Marketplace sold item problem

Do you have anything clear enough to see the value on the component so it could just be replaced?

 

Looking at a high-res image of that model board on the internet and it does appear that there should be a component in that spot.

My first thought, like Gareth, is that being so close to the screw hole, it could easily have been biffed by a screwdriver tip. It's very easily done and I did it myself once or twice - out of thousands of builds, I should add before people think I'm a complete Biff - when working on the bench, building and fixing computers many years ago.

My guess: Colonel Mustard, diary room, lead piping.

 

Agree with Yadda - when I saw that it was right next to the motherboard mounting hole, I suspected a slip of the screwdriver may have been the cause. I've done similar and scratched the PCB before (without catastrophic results, fortunately).

 

Those pads look like there use to be a little SMT dude there that now isn't there - I don't think you should bridge it to test, as I think it might of been (looking at it) a resistor previously, and if you bridge it it might make whats on the other end of that trace sad. Looks like tiny 0402 (imperial) sized, which I can solder but it makes me want to cry. But I can fix that spot at least, if you want.

It would be hard to work out what it was without a board with it there still - but, failling that can just measure everything else in that area, and if they all measure the same then it's almost safe to assume it will be the same value.

 

Had this about 11-12 years ago when installing one of the old CPU coolers with no levers, you know the old "put a flat screwdriver in and lever it on " type. I slipped and took a similar component off and resulted in the board being goosed.

Well done to Sherlock and his team of helpers, looks like this is the issue. Somebody has slipped with a screwdriver when screwing a screw into the motherboard stand off by the looks of things.

Edit - Could of also been when removing the screw, either way that's the only thing that goes anywhere near that little component.

 

OK, found it, it's on my phone!
Well, whatever it is, it's there. You can see it very clearly under the P letter.
Don't have cable with me, will transfer it when get back home from work around 8pm.

If I ever visit Oxford, Shuttlemodder and his friend with magnifying glass will get a huge beer from me. Or we just go to the pub and get hammered..

 

Fair enough Gareth, not way of knowing what that specific part was even if u could see writing on it. Am sure some of the SMD resistors I got have values in but maybe those are just the bigger ones.

Good that we've (not that I've had any involvement lol) manage to get to the bottom of it in the end

 

Nothing like... my eye sight just isn't good enough and we dont tend to have microscopes for checking this sort of stuff out.. We're just IT Support!

Agreed i am almost certain that this is the cause of the issue and having found the same high res pic..

 

If that picture is before the item is sent out.. i would suspect that the damage has come as a result of installation. Highly unlikely that would happen in generic transport.

 

Perhaps, but it depends when the picture was taken. I'm not sure what kind of picture can prove it was taken right before being wrapped up and posted rather than before testing. While I could've done it installing (though I don't believe I slipped with a screwdriver), it just as much could've been done while testing or afterwards, or perhaps if it was scraped when being moved. Such a small thing might not be noticed popping off.

 

Nail - Head ^.

 

Afraid i would have to agree with Gareth pending the picture from Phinix i would say it was safe to assume that this happened whilst in the hands of Oscy quite likely when testing.
I'm more than happy to have a play - i can test all the surrounding resistors and a trip to maplin tomorrow to get the right ones.

But guess it all lies in the hands of Oscy and Phinix as to the fate of the board.

Equally i am happy to dispose of it through our recycling scheme at work.

 

I'm almost certain maplins won't have one. Or my Maplins in Brighton is rubbish They quite literally, never, ever, ever, have any passives I want in there. Their electronics offerings are about as mickey mouse as their pc/computer offerings.

 

I'm in agreement with Gareth too, if Phinix's photo shows the board undamaged prior to dispatch it seems highly unlikely that the damage occurred while he had the board, and it clearly didn't happen during transit.

If the resistor can be replaced then perhaps there's yet hope for the board; it'd certainly be a nice ending to this if it can be repaired.

Everyone who volunteered their time to troubleshoot this deserves a big thank you. It's things like this that demonstrate the strength of the community, and make me glad to be a part of it.

 

it does begger the question - would a phone call to gigabyte to ask them what the missing resistor is , and whats the OP soldering skills like?

 

I don't have soldering equipment, and my soldering experience comes from school a decade ago just spreading the stuff on the lanes of a circuit board. The concept of people having such equipment in their own home was wacky to me until I learned more about computers and ****.

 

We've lost nothing if I popped it to our electronics dept then??

 

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