Scratches on the MBO

[Guest]

It's an Asus Z68V-Pro, it died 3 days after purchase (VGA LED on, computer wont boot, the usual with this mbo). It seems when I was removing it from the case to return it, in all my fury about my new computer not working, I scratched it a bit. Ofcourse, the supplier denied my warranty because of this. Picture they have taken is in the attachment. How important are those scratches and could they kill the mbo if it didn't die by itself beforehand? Thank you.

 

[Ubrales]

Hard to tell from the picture. If the scratches are deep enough they could cut the circuit board 'traces'. You can examine the scratches using a magnifying glass. This will reveal the type of damage if any.

Personally, I don't think that these scratches would cause any additional damage, but the manufacturer may decide otherwise.

The deciding factor may be whether the manufacturer can refurbish and re-sell the board.