Re: Asus X555U dead (seeking help)

OK, since i am unable to edit/delete my own posts here we go >

[B]3 3,288v[/B]
[B]13 5,00v[/B]
(measured before removing following components)

The PJ8704 had a short to ground, so after i cleared the jumper connection, and followed the sort to ground... now after removing a few components, red indicates ground at pads of removed components. In white are highlited two jumper connections that are no longer jumpable.

Getting closer and closer to CPU/GPU and everything is grounded :f...

Re: Asus X555U dead (seeking help)

Thanks fot the post,
I also suspect a short somewhere - that is why i started the "Find the heat" quest. I found this older post ( [url]https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=63668[/url] ) but that alone did not help me.
My part is labeled :
2N=2K
T1X

I already measured (some) pins.

1 0v
3 ??
5 2,010v
6 3,253v
8 3,287v
9 4,59v
11 0v
13 5,00v (LDO5) [COLOR="SeaGreen"]5V OK[/COLOR]
17 4,61v
20 3,247v...

Hi,
I have an Asus X555UB-DM037T (out of warranty) that died on me. No status lights, not charging, nothing. i7 6500U,4+8GB ram, GTX940M 2GB.
I have two identical laptops one just stopped working. Both used in the same office, both mostly at wall power with little to none travel out of the office. No water or fall damage, user claims it has not been used with an incorrect power adapter (95% trust factor ) The dead board draws around 7W from the wall, while good board draws close to 0W (both without battery).
Component (in attached photo) outlined in red heats up (not like...

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