I've been able to fix two HP laptops just by watching your videos, thank you for giving us confidence to work on these electronics coz you make it look so easy
I was gifted my first, cheap reflow station today. I have some soldering skills for fixing guitar patch cables, but never used the air before. I was able to fix a ssd, firestick remote and small audio mixer within the first hour. Love your channel, listening to you talk, explaining your work and sometimes making fun of the comments..."Seriously, what planet are you on?" was on a recently watched video. I also caught myself narrating my fix attempts (in your voice) and saying things like, "Awesome work" when I turned off the air and inspected the pins by gently pushing on them. I am pumped to learn more and need a microscope. My old man eyes can't see well. Keep doing what you're doing.
ALEX,this was one of your best video's. 1st it was short and to the point,and every single thing you did ,i understood why.I'm a collector of older laptops and just like to mess with them.for fun only,i take them apart. THIS video will give a a chance to learn and hopefully get one to work again.So thank you so much for SHARING your vast knowledge in a simple way with no BS magic.AND hello from the BAY AREA!!
I did bench work for 20 years on pro audio equipment love your videos, never thought to use a thermal cam to diagnose great tip for me, just sent you an iPad hopefully it will be another success for you, keep the videos coming.
One of the switches on my keyboard broke recently and inspired by this channel I decided to try soldering it myself. I managed to get another broken one as a donor and to practice on, after a few tries I got the keyboard working perfectly. Thanks for the great educational content!
I’d be interested in seeing a video from big boss’ bench! I spend a lot of time on disassemble and reassemble, would be nice to see and learn more of that too Love the videos, I watch em all
Welcome back. disassembly and reassembly is a bit of a mare. lots of different screws and connectors. those device glued down 😁. don't breath whilst inserting the pry tools. clamping them back together. need patience and steady hand for big bosses job for sure.
I´ve been following your channel for a while, and for sure is the best about microelectronic soldering and repair. I wonder what porcentage of the motherboards (laptop/desktop) repairs are cap/mosfet short circuit related? Regards and keep the good work!
Nice balance of giving priority to spending time that will optimize positive results and gradually dealing with the more difficult and time consuming hiroshimas.
I wish you luck, but if you're any good put ads online it's a service that's not available everywhere. Tbh when things start going you'll be hiding like me, I wouldn't be mad enough to run ads (;
Yeah, except one of them would be a rabbit hole with no ending. Took me a long time to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, thanks to Alex's videos helping me figure that out!
hello your job is amazing and your videos are very instructive i watch your every video. Good luck with your work and thanks for your lessons on how to do it :)
I like watching your videos. They are very inspirational. I have limited experience in the technical side of electronic repair. However I'm more than proficient in soldering as I have been building and flying quad copters for well over 10 years now. I am interested in trying my hand in the electronic repair industry. What would you recommend for a start up? What tools/ equipment should i have? I have the soldering station, hot air reflow unit, power supply unit and a other few select gadgets for utility. Perhaps aquiring the FLIR camera and a good set of bits for disassembly would be a good addition? Any recommendations?Thank you for your work.
Can you please tell what is unique/special about Asus laptops that they are being reported a lot for getting short? (especially on this channel nowadays)
My laptop has same problem, but everyone is just saying there is problem in motherboard and to change motherboard. Wish someone repaired my laptop like you :)
Sir, in your video, you have almost been using "hot tweezers" to desolder and solder. But so far I got no idea which durable one to buy myself. Any suggestion, please? Nice, video, thanks.
I learned on this channel that Asus laptops have a lot of issues or they sell a lot of units hence the frequency of more faulty laptops either way ill be avoiding them in the future.
Not just ASUS. All consumer grade laptops are prone to it. Buy a business grade machine, one that offers a really good warranty, and your golden. Why? Manufacturers design a better product when they offer a warranty with it that is of significant liability to them. They don't want to have to honor the warranty. So they build the laptop better. For the most part.
