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Laptop, 1st sign of life, WHEN?
Aging Asus g73sw-xt1 Laptop: After having disassembled the unit, I made many repairs including resoldering the AC-Adapter pin. Then I reinstalled the mobo and fans in the bottom tray. Connected the power and pressed the ON button: nothing. I had expected the fans to start moving. There isn't a single LED on this board to show anything. For now the question is still relatively simple, when should I see something that says the board is 'working'? TIA |
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Laptop, 1st sign of life, WHEN?
bad sector wrote:
Aging Asus g73sw-xt1 Laptop: After having disassembled the unit, I made many repairs including resoldering the AC-Adapter pin. Then I reinstalled the mobo and fans in the bottom tray. Connected the power and pressed the ON button: nothing. I had expected the fans to start moving. There isn't a single LED on this board to show anything. For now the question is still relatively simple, when should I see something that says the board is 'working'? TIA I'd start by verifying the battery pack is connected. Is there cabling for that ? Then review whether the AC Adapter input path is wired up. Some of those use a separate PCB for the connector, and the separate PCB has to be wired up. The power button, depending on design, also has to be connected. It could be on its own subassembly and using a cable. Just do the usual things. If you took digital camera photos during the disassembly, you can use those for comparing the before and after. Paul |
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Laptop, 1st sign of life, WHEN?
On 2020-08-05 10:17, Paul wrote:
bad sector wrote: Aging Asus g73sw-xt1 Laptop: After having disassembled the unit, I made many repairs including resoldering the AC-Adapter pin. Then I reinstalled the mobo and fans in the bottom tray. Connected the power and pressed the ON button: nothing. I had expected the fans to start moving. There isn't a single LED on this board to show anything. For now the question is still relatively simple, when should I see something that says the board is 'working'? TIA I'd start by verifying the battery pack is connected. Is there cabling for that ? Then review whether the AC Adapter input path is wired up. Some of those use a separate PCB for the connector, and the separate PCB has to be wired up. The power button, depending on design, also has to be connected. It could be on its own subassembly and using a cable. Just do the usual things. If you took digital camera photos during the disassembly, you can use those for comparing the before and after. Â*Â* Paul Thanks There's no battery, chucked it ages ago and have been on the AC-adaptor since. I just finished the reassembly and it don't work. Gonnna test for AC-adapter output this evening, then if that's OK I'm taking it apart again while also trying to soak up one of them u-tube videos about Laptop-TS. Never done no laptop before. |
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Laptop, 1st sign of life, WHEN?
On 2020-08-05 12:42, bad sector wrote:
On 2020-08-05 10:17, Paul wrote: bad sector wrote: Aging Asus g73sw-xt1 Laptop: After having disassembled the unit, I made many repairs including resoldering the AC-Adapter pin. Then I reinstalled the mobo and fans in the bottom tray. Connected the power and pressed the ON button: nothing. I had expected the fans to start moving. There isn't a single LED on this board to show anything. For now the question is still relatively simple, when should I see something that says the board is 'working'? TIA I'd start by verifying the battery pack is connected. Is there cabling for that ? Then review whether the AC Adapter input path is wired up. Some of those use a separate PCB for the connector, and the separate PCB has to be wired up. The power button, depending on design, also has to be connected. It could be on its own subassembly and using a cable. Just do the usual things. If you took digital camera photos during the disassembly, you can use those for comparing the before and after. Â*Â*Â* Paul Thanks There's no battery, chucked it ages ago and have been on the AC-adaptor since. I just finished the reassembly and it don't work. Gonnna test for AC-adapter output this evening, then if that's OK I'm taking it apart again while also trying to soak up one of them u-tube videos about Laptop-TS. Never done no laptop before. 19.2 volts out of PS, 18.5-19.2 on the mobo pin I had just resoldered. When I pulled the unit off line it was because it had just 'died' for unknown reasons. So I'll be dismantling it again, hopefully find the cause somewhere along the line. Right off the bat I pulled the speaker connector right out of the mobo as the the connector halves just wouldn't undo. Could've been worse, the speakers I don't need anyway. |
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Laptop, 1st sign of life, WHEN?
On 2020-08-05 10:17, Paul wrote:
bad sector wrote: Aging Asus g73sw-xt1 Laptop: After having disassembled the unit, I made many repairs including resoldering the AC-Adapter pin. Then I reinstalled the mobo and fans in the bottom tray. Connected the power and pressed the ON button: nothing. I had expected the fans to start moving. There isn't a single LED on this board to show anything. For now the question is still relatively simple, when should I see something that says the board is 'working'? TIA I'd start by verifying the battery pack is connected. Is there cabling for that ? Then review whether the AC Adapter input path is wired up. Some of those use a separate PCB for the connector, and the separate PCB has to be wired up. The power button, depending on design, also has to be connected. It could be on its own subassembly and using a cable. Just do the usual things. If you took digital camera photos during the disassembly, you can use those for comparing the before and after. Â*Â* Paul just found a pro willing to give it a try but he warned me that it may not be fixable for a reasonable price (i.e. possibility of big ticket parts) |
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Re [solved]: Laptop, 1st sign of life, WHEN?
On 2020-08-05 10:17, Paul wrote:
bad sector wrote: Aging Asus g73sw-xt1 Laptop: After having disassembled the unit, I made many repairs including resoldering the AC-Adapter pin. Then I reinstalled the mobo and fans in the bottom tray. Connected the power and pressed the ON button: nothing. I had expected the fans to start moving. There isn't a single LED on this board to show anything. For now the question is still relatively simple, when should I see something that says the board is 'working'? TIA I'd start by verifying the battery pack is connected. Is there cabling for that ? Then review whether the AC Adapter input path is wired up. Some of those use a separate PCB for the connector, and the separate PCB has to be wired up. The power button, depending on design, also has to be connected. It could be on its own subassembly and using a cable. Just do the usual things. If you took digital camera photos during the disassembly, you can use those for comparing the before and after. Â*Â* Paul I had sent it to TWO pros, the first one sat on it for a month and did NOTHING, then I went and picked it up. Then I tried to fix it myself, resoldered 1 power connector mobo pin and put it all together but it would not light up. Then I sent it to another pro who declared the same power adapter connector dead and changed it, total cost $190cdn. IF I had just persevered another hour on the connector...maybe. I was set to buy a new Lenovo, I guess that'll be for another day |
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