3 Asus ROG Gaming Laptop Repair No power- The first one has Liquid Metal Spill
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I think the takeaway should be, DO NOT purchase a ROG gaming laptop until they can come up with a better solution for keeping the PCBA cooler. MOSFET voiding and bad Caps are also a huge issue for this laptop.
My joints never shine.. unless lit. ;) :p And i concur. one does not simply apply some liquid metal without proper knowledge. 1070 RIP.. ;)
cleaning Liquid Metal is a big waste of time
I think the takeaway from this episode is DO NOT use liquid metal ... Thank You 👍😊
Some manufacturers use liquid metal from the factory. However, they typically have protection keep it from leaking.
Liquid metal is excellent at heat transfer BUT if you don't know how to apply it correctly then don't try use it
there is a use for liquid metal, but it's completely stupid to use it on laptops.
laptop cpus are not meant for overclocking = why liquid metal
laptop coolers are wimpy, and don't have any pressure to hold them tightly against each other = why even try to apply liquid metal, it's just gonna spill everywhere.
+ 90% of the population can't even apply it properly = just forget about liquid metal in hopes of getting 1-2 fps more in games.
I think it's fine to use if it's on a console or desktop where it won't be moving around much
They never listen. Now the costomer has to spend another $2,000 on a new laptop because of liquid metal!!
I used to own an amplifier that someone described as having more dry joints than a hippie's ashtray.
THANK YOU! I have a ASUS ROG GL502VM that has a failed power issue. I didn't even know these were repairable! I already contacted your company and have my paperwork to send it in tommorow. I am so happy to see you are able to fix these. I hope mine is fixable as well :)
Hey, is your laptop working? Plz reply I'm facing the same issue. I have an Asus Rog g15 2022 which failed 3 days ago.
Good day, Alex. Your videos are always great and in this one you did a lot of measurements. Every time I feel that something missing for me, you always telling the result of measurements, but could you please, organise a small window in any corner of the screen to see the multimeter result?
Thank you for your hard work to show us a lot of tricks in this job.
That looks like way too much liquid metal was applied with zero isolation. 100% user error.
Also what's with the massive amount of Asus laptops having vcore MOSFET failures? Heat problems? Or just that Asus sells an incredible amount of them?
The latter
This guy is awesome, and a hell of a tech, teacher and all around good guy.
and he make shiny joints. :D
Its not worth the risk of improving couple of degress by using liquid metal. Better of with quality thermal paste.
Such a sad life of a mosfet😂😂
I didn’t expect my laptop (the third one) to show up in one of his videos but thank you also I love your work
@@Stefan_Van_pellicom around $300
hey which zephyrus/rog model was your laptop ?
@@nazdhillon994 it was a GA502 15”
@@lolnotsofunny19 you live in USA?
Liquid metal is such a gimmick, why would you use something that if you spill a tiny drop. it could totally fry your system. It doesnt even hardly improve thermals or performance.. LOL
I don't know why people use liquid metal when they clearly don't know what they are doing. In some cases liquid metal is good. For overclocking it is awsome, but you cannot just put it on. You need to prepare the CPU and GPU for that. And never on a laptop that you move around. This is just stupid.
It comes in the laptop from the factory.
I will never get tired of your smile when a job is done and working Alex. Thankyou for the content brother.
I am considering about metal battery tab from third repair. What is worried me is any shaking won't cause any problems with the connection
asus apply liquid metal on all rog Cpu 2020 laptop, should get warranty instead , because its asus fault
Sorry sir,,,,
I'm from Indonesia, I always learn on Asus and Apple videos
In my country, it's difficult to find tutorial like this, also coz i'm a poorguy😅
But,,, I hope,,, if you are free, please upload it often every week
may god repay your kindness
Liquid metal does have 5-10 times the thermal conductivity of thermal paste; however, it also conducts electricity. It is absolutely essential that it NOT be spilled onto the circuitry. Evidently, most people use far too much and it squeezes out and causes shorts. Better use thermal paste unless you know what you are doing. A 1 mm diameter bead will spread to cover 3-15 square cm depending on surface roughness. Seldom would anyone need more and usually should use less.
It's mind-boggling to me how many people are willing to buy a product they do not understand, and open up and tamper with their $1000+ device, before spending 20 minutes worth of research into what it is they're buying or how to apply it.
@@hrodberht3152 I certainly don't get it. I mean, w/ liquid metal you need some barrier to prevent spillage, right. So taking a laptop that [I assume] didn't have liquid metal and putting it on seems like it's asking for trouble... but what do I know. I'm a Playstation gamer who only knows a thing or two about PCs.
having said that, last night I ordered a Rog Strix Scar 15. Intel 12900H, 3070ti, etc that uses liquid metal. I imagine that one was user error but now I hope these have a barrier to prevent the liquid metal from spilling onto the board lol... seen a video of the application process, etc but haven't seen an actual video or pic of the chip pre heat sink.