They are popular and they are worth fixing, that's why you're seeing them. If a budget laptop explodes no one is going to pay hundreds of dollars for board repair. Just get a new one instead.
This is a long shot but would you have any idea how to reset the cmos on one of these boards? I dont see a battery or a jumper. Is there a chip i have to unsolder or short out or something?
Is this considered a cheaper or dearer fix? I am only asking because I have a gaming laptop which has the same symptoms as this video and it is in for repair. Its driving me crazy waiting to see if it is fixable and the cost of the fix.
I really love your content but seriously you need to stop calling disaster repair attempts HIROSHIMA, imagine someone keeps calling it Beirut, I know you addressed this in a previous videos but I think it won't hurt to stop calling it that. BTW great video as always
Can anyone explain what is special/unique about Asus laptops that they suffer the most from a short? Why does your channel only gets Asus laptops for repair (mostly)? And what can a customer do to prevent such shorting?
Could you explain what people are doing to create this problem ? If it is possible. Would be good to know , or is it just flat-out bad design/low quality caps ?
The 19V voltage supply from your charger will pass through usually two mosfets before feeding the rest of the board and if your laptop detects an excess current it will turn one of these mosfets off so no current will continue for more than a brief instant when you plug in. Note the resistor to the right of the mosfet. A very low value resistor which is almost certainly used by the laptop to measure the current being drawn. He is injecting a much lower voltage - 1.2 or 1.5 after the two protection mosfets. A low enough voltage not to damage anything else but also enough to drive some current through whatever is short circuited and produce some heat to detect with his camera (you can use your finger too or some alcohol). He is not trying to turn the machine on at all - it is purely to see what warms up due to being short circuit. The typical path is ... Charger port - mosfet - mosfet - resistor to detect current - rest of the board.
If only we can afford a thermal cam that costs around 800 or more from flirr we could do the same quick methode but unfortunately it's too expensive so we are longer busy with finding the problem component(s) by schematic if there is one. If no schematic available we then follow the powerrail and do it the old fashion way and then it takes hours to find the problem. I really hope they make thermal cams pricing not so high so it's affordable for everyone. But nice job one again.
Hi, there are a couple of tricks to find a shorted component without a thermal camera, use of isopropyl alcohol, lighter fluid or rosin for example. Regards!
Hey. I have a rog zephyrus g15 ga503rm. The laptop crashed and now it does not respond at all when power button is switched on. I sent it to support and they tried somethings but it seems that the motherboard has got power issues. They recommend buying a new laptop because the alternative is ordering a new motherboard. They said the zephyrus line has commonly got such issues and it wasn't reliable. Should I seek another service that does granular motherboard repairs like this video? Any advice?
Some background: at first the ssd I installed sort of crashed - thw bios wasn't detecting at all so I could nor boot into Linux installed on that SSD. I suspected it has something to do with overheating. Then after a week it showed a black screen with keyboard lights on when power on
My asus rog zephyrus powers sometimes. When it powers it runs, but when no only logo or shut down a second. When power up I check temps of processor and graphics, less than 55 in use or 70-75 under load (games). How to fix it? Same process or its something different?
I've been able to fix two HP laptops just by watching your videos, thank you for giving us confidence to work on these electronics coz you make it look so easy
Amazing work. I bet you are really happy to have "big boss". You and your family does such a great work in your shop. Greets
I was gifted my first, cheap reflow station today. I have some soldering skills for fixing guitar patch cables, but never used the air before. I was able to fix a ssd, firestick remote and small audio mixer within the first hour. Love your channel, listening to you talk, explaining your work and sometimes making fun of the comments..."Seriously, what planet are you on?" was on a recently watched video. I also caught myself narrating my fix attempts (in your voice) and saying things like, "Awesome work" when I turned off the air and inspected the pins by gently pushing on them. I am pumped to learn more and need a microscope. My old man eyes can't see well. Keep doing what you're doing.
