Nintendo Switch Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) Diagnosis And Repair
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มิ.ย. 2021
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Nice haha
THANK YOU!!
You're the first one who actually has a switch with a blue screen and showed how to fix it. It was helpful and very educational. My son and I learned a lot.
Did you fix the blue screen?
Nicely done. I liked it when you put pressure down on the APU and it came to life. Nice fix Phil 👍
Cheers mate. Yep best way to test the apu on these is a little pressure. They're tiny so it's pretty easy with basically just sandwiching it together 😁
@@TheCod3r I tried so hard to fix it. I pressed down on the APU, it worked, then shut off. I pressed on it again, it showed BSOD still. 😭
@@Weirdthings176 Ur cooked man
My friend did the whole process as shown in the video-tutorial and the repair has been successful, a 10 for you and I am very happy to have brought the console back to life. Thank you👌👌
This video is going to become very handy. You did a very good job on this video!
Worked for me! Was really difficult to get the chip solder all molten but worth the effort 🎉 thanks for the fantastic walkthrough
Great video man! Very well detailed. I took my son's apart and put pressure on the CPU and sure enough it came on with no blue screen. I ordered everything I needed and gave it reflow and it worked! Thanks again!
Thanks a lot man
I dropped my switch and did exactly what you said and boom, it turned on just fined your a life saver more people must know about this
Phil Please, don't stop making videos like this, they are solid gold for knowledge seekers 👍 👍
Even ones who know what to do, they can still learn from You!! Even If they don't! have the balls to admit it, I'm sure they still lurk and learn 😊
Haha cheers mate, got an interesting one for tomorrow too 😁
Great work man! I am going to be working on a customer's Switch for this exact same problem. Subscribed!
Thanks mate much appreciated 👍
Nice work Phil!
Nice fix, seems for modern pcb repairs the hot air station is a must 👍
I'm going to follow your video step by step to try to repair my switch and was wondering what kind of flux are you using? there seems to be a lot of types.
Nice work Phil. You are the best. Regards out Belgium
Thank you bud
cracking repair phil job well done :)
Great video mate
I thank you so much, you gave me a pretty good tutorial to fix my BSoD switch. You definitely look like someone who knows what he's doing. Keep up with your good Videos und with the knowlege share.
Thank you, glad to help and always happy to share what I learn
Hello Phil and God bless you!!
Great as always :)
Repair is great but I am seriously digging that soldering mat!
Very professional and well presented ! Your going to earn some good money I can see Phill 👌👍
Thanks bud, much appreciated 🤑
@@TheCod3r Keep the TH-cam up Phill its the way forward and keeps me entertained 😹 I want to get into it again, really struggling to find the time though.
another great video love learning from your channel
Thanks buddy 😁
I always learn from your videos phil, you explain everything very well keep up the good work buddy and thanks again
Thanks bud, much appreciated and thank you for the support 👍
I was obsessing over the screwdriver I'm glad you said what it was! Definitely getting one. Did it come with a Y bit or did you have to get one separately?
OMG you are a life saver. MY switch BSOD While I was playing botw and and didn't know what to do. So I watched This video and got my screwdriver and went straight to work and my issue was that my cpu needed pressure so I put so pressure on it and guess what IT WORKS. Also I had a micro SD card issue and I also fixed that in the process. This video is a life saver and I cant that you enough for saving my wallet hundreds of dollars.
great video m8
Sweet. You make it look so easy mate. I'm tempted to give my BSOD Switch Lite another go! 😁
Haha give it a crack mate, can't do any harm 😁 I've got a wicked jig for the switch cpu now too which I'm itching to use lol
Ya do it?
i fixed mine by just bending in towards me. I had to press really hard on where the cpu is but it worked withtout even unscrewing the back!
I literally just did this because of ur comment and it worked, thank you:)
@@mang0_cat444 ur welcome
I didn't try this tutorial yet, but I did watch this video, thank you. My switch still has blue screen because I didn't fix it yet, what tools do you need to fix them with? Again, thanks for this tutorial.
Brilliant video.
Do you do these repairs privately?
My sons switch has a blue screen no reboots work.
Let me know please cheers
Is there a way I can do this without that blue stuff or the heat tool? Like can I bend it back with something like a q tip?
I'm just so relieved because I thought it couldn't be repaired
I found a switch with two sets of joycons and a dock for $150 but the switch has BSOD, can't wait to try this!
Rip off. No guarantee this is the issue. Buy new
@@Chrishuff1 ya but I sold just joycons for profit and now I have a free console I can try and fix
Phil..you are awesome! between you, Vince and Joey, I've attempted repairing things i'd never have dreamed to try. I have one though i need direction with. switch boots to Nintendo logo then nothing. if you plug it in it will flip back to the battery charge icon but will not boot past the Nintendo logo. any idea's what to check or is it doa?
Using a coin and kapton tape on metal bound plastic components can help reduce melt when reflowing.
nice vid, I was hoping it needed a re-ball though! I have one I need to try!
