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  • sparker1
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Sep 2011
    • 343
    • Australia

    #1

    Question on checking for shorts

    Hi, I have a Toshiba L500 (compal model). The motherboard is dead and I have ordered a new one. However, I want to practice on this dead board and I thought I would start by checking for shorts. The question is, do I need to have the CPU and ram in the board when doing this?
  • sparker1
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Sep 2011
    • 343
    • Australia

    #2
    Re: Question on checking for shorts

    Also, when checking voltages does the CPU and ram need to be in then too?

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    • scobie_21
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2011
      • 144

      #3
      Re: Question on checking for shorts

      No they don't you can still measure all the voltages without them.

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      • sparker1
        Badcaps Veteran
        • Sep 2011
        • 343
        • Australia

        #4
        Re: Question on checking for shorts

        Originally posted by scobie_21
        No they don't you can still measure all the voltages without them.
        Thanks. Old but still learning.

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        • spidey
          climbs
          • Dec 2012
          • 648
          • Cyprus

          #5
          Re: Question on checking for shorts

          To measure the voltages you need the cpu installed in many mobo. Espacially amd ones. Also most of intel boards requires cpu. But if you are checking for shorts you dont need anything.

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          • sasser
            Badcaps Veteran
            • Dec 2012
            • 364
            • Malaysia

            #6
            Re: Question on checking for shorts

            Can discuss here what tips or trick tracking short component spidey. Sometimes use regulator power supply some use capacitor wizard tools. But not all problem done with this tools

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