Thanks for sharing the information. Today I have successfully repaired my old laptop. Just a good amount of solder flux and then slowly passing by the pins with a tiny soldering tip gave me a perfect result.
Just did it to my laptop, and it's now working normally. I had issues with windows freezing always after a couple of minutes after startup, not anymore. I used a gas-soldering iron with a sharp tip, and just warmed up every pin so that the tin melted. After that i checked with a magnifying glass that no pins were touching each other. So no need for those fancy tools that "Mounty2010" said, with a little concentration it is an easy DIY.
yes I had to do it twice, my own fault, I was too scared to over heat the parts,took it apart the second time much quicker,and to do the solder was just as scary,but I looked careful after and checked I hadn't draged any solder across two pins.all credit to the guy who first found the fault,how he did it I really don't know.briliant.,worth noting I have never done anything like this before.
Your problem is more likely to be the fan screw that earths the motherboard, try to press hard on the upper/right side of the keyboard and power it on. If it does boot normally by doing that, then it is for sure the earthing screw. To tighten that screw you need to pull the keyboard and the metal plates beneath it off, and then tighten the screw.
You never have any problem with solder crossing over to the other pins when you drag the iron across the pins like that? Seems easier than doing them one by one but I am concerned with the possibility pins crossing. Any other tips to do with this technique?
how hot is your iron I have a 15 WATT, 30 WATT and a 40 WATT and would like to know what one would be best for the job, I am guessing your useing a 15 or 30 WATT iron,
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