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Edit: my photos aren’t showing for me, hope they are for everyone else... someone please tell me if they aren’t.
My pc shut off suddenly on me the other evening and I’ve begun to take it apart. I had a motherboard failure recently(diagnosed at micro center) and because the system has the same symptoms I’m guessing it’s MoBo failure again. I’m waiting on a power supply tester to be delivered today.
I can build a pc no problem but I’m not an electronics or hardware expert by any means. I decided to take all of the shields off and check the components though against photos of failed motherboards. While I didn’t see any obvious bad capacitors, I did notice what seemed to be different coloring and an odd loop pattern near the components just above the processor socket. It may just be where the thermal pad was touching the board though. Any insight is appreciated.
The board is an MSI Z270 M5
https://flic.kr/p/23CZxkr
https://flic.kr/p/22ygeio
My pc shut off suddenly on me the other evening and I’ve begun to take it apart. I had a motherboard failure recently(diagnosed at micro center) and because the system has the same symptoms I’m guessing it’s MoBo failure again. I’m waiting on a power supply tester to be delivered today.
I can build a pc no problem but I’m not an electronics or hardware expert by any means. I decided to take all of the shields off and check the components though against photos of failed motherboards. While I didn’t see any obvious bad capacitors, I did notice what seemed to be different coloring and an odd loop pattern near the components just above the processor socket. It may just be where the thermal pad was touching the board though. Any insight is appreciated.
The board is an MSI Z270 M5
https://flic.kr/p/23CZxkr
https://flic.kr/p/22ygeio
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