I have seen people cover the immediate surrounding area on the CPU with clear nail polish but this stuff is all over the board!
@@sarges1712 it has a barrier to preventing liquid metal from spilling and its applied by machines if not mistaken.
Enjoyed this one being a bit longer Alex, thankyou for the content 😁😁
Very nice repair! Lot to learn about proper soldering.
I changend two switches of my PC-Mouse today and it workt great! Normaly i struggle with desoldering and soldering on little electronics... but since I watch your Videos I lernt alot about soldering and how to do it .
Keep up your great work!
Greetz from Germany
at least buy those small plastic braces that goes around the cpu so liquid metal dosnt spill they cost 1 cent
Good day Alex, I enjoy watching your steady hand on the micro components. Being a retired electronic keyboard tech for 50 years you have a unique method of troubleshooting. I have a curious question on the liquid metal contamination. Might compressed air not blow the metal from under unseen connections. Of course I wouldn't do it on or near the work bench for concerns of future contamination. As always IMHO!
its probably already damaged the CPU.
I think sucking is always better than blowing.
NO! I'm not gay................HA!
Or even vacuum it off with a small nozzle.
you can try with a lot of isopropilic alcohol and a very smooth brush. I managed to save one like this but it can also push the liquid metal even further.
@@michaelaltun can CPU be replaced?
Alex, why don't you use a wick in this case?
Scientist spotted 🤣
Liquid metal do improve temperatures slightly, but it is a mess. Not worth the hassle and a dead computer.
wow what a great video alex ... a short shop work flow can we have more of this please .. and also nice to see big boss included in your videos ... regards joe from uk
I learn a lot from your work. Thanks for posting all you have. There are lessons in EVERY video you post. Even the non fixable ones. Your methods of troubleshooting are remarkable. Btw just the name liquid metal scares me knowing is being used on electronics, and then you show the negative effects. Watching from Jamaica.
Only improves a few degrees! Not really worth it in the long 🏃♂️
You do always epic , but if your visible multimeter, DC power meter, hot gun meter at right corner which will helpful for us ! You are always our mentor 👍 😊
With the amount of asus laptops you fix, does it mean its a crappy make?
El conector de batería , yo lo habría fijado con un par de gotas de pegamento bicomponente, solo un par de gotitas y queda sujeto de una manera mas firme y soporta mejores temperaturas.. un saludo.. Desde España...
I was going to use liquid metal on my AMD Threadripper until I read about it. Stayed with a good thermal paste
This laptop was not even born when i was playing games.
Love the longer videos. Great job as usual
Awesome job! Just one question, how do you know what capacitor to replace dead ones with? I'm guessing you can't meassure the capacitance due to it being dead? Do you have a schematic of the boards?
Because he fixed too many of those devices he remember their value and also he have the same mother boards . So he can measure from it.
And for some of them he have schematic of the boards!
Here those all from his vids✌️✌️✌️
Great job as always. Thank You. Allah protect you and your family my brother.
Ameen.
Use clear nail polish around the cpu for protection if you wanna use liquid metal.
why not Undervolt the CPU GPU ?
LM is worthed in some cases, it is never if you are a dog and you don't have the slight clue at what you are doing.
And yes, if you don't use some insulator (btw non conductive nail polish works just fine) and this happens, well you called it on yourself.
I watch his video's so I can keep my device safe from damage.
"It just plays games, it is a gaming laptop so..." Love this guy's sense of humour
Hi Alex.
First, I do always enjoy the work and the videos you do. Top! 👍
But I have a small question. Every time I see Americans use hot glue they heat it and put it manually on the component. Why don't you (ok, you can't answer for the others) use a hot glue gun? It's easier to use and you can work with a higher precision. Thx.
Hard to hide the coop from an old whiley fox. Good job. Cheers!
I find these repairs so fascinating. The beneficial part to me is seeing the trends in bad manufacturing so that I can avoid those particular brands :) Thanks for the great honest videos!
It was so cool meeting you the other day. Thanks for taking the time to personally help me with purchasing some tools and supplies from your shop. When your customer came in I can totally tell that you are a total people pleaser and happy to help your customer. Until we meet again…
3:06 they come from the factory with liquid metal on cpu, and paste on gpu for 2023 models, 2022 models come with liquid metal on both. Not sure about 2021 or 2024 models
Hi, have you tried compressed air to get the liquid metal from underneath the CPU?👍
So it spills all over the board? Please use your brain.