Nice to see BB back in action...
Your "big boss" has good eyes and dexterous hands for his age. Great to see an old timer doing tech things these days. Good on him
ALEX,this was one of your best video's. 1st it was short and to the point,and every single thing you did ,i understood why.I'm a collector of older laptops and just like to mess with them.for fun only,i take them apart. THIS video will give a a chance to learn and hopefully get one to work again.So thank you so much for SHARING your vast knowledge in a simple way with no BS magic.AND hello from the BAY AREA!!
I would have trust in this guy to fix my hardware in case it stops working. A real expert.
It's impressive how quickly you can troubleshoot these issues.
Big Boss is back. Glad to see you back, hope vacation was awesome.
You did see light on the button But we see the light sitting on the chair.
Happy to see big boss
God bless you all 🌷🌷🌷
That's my laptop. Thanks a ton! Glad I found your channel!
Amazing work as always, Wish there was someone as talented in the UK :)
Feel great to have it fixed... Better than factory. Good job Alex
Just wondering Can you get a macro lens for that flir thermal camera? Great watch as always
You can fix so many because you have a robo BIG BOSS 🤣 does robo BOSS come in kit form ,and can we buy him from your shop 🤣👍
They have SMALL BOSS in stock only
🤣🤣🤣
I wish I had a thermal camera working on aircraft Avionics components for 20 years.. great work mate
Work's gonna be easy now... Big Boss is Back. 💪
One of the nicest feelings after watching your videos ...thank you sir
I did bench work for 20 years on pro audio equipment love your videos, never thought to use a thermal cam to diagnose great tip for me, just sent you an iPad hopefully it will be another success for you, keep the videos coming.
I like the way you use to solve a lot of cases you're a hero bro ❤❤❤
One of the switches on my keyboard broke recently and inspired by this channel I decided to try soldering it myself. I managed to get another broken one as a donor and to practice on, after a few tries I got the keyboard working perfectly. Thanks for the great educational content!
Come let open a shop in Paris
Thanks for the video and happy Friday!
Amazingly quick diagnose and fix, even quicker when you watch at 1.5x 😅.
Your videos always raise my spirits Alex.
Thank you, and big boss of course!
I’d be interested in seeing a video from big boss’ bench! I spend a lot of time on disassemble and reassemble, would be nice to see and learn more of that too
Love the videos, I watch em all
Welcome back... Dear Big Boss 🙏👏👏👏🙏
Welcome back. disassembly and reassembly is a bit of a mare. lots of different screws and connectors. those device glued down 😁. don't breath whilst inserting the pry tools. clamping them back together. need patience and steady hand for big bosses job for sure.
I always watch your videos for learning
"No problema señor" XD next say "No hay problema señor", love your videos
Nice to see Big Boss back.
Welcome back the biggest of Bosses.
Awesome work and skill!!
~ EET student. 😎👍
7:53 the barakah of "bismi allah", Nice fix as always and better than factory
omg asus., best faulty laptop. good thing we have a legend Alex
That fast, even with the mistaken cap 👏
i can see happiness in your face because big boss came back
I´ve been following your channel for a while, and for sure is the best about microelectronic soldering and repair. I wonder what porcentage of the motherboards (laptop/desktop) repairs are cap/mosfet short circuit related? Regards and keep the good work!
Very impressive and lots of knowledge
its v good Big boss is Back.
Nice balance of giving priority to spending time that will optimize positive results and gradually dealing with the more difficult and time consuming hiroshimas.
The best engineer 👉✊👈
Welcome back Mr Big Boss 😁🎉
Super Fast, Good Work sir
Great job, I wish I had 16 units to fix 🙏👍
I wish you luck, but if you're any good put ads online it's a service that's not available everywhere. Tbh when things start going you'll be hiding like me, I wouldn't be mad enough to run ads (;
Yeah, except one of them would be a rabbit hole with no ending. Took me a long time to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, thanks to Alex's videos helping me figure that out!
