Well done Alex, I soldered boards for years at a big company and I'm still learning from you years into my wonderful retirement. LOL. I really did laugh out loud when I saw all that "GOLD' I'm still wondering where did it come from....I think you may be correct that it was glitter, ugh.
Northridgefix is one of my favourite channels I’ve been micro soldering for years and I learn something new with every video thank you for the years of knowledge which certainly has improved my repair rate and you have also taught me not to take it to heart or be hard on myself for a no fix I’m a bit of a perfectionist lol 😂if it ain’t fixed I failed but your videos over the years have shown me that even professionals face no fixes sometimes Have a blessed day everyone god bless you all God bless northridgefix
I just bought my first soldering and rework stations after inspiration to try from this channel. I had an old Lenovo motherboard laying around that I am using to practice. My first attempt at removing an HDMI connector was a Hiroshima. Long way to go. :)
you shouldn't start with complex connectors and stuff, first learn the basics and try desoldring/soldering components on dead boards, or get a soldering practice kit, its pretty helpful, also good flux will make all the difference, thats something i learnt in my 7+ years soldering
@@ShahZahid the board is useless which is why I'm practicing on it. I've had it in the closet for a good while. There are a bunch of different sized components that I think will give me good practice. I think I had the wrong size nozzle on the hot air gun so I wasn't heating up the board sufficiently to release it. I was surprised at how little force it takes to rip the pads. I barely used any. It's a good lesson learned.
Have a good flux, try first with through hole components get a feel of how each tip affects the soldering process. Then try smd from big to small. Have a small but strong pliers will also help a lot. It is good that you have a board to try on tho. It is a long learning process, good luck.
Alex "went for the kill" and nailed it in no time on this one! Honestly, I couldn't see the thermal change, but he saw it right away. Amazing. Also, what the heck was all that gold?!
I saw one of my menthors having a lot of issues trying to solder a QFN ic, in a T*CON board for a TV, just like this mosfet you soldered and this guy fail trying to do it. He did it twice because he thought the ic was bad, then he ordered a brand new chip and fail again, wich tells me that probably the problem is not the chip but the soldering method. Congrats Alex, Big Boss, dad and NorthridgeFix.
Honestly the best Channel. Salam from France,before i watched your vidéo about amtech NC 559 ,i worked with mg chemical and when i decided to buy amtech and tried it ,it's just Amazing . God bless you.
@ 3:25 about the probe you should put a sticker with a name like voltage or amp meter to distinguish the multimeter probe from the amp meter probe , i do it for my multi charger connectors like for 12v and 5v charger connectors so i'm not mistaken from which charger to plug
Thank NORTHBRIDGE...for your wonderful channel..and all the teaching we've got .. But I have a big and serious question ..that EVERYONE ASK ..even under table.... How much a repair technician can make a month/year..??? If you cannot be precise..what's the AVERAGE money can we do as repair tech like you?? Your answer IS VERY IMPORTANT..for many of us..following you on this channel.. Thank you
0:00 The most common and most iconic sentence at the beginning of the video on this channel. You won't find more frequent. Asus forever ( ironically ) 😀
May be in the past. But never seen him do on this channel because it's not economical. The most important lesson I've learned from this channel is Time & Business > Electronics & Repair.
If you are talking about reballing, yes he has done that before but i think it is not like change the chip. It is sometimes difficult to find the exact same part.
I usually do the maximum temperature and do it as fast as possible. But depends on the solder and the job. I never adjust My soldering iron temperature below 380 Celsius
@@chilloutsloth for sure, but it can gave a base to someone. If too hot and too close you will burn the components and maybe more. Too far and too much air blow then you will never reach the good temperature. Saying for this attempt I will use 380°c at 50% air blow (not real value) would at least give a base to some people, you can evaluate the distance from the components size on the screen.
Oh lol *asus* laptops are the staple of this channel. I'd buy asus laptop just because I've learnt to repair them from your videos!. It blows my mind how you single handedly find patterns that asus engineers who designed the board can't. They should consult you.
I have this same laptop and had to take it apart so I know what the inside looks like. I still can't believe that gold substance all over. The G14 runs hot and I'm sure they were doing all they can to get it to run a few degrees cooler, but then you risk stuff like this.. for like 3 fps. For all we know the user changing how the heat was disapated might of even led to the failure.
