Scratch on Motherboard

[trevard]

Ouch, when installing the heatsink on my XP2400 I managed to scratch a couple of tracks on my Asus motherboard. Quite naturally now it won't boot up. I can see where the scratch is. Is there a way to repair this?

 

[jlanka]

did it ever post? If not, maybe it's a grounding issue (mounts)?

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

 

[trevard]

Unfortunately it did post. I was switching processors and accidently scratched a couple of the tracks going to the memory slots. So now I get a memory error when trying to boot up. I've tried all 3 memory slots to no avail.

 

[ChipDeath]

How fine are the tracks? I know you can get pens which lay down conductive 'ink', so you <i>might</i> be able to repair the tracks if they aren't too close together...

Aside from that I think it's new mobo time.

HTH

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[trevard]

They are sort of close together, but I think that I might be able to repair them. Does anybody know what the best way is to reestablish the conductivity between these tracks?

 

[phr0ze]

Try a trace pen.... www.cyberguys.com

they have em for about 7 bucks. Good for other things too.

There is a chance too much damage was done. You may also want to remove a little of the insulation from both sides of the scratch so the pen can get good contact.

Good luck. I feel your pain

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[Crashman]

There are a couple ways to repair them. The easiest is this: If you can trace the trace to a solder point on each side, you can solder fine wire from one solder point to the other.
The other way is to carefully remove the protective coating over the trace, and connect the hole with conductive ink/laquer. You'll have to find a place to buy either a conductive pen or conductive laquer (which can be applied with a toothpick). Fine sandpaper can be used to CAREFULLY remove the coating.

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