Hi Guys,
I have this Acer Predator laptop that was brought to me because it died while thermal paste was replaced with the battery still plugged in.
The board model number is DH53F LA-F991P, I have done anything to the laptop yet other than disassembly.
When connecting power to the laptop RT3607CE gets hot instantly, this is a Multi-Phase PWM Controller : https://www.richtek.com/Products/Vco...pecid=RT3607CE
I have never faced this kind of issue before as i am still at the beginner level of repairs.
Can i assume this chip is faulty because its hot ? ideally i would replace the chip and check if the replacement chip also gets hot, if not then i can probe further.
I unfortunately dont have this exact chip on any of my donor boards, does anyone know what an equivalent replacement will be ?
I dont think its safe to connect the charger if i remove RT3607CE from the board, unless i am wrong ?
I have this Acer Predator laptop that was brought to me because it died while thermal paste was replaced with the battery still plugged in.
The board model number is DH53F LA-F991P, I have done anything to the laptop yet other than disassembly.
When connecting power to the laptop RT3607CE gets hot instantly, this is a Multi-Phase PWM Controller : https://www.richtek.com/Products/Vco...pecid=RT3607CE
I have never faced this kind of issue before as i am still at the beginner level of repairs.
Can i assume this chip is faulty because its hot ? ideally i would replace the chip and check if the replacement chip also gets hot, if not then i can probe further.
I unfortunately dont have this exact chip on any of my donor boards, does anyone know what an equivalent replacement will be ?
I dont think its safe to connect the charger if i remove RT3607CE from the board, unless i am wrong ?