Always nice with an "easy" win, with the right goto approach you get even the difficult solution, to look simple !👍 Don't you, as a standard service, ultrasonic clean any of the boards repaired? This looked as an obvious candidate. The thought behind for now the board is fixed, but over time, due to short /heat/corrosion buildup another component could fail.🌪
will you ship to the uk as i am disabled and find it very hard to move about . i like your vid i been watching you since the days that you was working in that shop upstairs .
I have a three year old Overpowered OP-LP3 Laptop. Recently the glue holding the display on failed and the display tilted down applying pressure to the connector. Not wanting to work on it myself I brought it to a shop that reinserted the connector but the display would not light up. The repairman opened up the computer and found burnt components on the motherboard. Problem is we can't find a schematic for this machine in order to identify the failed parts. Do you have any idea with to find a schematic for this Overpowered OP-LP3 Laptop? Andy advise would be greatly appreciated. It's a beautiful machine and I really need to get it working. Thank you in advance.
Holy moly. I found the same gold stuff inside a PS3 one day. Always though it was paint because ppl think thermal paste is some sort of paint but unfortunately, gold thermal paste is something that some manufacturer sell. Which is a joke as thermal conductivity and longevity. I suppose one day you will also face coconut oil, mayo and nutella as thermal paste, right now I only miss Nutella on my collection ! 5:55 I can also see that the chip was cracked on top
Got same asus rog g14 that’s water damaged just considering replacing the motherboard since it can’t be fixed over here in Nigeria, Would have sent it out to you to give it check if possible.
Hey I'm rich with all that gold on the laptop 😆 I know for sure you can find the problem and fix it from all the videos that I have been watching. And you still deserve five star for me. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
When I was young, I used to work with a factory that used to make Intel Motherboards and boards for Motorola pagers, they used to clean all the boards kind of like a conveyor washer machine and used Cascade as a clean agent. I will remove any Bios battery, put that board in a dishwasher with a Cascade soap and blow dry later. LOL
I hope to send a customer to you some day. Beyond swapping out storage ram, reseating battery, replacing screen or parts, we don't do board repair. No heat gun stuff, soldering, not our bag.
I've started to learn microsoldering today and I was inspired by you, I learn a lot from your channel. Can you make a video on how you pinch smd components on a tweezer cause when I'm soldering, I thought I've already put it lower but its floating. Just tips on soldering. Thanks!
I believe I have the same or similar board with the same problem (GA502DU v2.0) My skills are still lacking so it took me a long time (and removing many mosfet/caps) to find out that one of the Mosfet that are in a row above the GPU was possibly bad.. Just like your board. I took it off and the second Mosfet at the DC in is no longer shorted. Fingers crossed that's the issue and not a bad GPU. But now I'm waiting for what I hope is the right chip to come from China sometime in mid to late Oct 😢 Thanks for all your videos and spending time to educate your viewers🙂
My g14 (2021) has a similar problem too, it just randomly died outta nowhere where and no power light was on nor charging. Would like to buy the new line of 2023 g14 but I don’t know.
Good Morning Alex, can you please make a video showing how to correctly inject voltage into components? I always watch your videos and go to them as soon as I experience any problem.
Awesome job! Experience creates good luck. :) All of my ASUS laptops still have power but if one day they fail there is only one place to go, NorthbridgeFix!
hi, boss, i have hp 8560w and some of the ribbon cables are "broken" (old laptop already), and some of the cable clips are broken, i think touchpad and power button cable clips are broken, do u have any solution or do you sell some spare parts? can i just change cables without buying new touchpad and power button? thank you
It’s not luck- it’s skill. You are damn good at this! Respect to you.
it's also a bit of luck, it could've been worse like the actual GPU being screwed
Well done Alex, I soldered boards for years at a big company and I'm still learning from you years into my wonderful retirement. LOL. I really did laugh out loud when I saw all that "GOLD' I'm still wondering where did it come from....I think you may be correct that it was glitter, ugh.
When you're the one repairing my electronic components I'm 10/10 optimistic.
I have said it before, but the disassembly and assembly could make nice videos too. Big boss could have his own channel!
Northridgefix is one of my favourite channels I’ve been micro soldering for years and I learn something new with every video thank you for the years of knowledge which certainly has improved my repair rate and you have also taught me not to take it to heart or be hard on myself for a no fix I’m a bit of a perfectionist lol 😂if it ain’t fixed I failed but your videos over the years have shown me that even professionals face no fixes sometimes
Have a blessed day everyone god bless you all
God bless northridgefix
@@1RebelDog1 I agree my favourite and there are a fair few on youtube but I always watch northridgefix have a blessed day 😀
I like how NorthridgeFix has taken the void and replaced Louis Rossman for hardware repair videos.
