlikely to come up. As others have mentioned, current circuit > boards have traces so small they're exceedingly difficult to work with. > You replace the whole board (or the whole laptop!) by preference. > > So get that torx kit (they're cheap, and if you bust a tip you won't mind > having two sets), take the computer apart, clean it, and reassemble it. > This is what the repair shop you could afford would do, but you'll do it > with more care because it's your computer. If you don't have the time for > that, then perhaps you have money: pull the hard drive and move the data to > a new machine. > > I'm guessing this isn't what you wanted to hear. Since it's the approach > I take, you can probably guess I don't know of any repair shops because I > don't use them. I apologize for both these things ... it's the best I've > got. > > I own the exact same laptop and I love it - it's worth investing at least > some effort in. Good luck. > > -- > Giles > https://www.gilesorr.com/ > giles...@gmail.com > --- > Talk Mailing List > talk@gtalug.org > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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