Haha a few people said that, sorry bud. I always reflow if I can because that's the safest method
What did you use while heating up? I don't see the product listed, you called it flux when you shot it out of what looked like a syringe.
I should try that, since my Switch has the exactly same problem (and it boots when I press on the CPU). Just need an air blower and some flux however.
Gave this a go on one that came in the shop that could boot when pushed down on. Test now gives nothing unless I push down on it, then I get the BSOD. Any tips for when I give it another go?
Question‼️ which (flux) did u used and thermal paste .i would appreciate I’m trying to fix mine🥺
Hey my Switch has BSoD'd and I noticed you do repairs, but was wondering if you return ship internationally? As in very very far away New Zealand internationally?
Edit: And also is there a set price for BSoD Switchs or is it more of a case by case basis?
Hello, which flux did you use?
Nice fix! Just hope there was thermal paste on the cpu at end ahah.
how do you clean the circuit boards in an ultrasonic cleaner? Only with distilled water?
Would not doing a super sonic cleaning afterwards be an issue?
What kind of flux is that? The one that you heated to go under the cpu?
Why do you use ultrasonic cleaner and is it essential for this repair?
Putting pressure on the CPU did not help. Do you have any other ideas how to diagnose the issue? Thank you!
It worked! all i had to do was push on the back of my unopened switch
What kind of flux gel are you using ? I’m trying to use the same one as yours so I won’t mess up anything . This is my first time and I wanna learn how to fix a broken switch from the flea market
Which ultrasonic cleaner do you use?
Hi, i have the same problem on my switch, i got the blue screen and i tried to use hot air with flux in order to reflow the cpu but i didnt resolved the problem. I still have my BSOD.
Do u have any tips on this? It could be possible that is not the cpu the problem that causes the bsod?
The shield around my cpu instantly bent when I applied the slightest bit of pressure to get it off. What should I do?
Great video again mate u streaming tonight mate
Not sure yet mate but I think so
Low and slow, you also do not want to popcorn the chip. Any moisture in the chip will expand if you live in a humid environment.
Can you please help me I have that problem and how much will it cost to get it fixed?
Where can I find that screw thing?
I did that put the pressure on the plate and it didn’t work. What could be the issue then?😢
I just picked up an oled switch with blue screen can't get it into maintenance mode and I've tried adding pressure to the cpu and still blue screen I'm about to try to do the reflow and see if that fixes it
Hi the same thing happened to me and I dropped my switch and it went to blue screen do you know how or where to send it to get it repaired?
my switch now doesnt boot to recovery like it used to when it had a bsod and doesnt show charging icon now. is that now an emmc issue
This is strange. I did my first ever reflow on a Nintendo switch and I don’t know if I was successful or not. Before when I put pressure on the CPU nothing happened. So now I attempted a reflow and it was still a blue screen of death but when I put pressure it works? Does it need another reflow because maybe all the solder balls didn’t melt. I did see the cpu move but I’m not sure what to do now because maybe another reflow will damage it?
I know its 2 years too late but try another reflow gently, and If it doesnt work, reball the cpu!
Hey man my nintendo switch lite and do i have to do this too cus my switch lite is just a blue sceeen now
Damn i got stuck at the flux bcuz i got none.
Which one did you use?
Nvm got it thnks for video
I really wish consoles had socketed and replaceable apu's because factory solder joints are very delicate and consoles like the switch can be dropped easily amd get damaged like the one in the video so basically i got a free ps4 from a repair shop with a blod i figured out it was the apu because it had a massive crack on the corner of the case so i knew the apu would be lifted from the board so i didnt bother working on it for a while because i have no hot air station or reflow experience so i ended up using the washer trick which puts extra pressure on the apu and its still working to this day which is about a year since i fixed it so it really should be socketed i know the socket could still get damaged but it would be much easier to replace the socket than to reball an apu also i dont think a socket wouldnt get damaged easily so therefore a better option
Personally I'd prefer sockets too, but that will never happen with consoles sadly 😥 in terms of the washer trick, the problem there is you'll end up never being able to fix that properly because it'll warp the board to a point where it won't be fixable because of the extra pressure 😞
Great video, what’s happened to some of your videos? Was looking for the one where you blew the cmos battery by mistake and can’t find it lol.
They should be there mate, but I'll double check
@@TheCod3r took some doing but found it lol
Hey mate! Looks like your Atten 862D has lived a long life. How long have been using that? Mine is almost home.
Hey 👋 I've had mine around a year now, just starting to get issues with the element but it still works fine
ima show them this video next time
Schematic please?
Metroid Dread has murdered my Switch.
Hi mate, my nintendo switch fell in water,
Screen is blue and fan spins fast and loud untill I hold the power button to power off.
I changed battery and fan, still doing it. Any idea what this could be?
What if putting pressure doesn't get rid of the bsod?
This is happening to me but recently it started to not even turn on
i wanna get mine fixed 🥲but idk where to take it to fix it
My switch is also turning blue, but when I bend it forward it works, but sometimes the screen will start showing white squares after a few seconds. Can you help?