This channel has a lot of memes.
Better than factory.
Scientist.
Decorative solder balls.
Hiroshima 🤣
UV light
The short is gone 😅
I just bought my first soldering and rework stations after inspiration to try from this channel. I had an old Lenovo motherboard laying around that I am using to practice. My first attempt at removing an HDMI connector was a Hiroshima. Long way to go. :)
you shouldn't start with complex connectors and stuff, first learn the basics and try desoldring/soldering components on dead boards, or get a soldering practice kit, its pretty helpful, also good flux will make all the difference, thats something i learnt in my 7+ years soldering
@@ShahZahid the board is useless which is why I'm practicing on it. I've had it in the closet for a good while. There are a bunch of different sized components that I think will give me good practice. I think I had the wrong size nozzle on the hot air gun so I wasn't heating up the board sufficiently to release it. I was surprised at how little force it takes to rip the pads. I barely used any. It's a good lesson learned.
Have a good flux, try first with through hole components get a feel of how each tip affects the soldering process. Then try smd from big to small. Have a small but strong pliers will also help a lot. It is good that you have a board to try on tho. It is a long learning process, good luck.
Alex "went for the kill" and nailed it in no time on this one! Honestly, I couldn't see the thermal change, but he saw it right away. Amazing. Also, what the heck was all that gold?!
I saw one of my menthors having a lot of issues trying to solder a QFN ic, in a T*CON board for a TV, just like this mosfet you soldered and this guy fail trying to do it. He did it twice because he thought the ic was bad, then he ordered a brand new chip and fail again, wich tells me that probably the problem is not the chip but the soldering method. Congrats Alex, Big Boss, dad and NorthridgeFix.
I swear Alex's passion for what he does is palpable. Top YB channel :) ty
Thanks!
straight to the point well done Alex
I like big boss, he is very polite and doesn't talk much. A quality of a genuine boss.
its great to see knowledge being shared and the smile when the repair is successful
thank you big boss
Honestly the best Channel.
Salam from France,before i watched your vidéo about amtech NC 559 ,i worked with mg chemical and when i decided to buy amtech and tried it ,it's just Amazing .
God bless you.
Respect Alex ! I love your work and presentation ! Keep going on ...
always a pleasure to see you smile after a successful repair. inspiring. thank you!
Great work. Another laptop saved from going to the trashbin. Perfect. Thank you for that video, greats
Wow!! You went straight to the short at the beginning of this video !!! You are psychic Alex !!!
If I ever need electronics repaired Alex is my first choice. Nicely done Sir.
Millions and millions of TH-cam channels, yours is the only one I want to receive notifications on. Great Job as always
Customer: I have a laptop for you to fix
Alex: Let me guess, it's an Asus
Customer: right
There's sus in Asus.
متفائل طبعا انك قدها والله بتمني اني واحد زي حضرتك فاتح في مصر محدش كان هيرجع للضمان والتجار مبيسئلوش في حد ومحدش بيعرف يصلح قطع الكمبيوتر زي حضرتك
فعلا راجل محترف جدا
Might want to put that board in an untrasonic bath for a few minutes
@ 3:25 about the probe you should put a sticker with a name like voltage or amp meter to distinguish the multimeter probe from the amp meter probe , i do it for my multi charger connectors like for 12v and 5v charger connectors so i'm not mistaken from which charger to plug
Great,shokran lak ya 3almy👍
Great work Alex, thanks for educating the tech side.
13:50 wondering why the microscope is zoomed in on the f9 key. 🤔
We struck gold, guys 👍
Wonderful content ! I might send a board to you. Keep it going dude, cheers to the boss.
my OCD when i see such messy desk =) its hard for me to look at it haha!!!! well done brother...
Im always watching the OG do the work
"Here we have an Asus laptop that came in for no power", when the video doesn't start like that, I do kinda miss it. Keep up the great work!
Do the asus laptops get bad motherboards frequently? I was planning to get this exact model (G14) but now I’m a bit afraid it.
We found Gold, that's epic lol, love your videos and comments
Where you put the red prove? When you test mosfet? When I try to put in diode mode all will beep’s even caps what’s wrong? 😅 and in continuity it’s ok
Watching from Cameroon. Always a pleasure.
always good to see big boss!