This does actually work, some friends of mine did with a GPU, purest alcohol you can get, 70% worked for us, even if it's terrible and compressed air just did the trick, saved a 1060 laptop
@@yasashii_koe Better out than below, it's an unreachable place
When I see someone take something like this and preform there skills it is like magic. To bring something to life like this is amazing.
I love ur jokes🤣💖
I like how this guy has had multiple ROGs in with liquid metal all over and can't put 2 and 2 together that Asus did this. Just a rough assumption that a bunch of guys are running around squirting liquid metal all over.
He may be knowledgeable about circuitry, but if he can't be bothered to learn the basics of what he is working on he is bound to blame the wrong people and make mistakes. A quick search, or common sense, would have told him the customers of that specific laptop model aren't all walking around with super soakers full of Liquid Metal.
The stuff is stupid hard to work with, can get places you don’t want it AND it is corrosive and will start to leech itself into other metals, destroying them in the process. It’s probably contaminated the solder on the board, and once it’s under normal operation, the parts will pop loose, just like low melt solder! Delidding and Liquid Metal are almost never worth the gain in clock speed that can already be obtained with high end thermal compounds and water cooling. What happens is; they reach 4.9 or 5.9 GHz and can’t stand not having that even 5.0 or 6.0 GHz to post those stats online. Just silly childish mentality. Hope it’s worth the $$$….
@northridgefix when you get time can you make a video to go over all the tools and equipment you currently use and your website links you are doing an awesome job and we greatly appreciate the repair videos keep them going
Hey there is a very small ic a little above the battery connector that burned up, does anybody know what it's manufacturernumber is (GL704G(W) Laptop)
Why Asus laptops failed so much rather than MSI or Aorus line series? I haven't seen MSI laptops over a year. I noticed that Asus laptops failed with MOSFETs and SMD caps like other mid-rang laptops. So Asus laptops suck in build quality? I'm using MSI laptops for gaming 7 years straight without single problem (only replaced thermal paste every year) and now planning to upgrade to Asus model but when I see Asus laptops failing and failing again, I have to stay away from Asus.
I’m about to send you mine, I used to do circuit board repair, had IPC certifications but it’s been a while since I troubleshooted or was in the industry. I have a GU502DU motherboard from ASUS, buddy said stopped working, I checked the mosfet with the meter one side is 20V other side is 4.20-4.5V so I definitely know a component is shot just can’t determine which one it is.
Liquid metal = is crap
I don't know why people don't understand and use liquid metal.... !!!???!!!
Hi, i was thinking, is it possible to upgrade a rog laptop that has soldered the ram? Upgrading from 16gb to 32gb ram LPDDR5? The laptop uses liquid metal. Is it possible or is there any restrictions on the motherboard in having a 32gb ram soldered on? Thankyou !
Hi Alex, the first one is that a non Fixable Damage?
Does the CPU is not possible to remove and resolder? That's kinda stupid from the Factory then and increase E-Waste a lot. Missing the Times where CPUs are just locked on and with a switch they could be removed. Ain't there People that Fix CPUs? I am new in this all.
Classic sign that unskilled people should NOT be trying to do ANYTHING on the inside of their computer! Personally I think liquid metal is the worse invention ever created for this purpose! It should ONLY be used in controlled systems where they are conducting overclocking and are highly skilled with this crap!
Why do ASUS notebooks break disproportionately often? Couldn't the liquid metal be heated and sucked off with a kind of vacuum cleaner (e.g. under the chips)?
Hello, thanks always but got a Toshiba satellite got no overheating issues but a few minutes after booting it shuts down unexpectedly ,,, help with an insight
These hard core gamers crack me up... pay big $$$ for a gaming board, hear about liquid metal Internet, go armchair warrior mode and put liquid metal on without knowing what they’re doing, ruin expensive gaming board. Lol
You R "our" 'IT national treasure.... and even though you don't... you're still SMOken! Cheers
Seriously, this videos make me cry... what is "no fix"? Isn't it possible to replace a motherboard in case you can't fix it? Does Asus have motherboards for laptops at all?
First like and first comment amazing video bro as always keep up the great work your the man
Why would someone complain about piercing solder mask on a solder joint? I understand bare copper, but once it’s tinned it’s gas tight. Engineer’s mind wants to know a scientists thinking. 🙈
Are all these laptops out of warranty or is warrant voided because the user opened it and damaged it in some way? Ie apply liquid metal, replace non user replaceable battery etc? I'd think laptops stopping working due to capacitor or mosfet failure should be covered by warranty if the laptop was bought 2-3 years ago.
Its a block party weekend in California, and here's a Three-fer from ALEX....