What flux do you recommend ?
Can I use 70% isopropyl alcohol?
hey i will be emailing you how much do you charge to do this fix?
My switch crashes when i put even a little bit of twisting pressure on it while holding it. I did get a blue screen only once. It works fine in dock mode. Is the problem the same as in this video? Also, very informive video, thank you.
Yeah it sounds like it may have an issue with the cpu solder joints or the ram solder joints. It's pretty common on these because of the poor quality of the housing
I never knew that certain death could be reversed by pressing down really hard on the problem lol
My switch has blod-blue light of death and I have tryed every loop hole where turn it off and on resetting it or even doing a delete everything meathod but it doesn’t work and then I was going to have it die and hopes that would fix it but then my step dad is a electrician and he said you shouldn’t do that cause that’s the cause of house fires WHAT DO I DO
Correct me if I'm wrong or if you don't need it. You said you might have to take it apart again anyway, but it looks like you didn't put anymore thermal paste between the cpu and the plate
It's a good point but personally I've not seen any difference in thermals (using a flir one thermal camera) when replacing that paste. It's a very thin plate so thermal performance is basically unaffected by it to be honest
@@TheCod3r - Thickness is irrelevant. The metal surfaces are never 100% perfect. Thermal compound is designed to fill the microscopic gaps and transfer heat mire efficiently. Not replacing the paste is just lazy.
My switch has a blue screen that blinks when it’s plugged up to a charger but doesn’t turn on.. Any tips?
Could you possibly fix mine?
I have two switches with blue screen issues do you repair them directly as want to get them repaired please
Yeah if you get in touch via email at hello@consolefix.co.uk we can arrange a repair :)
How do I do this without soldering it? Like, can I put something on top of it to put pressure?
He just reheated the old ball to make better contact with cpu and board bro
do u know where i can take it to get it fixed? i have no clue wat place to take it too
You can get in touch with me at hello@consolefix.co.uk if you want to mail it in for repair :)
i have bsod can i send to you to be worked on? or lmk where i can send it near me. bay area CA USA
hello, do you work with a VAT number?
No I'm not vat registered
Without taking my switch apart I applied pressure in the same area that he did (approx location of the cpu) and sure enough my switch turned on the second I stopped it glitched and I had to reset. Now I need to take it apart and do the repair.....no so easy
I took mine apart. Today and just added Flux and used a heat gun. Turned on, fixed it. Thanks for this video, saved me $250.
I've got a Nintendo switch lite when you turn it on the back gets hot do you know what the problem could be
It's hard to say, apart from the fan not working it would likely need to be looked at to know more
Thanks for letting me know and some good advice m8
Hi nice video. I have two nintendo switch tablets that have a blue screen. What do you charge to fix them ? Would you be willing to fix them ?
It depends what the cause is really. Most BSOD repairs can be done with just a CPU reflow which I charge £50 for. If they did require a reball I would charge £65 as that's a longer process to complete :)
@@TheCod3r Is it no fix no fee?
I’ve tried reflowing my switch lite a few times and usually it will work afterwards, but then if I set it down or move it around it’ll freeze and then return to the blue screen. Any ideas/tips on what I could be doing wrong?
I'm not an expert by any means, but that sounds like whatever solder ball came loose isn't making a very good connection when you reflow it. When it gets jostled, the weak connection breaks again and you're back to square 1
Omg can you do this for my switch?!? Lol I don’t want to replace it again 😩
I have a blue screen can you fix it
Putting pressure on the cpu with a blue screen got the switch to boot, but after reflow it is just a black screen. I’m guessing I broke the whole thing?
uhhh im stuck at the part where you take out the orange wire things
You did a reflow in the case right?
I'm not sure what you mean mate
i have a first gen switch that is also bent, should i replace the casing or does that not affect the apu?
I had a situation last week where the customer replaced the case because it was bent and it caused a blue screen of death. The best thing I could suggest if you don't want to end up having to get it repaired is to leave it now until it does end up with a blue screen, and then replace the case if you have to get it repaired
@@TheCod3r mine is in a blue screen but thanks
@@vqx14 ah ok. Yeah you're best to replace the housing at the same time
@@TheCod3r alright thanks, also can i have a link to the flux you are using?
i am for some reason excited to fix this console
@@vqx14 the flux I use is called Kingbo RMA-218. I personally buy it in large quantities from China but if you're just fixing one console you're better off getting it off amazon or ebay
Hello the coder the link for the kinbo flux is not working.
I'll look into that mate
Hello cod3r I think you remember me from the livestreams.I really need your help now because my ps4 hard drive is dead. I will buy a new one but when I put the new one in the ps4 should I do something with the software???? Please help me.
Yes you will need to reinstall the system software by downloading it from Sony and copying it to a usb using the instructions on their website, and then installing a fresh firmware on the new drive
@@TheCod3r thanks for telling me