Your place is so clean and tidy I don't know how you don't lose anything
Para mí es el mejor canal de todos los que he visto se nota que es un profesional en su materia
Thank NORTHBRIDGE...for your wonderful channel..and all the teaching we've got ..
But I have a big and serious question ..that EVERYONE ASK ..even under table....
How much a repair technician can make a month/year..???
If you cannot be precise..what's the AVERAGE money can we do as repair tech like you??
Your answer IS VERY IMPORTANT..for many of us..following you on this channel..
Thank you
0:00 The most common and most iconic sentence at the beginning of the video on this channel. You won't find more frequent. Asus forever ( ironically ) 😀
Did you ever replace a gpu chip, or any other big BGA chip? I'd love to watch that kind of repair!
May be in the past. But never seen him do on this channel because it's not economical.
The most important lesson I've learned from this channel is Time & Business > Electronics & Repair.
Re balls ?
He does it when replacing wifi chip on samsung tablet: th-cam.com/video/tBMh6qt4VJg/w-d-xo.html
If you are talking about reballing, yes he has done that before but i think it is not like change the chip. It is sometimes difficult to find the exact same part.
questions please ! ...
- When you testing the voltage ... Where are you put the ground cable of the avo cable ?
You play with your board enjoying the repair its always enjoying to see your videos alex👌👍
2022 version of the Klondike Gold ! 🥳 Well done !!
Hi Alex, would you share temperatures used for solder/desolder please?
He said such an info is not helpful, since there are way too many variables. E.g. nozzle type, distance, etc.
I usually do the maximum temperature and do it as fast as possible. But depends on the solder and the job. I never adjust My soldering iron temperature below 380 Celsius
@@chilloutsloth for sure, but it can gave a base to someone. If too hot and too close you will burn the components and maybe more. Too far and too much air blow then you will never reach the good temperature.
Saying for this attempt I will use 380°c at 50% air blow (not real value) would at least give a base to some people, you can evaluate the distance from the components size on the screen.
@@chilloutsloth any hints are better than no hints
Thank you again for another video and inspiring me to do board repairs.
Oh lol *asus* laptops are the staple of this channel. I'd buy asus laptop just because I've learnt to repair them from your videos!.
It blows my mind how you single handedly find patterns that asus engineers who designed the board can't.
They should consult you.
the undisputed champ has done it again.. well done sir.
Thank you Alex and Big Boss. Love all your vids. Please can I ask where I can find the full version of your outro tune?
Favorite brand of laptops on this channel
So why don't you use flux for part removal?
You are nearly 80 percent right on your guesses by my estimation.
I have this same laptop and had to take it apart so I know what the inside looks like. I still can't believe that gold substance all over. The G14 runs hot and I'm sure they were doing all they can to get it to run a few degrees cooler, but then you risk stuff like this.. for like 3 fps. For all we know the user changing how the heat was disapated might of even led to the failure.
You have the precision of a neurosurgeon
Always nice with an "easy" win, with the right goto approach you get even the difficult solution, to look simple !👍
Don't you, as a standard service, ultrasonic clean any of the boards repaired? This looked as an obvious candidate. The thought behind for now the board is fixed, but over time, due to short /heat/corrosion buildup another component could fail.🌪
ultrasonic cleans is for suckas
They should rename this laptop series ROS, republic of shorts.
That second last step is undeniably important.
my old boss used to say" you are paying me for what I know NOT for what I do" it doesn't matter how long it takes as long as the customer is happy
Great Work like always Doc Alex.
It's funny how I watch these videos from end to start🤣
Hey! Just wondering if this was the same board featured on TronicsFix. Love your vids
I love thees'e videos I may not know alot about electronics but love how you explain everything and you reasons what you are doing.
will you ship to the uk as i am disabled and find it very hard to move about . i like your vid i been watching you since the days that you was working in that shop upstairs .
I ordered from his shop to Australia, no problem.
lol new christmas sales idea? solder ball ornaments!