Welcome back big Boss 🤠
hello your job is amazing and your videos are very instructive i watch your every video.
Good luck with your work and thanks for your lessons on how to do it :)
Fast, efficient and better than factory.
I like watching your videos. They are very inspirational. I have limited experience in the technical side of electronic repair. However I'm more than proficient in soldering as I have been building and flying quad copters for well over 10 years now. I am interested in trying my hand in the electronic repair industry. What would you recommend for a start up? What tools/ equipment should i have? I have the soldering station, hot air reflow unit, power supply unit and a other few select gadgets for utility. Perhaps aquiring the FLIR camera and a good set of bits for disassembly would be a good addition? Any recommendations?Thank you for your work.
how to know the value of the smd cap? if i dont have a doner board how to get the same cap ?
Your videos are simply great, subscribed!!!
Dobra robota, jak zawsze. Kupiłem córce laptopa asusa pół roku temu, zobaczymy ile będzie działał...
If it's a gaming laptop cross your fingers and hope it doesn't crap out when your warranty is over
Tak, do gier... jak coś z nim będzie to wysyłam do alexa
@@jakubantczak1093 ✌
Big boss is my favourite part 😍
Cool but it's yet another ROG. May we can see a different device being repaired. Congrats for the great job.
7:53 Key point to the success... Way to go big boss.
He said Bismillah ❤️
Can you please tell what is unique/special about Asus laptops that they are being reported a lot for getting short? (especially on this channel nowadays)
the best professional excellen😉👍
Truly professional excellent
Hello dude, you are the number one, can i ask how did you know the value of the caps?
great work as always mate, thank you
The repairs you are doing are the top of everything but how high are your stress level...i wonder?
My laptop has same problem, but everyone is just saying there is problem in motherboard and to change motherboard. Wish someone repaired my laptop like you :)
The boss of all Bosses is back..
Theres a reason asus dropped their old motto
Rock Solid, Heart Touching
Quick fix 👍 Good work🤗📯
I started watching Bosch (series). Recently they mentioned northridge ... is it the area where you are located in LA?
Ahh Big boss is back 😀
Amazing style of sharing his skills and teach the other people that is why god is always helping these kind of people
Sir, in your video, you have almost been using "hot tweezers" to desolder and solder. But so far I got no idea which durable one to buy myself. Any suggestion, please? Nice, video, thanks.
Hey, I have the same laptop with the same problem. How much would this cost if I ship it to you?
How do you know which caps to use as no value is written on them?
I also wonder this?
He repairs a lot of asus laptops, maybe that's how
He probably measured one of the two caps. There are only a couple of common values used for that bypass function.
Wanted to ask the same... :D
Good job mate 👍
Maşallah BigBoss. He is testing it with bismillah. 7:50 🌙 just like me :) greets from a Turkish guy in Germany
I learned on this channel that Asus laptops have a lot of issues or they sell a lot of units hence the frequency of more faulty laptops either way ill be avoiding them in the future.
Not just ASUS. All consumer grade laptops are prone to it.
Buy a business grade machine, one that offers a really good warranty, and your golden. Why? Manufacturers design a better product when they offer a warranty with it that is of significant liability to them. They don't want to have to honor the warranty. So they build the laptop better. For the most part.
They are popular and they are worth fixing, that's why you're seeing them. If a budget laptop explodes no one is going to pay hundreds of dollars for board repair. Just get a new one instead.
This is a long shot but would you have any idea how to reset the cmos on one of these boards? I dont see a battery or a jumper. Is there a chip i have to unsolder or short out or something?
Amazing! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thanks for share it!
Is this considered a cheaper or dearer fix? I am only asking because I have a gaming laptop which has the same symptoms as this video and it is in for repair. Its driving me crazy waiting to see if it is fixable and the cost of the fix.
