I've been working with and on electronics for 45+ years, and what I love most about it is that I can ALWAYS learn something new, like I did just now! That was a very fine piece of troubleshooting, but the way you explained each step of your process was very educational. I came to this video because I also have a dead laptop, and I was pretty much out of ideas, but now I'm quite confident that if I follow along again with this video, I will be able to bring it back to life. Thanks for sharing!
Im not repairing things for profit.. just super fascinated in how things work. I cant begin to tell you how much your videos mean! Sharing knowledge like this is such an honorable thing to do. Very grateful, always look forward to content like this.
im nearly 51 but but watching videos like this make me want to learn about electronics, id imagine there is a lot of satisfaction in fixing useful tools like this when they are broken
I have been watching your educating people on how to repair laptops etc and I must commend you on your patience dedication and generosity. My name is Ron and I am from Melbourne Australia and although I can repair a few things as a hobby, I have never repaired laptops ot Iphones. Your explanation and demonstration on repairs have inspired me to try to fix some things after I have watched more of your videos. Please ignore any negative comments from othrs and keep up the good works. There are plenty of us who appreciate you tireless efforts. Kind regards, Ron
Hi Ron. I fully agree with your written notes. You remind me of myself, and my efforts to fix all manner of Consumer Items. I am 70 years old, and electronics has (for me) been a lifelong pastime of repairing TV's / Radios + lots more. I still have a thirst for the knowledge. Working alone, the most difficult and frustrating part is not being able to discuss any electronic problems with another (educated) human being!!
@@peterduxbury927 - It's nice to read the interesting and inspiring comments one sometimes finds on videos. I hope, Peter, that you've availed yourself of all the other instructional, unformative vidoes just here on UA-cam?
Nice video! I only wish I'd come across it sooner. I like the guy's no nonsense approach. He quickly tracks down the issue, and solves it without fuss. I also like the way he's thinking about his customers, and his primary concern is to help them, rather than to make as much out of them as he can. I wish we had people like that where I live!
I love the simplicity of the way that the 8-pin IC Chip was removed and then (using calibrated fuse wire) bridging the Drain & Source in order to restore the 19vdc supply to the circuit.To say that the Motherboard is "complex" is an understatement! It is also extremely difficult for anyone to fully understand the full function of the 8 - pin IC Chip that you removed. Further to this, the pinout diagram would be needed - in order to ensure that you do - in fact bridge the Drain & Source. The IC device which was removed, handled the full current of the Laptop. There may have been the correct 'Gate' voltage present to turn the Mosfet on, but the device may have been faulty. I do appreciate everything that I have seen in this video, and I have been enlightened by your Tutorial. Thanks & regards from Sydney Australia.
Oh my gosh I finally found the best laptop repair website in the world! I was about to throw away my 2 dead hp laptops and about to buy 2 new ones but now it's working. I fixed them through your awesome tutorial. Thank you so much. I saved $600.00 today.
How did you fixed them? You bought a tester, you managed to find a broken mosfet, you bough a new mosfet, you bought a soldering iron and you managed to accurately disassemble and weld a new mosfet? wtf are you talking about!
I admire your courage in presenting your assessment on when to quit. Am retired electronic technician(mostly worked for corporations, never on my own business), so I understand your judgement. Nice video. Keep on trucking buddy.
This worked for my hp probook 650 G2. Was ready to throw it away and wanted to try this repair as an last effort. To open up the laptop and put everything back together is most of the work. Measured voltage from power jack input, step by step, component by component, and the first mosfet seemed dead. Made a bridge from small piece of electric cable across the mosfet, with use of solder iron... and guess what. Fixed! Super thank you for this video!
Your feedback and your experience is as inspirational as the video "tutorial" itself. I have a solid HP that's on its last legs and when it gives up the ghost I will try and pull off this very "trick" provided the laptop promises to screw up one of its MOSFETs exactly as featured in the video:)
I'm am new to computer repair. Followed this video and it was excellent!! Everything had correct readings... light turns white but laptop not working without battery. Can charge battery fine only with laptop powered down(orange light on). Will not charge while powered up or with power supply and no battery. Light does come on white but can not use unless battery is charged up. Then dies, and charges again and so on and so forth.
Sounds like the diode in the MOSFET died and kept the circuit from detecting the power supply. Yes, power has to pass through the diode built into the MOSFET before the circuit on the other side will turn the MOSFET on... Short the MOSFET for a moment and then the circuit will power the gate and try and turn it on. If the diode is dead then no initial power detection happens and no power on. It's a low resistance polarity protection circuit.
@@fullmoon6661 Usually there is a MOSFET next to the polarity protection MOSFET that controls the power from the battery going to the main power bus. The one from the battery would be in an ideal-diode circuit to prevent the power adapter from dumping power straight into the battery. The input polarity protection also acts a bit like an ideal-diode circuit that prevents the battery from discharging through the power adapter, so it serves a dual purpose and technically they are both ideal-diode type circuits...
