Beyond Repair??

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MaXXimus

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Can you explain what ya mean by jump? Also, would something like this be repairable if I went to someplace like a tv repair shop?
 
Maybe something like this?

I dunno. Definately gonna take some surgery.

Is there a Doctor in the house? :D
 
Well im gonna pop over to my local tv repair shop and see what they can do. I mean, I would think they would have to fix trace on tv and radio circuit boards, so why not a mobo? Same thing really.
 
Only the same thing if it's a single layer board. If there are several layers there, the top layer can be fixed (maybe?) but the other layers make it really messy. If it's a single layer, then it's a piece of cake, relatively speaking - just scrape the coating off the trace and solder a wire to jump over the break.
 
MaXXimus said:
Can you explain what ya mean by jump? Also, would something like this be repairable if I went to someplace like a tv repair shop?
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Should be pretty easy. Use a knife and completely clear the damaged section, then using a fine sand paper (400 to 600 grits), remove the protective coating at the ends.

Using a conductive pen like this:
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/200-175
redraw the missing path. Rat Shack might have it. I haven't stepped my foot in that place in a while though. They used to have a pretty good electronic parts selection, but they're now mostly cell phones and over priced private label consumer gadgets.
 
^^ is good advice.

If the line is a voltage supply, it may carry more current than the conductive pen trace will handle.
In this case, tin the exposed ends of the broken trace with solder (after doing as pwnt suggests to expose the metal) and tack a small piece of wire across.
 
I dont think I can repair it myself, no patience, shaky hands and bad eyesite for something that small. Man I hope tv repair can fix... thinking of sending into ASUS but damn, would probably be waiting months to get it back.
 
Any Electronics tech that dares to call himself an Electronics tech should be able to easily fix that.

The preferred method would be to install a "mod" or "barnacle" wire at the "via" (aka the through holes) to the right of those traces (follow the traces back toward the right to the round "through hole" near the chip). Cut the traces there to eliminate any signal reflections down the damaged trace. Solder 28 or 32 awg "kynar" or "Teflon" insulated wires into the "vias" and solder the other end to where ever those traces end up, again cutting the trace at the destination to prevent unwanted reflections. Tack the wires to the board with hot melt glue.
 
Well I have looked into many options andnothing looking promising so I just gave in and called ASUS, thank goodness too... they tell m $60 to repair and 10 turnaround once they get it
 
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