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ovox

Mar 11, 2015
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Recenly I've replaced the dc jack and burned traces off my laptop by following the advice I've been given. The link to the thread i made on how to replace the jack is below. I tried to power on the laptop after but nothing happened. Could my motherboard be fried now from the burned traces making a short or a dead battery? I've got a multimeter to help diagnose the problem.

https://www.electronicspoint.com/threads/damaged-dc-power-jack-traces.273084/#post-1645330
 
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Neal

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Most likely a multi-layer board, the thru plating is gone. So the inner layers of the PCB are open. Get another mother board.
 

slanwar

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Recenly I've replaced the dc jack and burned traces off my laptop by following the advice I've been given. The link to the thread i made on how to replace the jack is bellow. I tried to power on the laptop after but nothing happened. Could my motherboard be fried now from the burned traces making a short or a dead battery? I've got a multimeter to help diagnose the problem.

https://www.electronicspoint.com/threads/damaged-dc-power-jack-traces.273084/#post-1645330
send pictures of the damaged board
 

user_12345a

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For laptops the motherboard is pretty much the machine and is proprietary

I wouldn't change it unless the machine is fairly new or very high end.
 

slanwar

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http://imgur.com/Iq45mkk

I only bridged the pins of the dc powerjack to where I sanded on the top layer of the motherboard and not the bottom if it's a multilayer board.
It wasn't water damage? I see white stuff not only where you sanded, if the laptop is an old one you could buy the MB on eBay cheap.
 

ovox

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No that was cotton fibers. I should use a toothbrush with alcohol.
 
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