Jon Stewart does it again!!
الحمد لله على سلامه الbig boss
الزعيم بق بوس حفظه الله
Hello Alex, do you sell out the USA, I mean, Latino america, Venezuela, colombia? It would be great.
wow you take ur lighting seriously at the end, that's a big light!
Alex, how do you know the value of the shorting caps?
I would like to invent ceramic SMD capacitors that blow up or crack when they stop working. Any help would be appreciated.
I really love your content but seriously you need to stop calling disaster repair attempts HIROSHIMA, imagine someone keeps calling it Beirut, I know you addressed this in a previous videos but I think it won't hurt to stop calling it that.
BTW great video as always
How about no.
@@NorthridgeFix lol you really a stubborn one.
bro your great keep it up
Can anyone explain what is special/unique about Asus laptops that they suffer the most from a short? Why does your channel only gets Asus laptops for repair (mostly)? And what can a customer do to prevent such shorting?
I'm learning
Could you explain what people are doing to create this problem ? If it is possible. Would be good to know , or is it just flat-out bad design/low quality caps ?
Yeah, I am curious too. How to prevent shorts? I also have an Asus Zephyrus G14 laptop and I am worried.
bigboss already disassembled the board.. I've heard that sentence after decades :)
bismillah everything well done sir
hey im kind of a begginer, why do you inject voltage? isnt it the same as plugging in the charger in this laptop's case?
The 19V voltage supply from your charger will pass through usually two mosfets before feeding the rest of the board and if your laptop detects an excess current it will turn one of these mosfets off so no current will continue for more than a brief instant when you plug in. Note the resistor to the right of the mosfet. A very low value resistor which is almost certainly used by the laptop to measure the current being drawn.
He is injecting a much lower voltage - 1.2 or 1.5 after the two protection mosfets. A low enough voltage not to damage anything else but also enough to drive some current through whatever is short circuited and produce some heat to detect with his camera (you can use your finger too or some alcohol). He is not trying to turn the machine on at all - it is purely to see what warms up due to being short circuit.
The typical path is ... Charger port - mosfet - mosfet - resistor to detect current - rest of the board.
If only we can afford a thermal cam that costs around 800 or more from flirr we could do the same quick methode but unfortunately it's too expensive so we are longer busy with finding the problem component(s) by schematic if there is one. If no schematic available we then follow the powerrail and do it the old fashion way and then it takes hours to find the problem. I really hope they make thermal cams pricing not so high so it's affordable for everyone.
But nice job one again.
Hi, there are a couple of tricks to find a shorted component without a thermal camera, use of isopropyl alcohol, lighter fluid or rosin for example. Regards!
Please do the hiroshima repair video!!
Yay big boss is back 😂
Can I send my laptop to you?? I was playing a game and my laptop completely shut off, yet the fans are still running powered off.. idk what to do
Hey. I have a rog zephyrus g15 ga503rm. The laptop crashed and now it does not respond at all when power button is switched on. I sent it to support and they tried somethings but it seems that the motherboard has got power issues. They recommend buying a new laptop because the alternative is ordering a new motherboard. They said the zephyrus line has commonly got such issues and it wasn't reliable.
Should I seek another service that does granular motherboard repairs like this video?
Any advice?
Some background: at first the ssd I installed sort of crashed - thw bios wasn't detecting at all so I could nor boot into Linux installed on that SSD. I suspected it has something to do with overheating.
Then after a week it showed a black screen with keyboard lights on when power on
we want see big boss more ...
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My asus rog zephyrus powers sometimes. When it powers it runs, but when no only logo or shut down a second.
When power up I check temps of processor and graphics, less than 55 in use or 70-75 under load (games).
How to fix it? Same process or its something different?
But why are the mosfets failing
U r the best
Do you have days off? I can only see you work and work...spend some time with your beautiful kids and wife✌️
That Cap is baking Pi (amps)