I have a three year old Overpowered OP-LP3 Laptop. Recently the glue holding the display on failed and the display tilted down applying pressure to the connector. Not wanting to work on it myself I brought it to a shop that reinserted the connector but the display would not light up. The repairman opened up the computer and found burnt components on the motherboard. Problem is we can't find a schematic for this machine in order to identify the failed parts. Do you have any idea with to find a schematic for this Overpowered OP-LP3 Laptop? Andy advise would be greatly appreciated. It's a beautiful machine and I really need to get it working. Thank you in advance.
new exploding glitter bomb from Mark Rober, nice one :DDD
Good morning to everyone
Gotta love Big Boss. He be like, "Ya, ya. Get outta here & let me work." LOL
Holy moly.
I found the same gold stuff inside a PS3 one day.
Always though it was paint because ppl think thermal paste is some sort of paint but unfortunately, gold thermal paste is something that some manufacturer sell. Which is a joke as thermal conductivity and longevity.
I suppose one day you will also face coconut oil, mayo and nutella as thermal paste, right now I only miss Nutella on my collection !
5:55 I can also see that the chip was cracked on top
Got same asus rog g14 that’s water damaged just considering replacing the motherboard since it can’t be fixed over here in Nigeria, Would have sent it out to you to give it check if possible.
Hey I'm rich with all that gold on the laptop 😆 I know for sure you can find the problem and fix it
from all the videos that I have been watching. And you still deserve five star for me. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
When I was young, I used to work with a factory that used to make Intel Motherboards and boards for Motorola pagers, they used to clean all the boards kind of like a conveyor washer machine and used Cascade as a clean agent. I will remove any Bios battery, put that board in a dishwasher with a Cascade soap and blow dry later. LOL
I hope to send a customer to you some day. Beyond swapping out storage ram, reseating battery, replacing screen or parts, we don't do board repair. No heat gun stuff, soldering, not our bag.
Asus laptops do NOT seem like durable machines. I would NOT have bought one.
Or the most repairable one.
I've started to learn microsoldering today and I was inspired by you, I learn a lot from your channel. Can you make a video on how you pinch smd components on a tweezer cause when I'm soldering, I thought I've already put it lower but its floating. Just tips on soldering. Thanks!
Capo di tutti capi. Boss off all boses❤
were you able to clean all that "gold" off the board?
I believe I have the same or similar board with the same problem (GA502DU v2.0) My skills are still lacking so it took me a long time (and removing many mosfet/caps) to find out that one of the Mosfet that are in a row above the GPU was possibly bad.. Just like your board. I took it off and the second Mosfet at the DC in is no longer shorted. Fingers crossed that's the issue and not a bad GPU. But now I'm waiting for what I hope is the right chip to come from China sometime in mid to late Oct 😢
Thanks for all your videos and spending time to educate your viewers🙂
Good luck when you get the chips in! Don't give up.
Wah wah your solder ball are to big 🤣🤣🤣🤣 yes alax great job👍👍👍👍
Love the smile face when short is gone $$ 💪💪
Which thermal interface do you use after the assembled the notebook? Which thermal paste do you use?
What is all that white gunk all over the chips and the board?
My g14 (2021) has a similar problem too, it just randomly died outta nowhere where and no power light was on nor charging. Would like to buy the new line of 2023 g14 but I don’t know.
You know you need to clean your glasses when you first read the thumbnail as......Anus Repair :D
Hey I love your Videos and I was wondering if every now and then you showed yourself working on the board
Good Morning Alex, can you please make a video showing how to correctly inject voltage into components? I always watch your videos and go to them as soon as I experience any problem.
Wondering if you put that board in the ultrasonic cleaner and reclaimed the gold!
The satisfaction of seeing the laptop turn on again
We went in for the kill and did a good job
Why dont you ever chuck these things in an ultrasonic bath to clean the crap off?
How do you give power to the mainboard or other parts?
What is the waxy stuff all over everything?
Awesome job! Experience creates good luck. :) All of my ASUS laptops still have power but if one day they fail there is only one place to go, NorthbridgeFix!
Admirer of your work!!!
Comment: Not on statistic but in Math the right way to say 10.345 is ten point three, four, five instead of 345.
hi, boss, i have hp 8560w and some of the ribbon cables are "broken" (old laptop already), and some of the cable clips are broken, i think touchpad and power button cable clips are broken, do u have any solution or do you sell some spare parts?
can i just change cables without buying new touchpad and power button? thank you
Which soldering iron and tip are you using in this video?
Sometimes it becomes difficult to decide whom I admire more...you or Big Boss
That moment when you are watching this on an ASUS and hope it makes it to the end of the video without imploding on itself.
I shorted the video connector (after shorting something else) with death as result.. is it safe to swap in another mainboard?