Some sticky topics have been moved to this thread:
Laptop Screen Compatibility - finding a compatible laptop screen with LED-backlight.
Laptop Screen Compatibility
Most Common ICs - a list of the most common ICs (Integrated Circuits) required for repairing a laptop
MOST COMMON IC FOR LAPTOP YOU SHOULD HAVE IN STOCK
Let's Talk About BGA Chip Suppliers - anyone who repairs computers at component level has had to order chips from China at some point. Large BGA chips like graphics chips, chipsets and now CPUs are in increasing demand, due to their fairly high rate of failure due to thermal stress. The "Ultrabook" format made soldered-in CPUs the norm rather than the exception, so even after the big NVidia issue of 2006-2008, a BGA rework station remains an investment that pays off....
Let's talk about BGA Chip suppliers
NVidia bumpgate - archiving everything related to bumpgate since most stuff has disappeared from Google. Maybe people will finally take the time to read some of it and stop shouting "reflow gpu" at every occasion but rather try to understand what the real issue is…
Interesting parts about the failure analysis are "Why Nvidia's chips are defective" and "Why Nvidia's duff chips are due to shoddy engineering"
NVidia bumpgate
Replacing soc with microcode guidance - a simple guide to make a firm and foolproof decision in finding out which soc will run on a particular mb
Replacing soc with microcode guidance
Laptop Screen Compatibility - finding a compatible laptop screen with LED-backlight.
Laptop Screen Compatibility
Most Common ICs - a list of the most common ICs (Integrated Circuits) required for repairing a laptop
MOST COMMON IC FOR LAPTOP YOU SHOULD HAVE IN STOCK
Let's Talk About BGA Chip Suppliers - anyone who repairs computers at component level has had to order chips from China at some point. Large BGA chips like graphics chips, chipsets and now CPUs are in increasing demand, due to their fairly high rate of failure due to thermal stress. The "Ultrabook" format made soldered-in CPUs the norm rather than the exception, so even after the big NVidia issue of 2006-2008, a BGA rework station remains an investment that pays off....
Let's talk about BGA Chip suppliers
NVidia bumpgate - archiving everything related to bumpgate since most stuff has disappeared from Google. Maybe people will finally take the time to read some of it and stop shouting "reflow gpu" at every occasion but rather try to understand what the real issue is…
Interesting parts about the failure analysis are "Why Nvidia's chips are defective" and "Why Nvidia's duff chips are due to shoddy engineering"
NVidia bumpgate
Replacing soc with microcode guidance - a simple guide to make a firm and foolproof decision in finding out which soc will run on a particular mb
Replacing soc with microcode guidance