I noticed that when you swab away the liquid metal you use ipa on the swab, wouldn't the liquid metal wick away easier if the swab was dry? There's probably a reason that I'm missing.
Shoddy design on that battery connection point. Nothing but solder pads to take the force of inserting/removing a battery. No wonder it failed.
Can't u just desolder the CPU and claen whatever it's under and solder it back again , and if u want u can apply some isulator around the CPU so the liquid metel can't short out any thing the apply the liquid metel again , i think it will work.
I do learn more with that short and rich videos than others very prolix and boring. Thanks, God speed .
i used to think asus as a reliable brand, more i am seeing these laptop issue on your channel really making me think, i should stay clear of asus in the future, i have a HP laptop right now, i had plenty of issues with it as well, nothing that required repair, which is best laptop brand according to you?
After removing the visible liquid metal I would have brushed the board off completely with alcohol.
Good jobs, but i miss the removed metalpiece (23:55). 🤔
using liquid metal on a laptop is just nuts to me, that stuff is so dangerous on even a single component.
Liquid metal is intended for overclockers and such who benefit from the increased thermal performance. Otherwise I dont understand the point. If it's working why fix it? Many of these dummies seem to just glob huge amounts of liquid metal like it's thermal paste. You only need a VERY SMALL AMOUNT and you spread it over the die.
May there is a chemical liquid to clean that liquid metal from motherboard but we didn't find it yet.somebody has to test solvents maybe hexane or methytin mercaptan can reacts with that liquid metal who knows?producer of that liquid metal has to do it and explain how to clean it.
"Some of the mosfets are in the middle, in the back, in the side. Asus like playing games. Well, it is a gaming laptop."
SA Northridgefix
Is it possible to use ultrasonic cleaner for liquid metal?
looks like the liquid metal goes under the CPU or RAM. You cannot just clean the outside edge. You need to remove them and clean the pads.
I would've have rinsed that whole board with 99% alcohol or maybe give it a ultrasonic bath. Those droplets are going to be everywhere.
i come for the smile after the fix!
I mean i get the guys was trying to cool the system better with liquid metal but should done some homework on how to approach it and how to seal it from liquid metal getting everywhere. On my gaming laptop i have liquid metal but around the cpu socket i used the uv masking to cover the edges of the socket and covered some capacitors as well .. its a pain in the ass to clean liquid metal but found an easy way to do it.
بإسم الله أحسن الأسماء. I did not expect to hear the name of God in a channel like this. Like
The most valuable lesson in this video is.... Never buy a fuckin Asus laptop.
Lonely mosfet,no wife,no children,no neighbour....like me🤣🤣
I was thinking about how much it will cost me to get a 2017 HP x360 i7 7500u with no power?
How bout rigging up a vacuum (a strong shop type) and size the suction end down to a very small opening to suck up all this liquid metal.
Also, have the main hose of the vacuum run into a plastic bucket at the top and the smaller hose that will do the sucking of the metal set at a lower position on the bucket so that the liquid metal does not go into the main part of the vacuum.
It would be an easy way to get rid of all future liquid metal problems on devices coming in.
I am still surprised that idiots still use liquid metal on computers especially after you have shown so many devices that come to you for repair with it all over the boards.
Great Show!!!!
Well the problem it is manufacture who use the LM on the first place. Asus, Dell, and Lenovo have used it on some of their laptop (especially for high performance laptop aka gaming laptop), with MSI following this year. Thus there will be no choice to suck it and use it.
Beside, it is not really hard to tame LM. It depends on the manufacture. For example PS5 has really good barrier to avoid LM spill as they make the processor a bit lower than the other component in the board and + more barrier (thus the heatsink on CPU is like plug). Thus unless you open it, it will really hard to spill in PS5.
I reccomend Great Scott's episode of liquid metal use
& you'll find out it's junk
Would Isoprop alchaohol under pressure in a spry bottle not work for moving that junk
3 Asus laptop gone to sheit due to Chinesium build quality.. Do not get an Asus laptop...
I don't even know shit about this but this video is much better of asmr then the asmr ones and information is next level so keep going❤
by which mithod can i buy or get those amazing multimeter props you have
I'm in Syria 😂🌝
Gaming laptop wants to play game but This laptop even born when i play game!!😄👍
Man the guy who used liquid metal is kicking him self now .. u just need a little of it a spread it. Look like is used the whole syringe
that's the reason i avoid liquid metal, better you have 2 degrees higher than risking killing your hardware
I suspect the scientists are the ones who had a light bulb go off over their head when you said joint.....
This guy is like a heart surgeon but for electronics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you repair only ASUS laptop or does ASUS laptops sucks this much?