Sorin indicates he detects 19V at Drain, 0.8V at Source and 0.8V at Gate of the big N-MOSFET AON6426 for this HP laptop. I have a dead Lenovo ThinkPad P50 with a big P-MOSFET AON6407. I get 20.4V at Source, 0V at Drain, and 17.3 volts at gate. The gate voltage is always there. Can you explain this based on your theory?
@@neverwasthere Without looking at it or a schematic I can't know for sure but this design probably has a couple of transistors controlling the gate of one or two MOSFETs. I'd look for some small sot-3 or similar transistors and test them and surrounding components.
I had an old laptop went totally dead on me. I studied it and checked as much as I could with voltmeter. I studied and noticed that some of those tiny little resistor blocks that are surface mounted little bricks with no wires have numbers of their value ( very tiny ). I noticed some near power input were marked with 0.0 which I guess meant no resistance or some kind of jumper. I found one that didn’t seem to be ‘ jumping ‘ like it should so I managed to solder a small wire across that part of the circuit and ‘ voila ‘ it’s alive again. Also known as “There, I Fixed It “
That's awesome. That's what i'm trying to do with my old laptop. My laptop's power led flashes on when i attempt to turn it on but immediately (less then a second) it shuts off. There's no time for the fans to even kick in and it's an old laptop so the the fans can be loud. What can be the issue?
I don't know how people can dislike Your videos.You passing Your knowledge to us in this short videos that You been learn thru years.That is just wonderfull.Thank You very much!
What a Gem of a video from 5 years ago. I have a HP Envy with similar problem and this has given me the confidence to go and take a closer look at the Motherboard. All other things have failed, and it's got to replace the motherboard or scrap it. Very well explained bit of troubleshooting and fixing. This video proves even the simplest of videos can share some very hidden knowledge these days! Awesome!
I'm going to spend the whole day/evening watching all videos from the start. Need to reduce the pile of electronics building up (hoarder) and throw out the unrepairables, or keep them for parts salvage?! Grateful for the leg up he has given me. I just love this stuff!
I like the idea of using voltage to check continuity and short circuits. If you have a high resolution meter you have a more procise location for the short circuit it helped me pin point a short on the circuit. Great videos ....
I am a surgeon. I use operating microscope to to anastomose small vessels and ducts. I am impressed by your use of microscope and peaceful demeanour in approaching the issue at hand. Any work that is done at peace is like a meditation. I recommend this video to anybody who wants to reduce haste from his life. Regards
I Like him " I don't even want to know the problem" "maybe the heat is global warming or the french... " lol. How can U not love this man - "it's fine" . . . "I don't even want to check . . . what can I do" - keep it coming, comrade :)
I have been watching your educating people on how to repair laptops etc and I must commend you on your patience dedication and generosity. My name is Rana Irfan Jalal and I am from Pakistan and although I can repair a few things as a hobby, I have never repaired laptops ot Iphones. Your explanation and demonstration on repairs have inspired me to try to fix some things after I have watched more of your videos. Please ignore any negative comments from othrs and keep up the good works. There are plenty of us who appreciate you tireless efforts. Kind regards, Rana Irfan Jalal ( Note :Same Ron Perera's Words and My Feelings ) !
Very helpful. I've been having to fix my pcs and laptops myself cos where I live the "experts" haven't got a clue. Your video is very helpful and also the way you speak has a very calming effect which is good because a broken pc can be so annoying!! Thanks!
Thanks a lot Sorin for this video, it always brings back memories (*good ones) for me to be able to diagnosed similar problems in my laptop checking and fixes. (*presently working on a Lenovo Legion laptop that won’t turn on and yet the voltage is present at the charging port but nothing on the other power supply like 3.3V, 5.0V, and the likes. Thanks again! Keep it up the tutorials! Love them all!
hello. did you get your's fixed? i have similar issue with HP C125. power indicator and charge led works fine at the jack.(white without battery and orange with battery. battery and charger all test fine.) Also at the activity led (bottom left of laptop from above). power indicator is fine. However, the thing won't boot to even the bios or spin up the HDD. No Beeps. Nothing but LEDS. Brand new CMOS battery. No HDD Activity LED. Black screen. 😐
@@Palmit_ My laptop did that and you can unplug the power lead hold down power button so all power is gone then plug in power lead press hold the power button for about 30 seconds you will see the light flash 📸 then try power it should boot to bios i have a battery now charging all power goes to battery but not out of it I pulled the battery open to get to the battery sercuit and 4 cells are fine I think it mosfet or cap short as only shows 10 v across 4 cells I believe this is Microsoft fault the day that it broke won't turn on and battery drain was the day google news said Russia has wiped data from Ukraine industry to wipe data but Russia had no reason to but usa bio labs was I bet the reason to wipe data to cover up bio labs and Microsoft did it blamed Russia just like 2016 I could not boot to bios the day that was reported I also see in log file on phone if a processor was newer than a set date or type basically new processor than update bios Microsoft has took control over the bios and to boot 3rd party or own operating systems you need permission of Microsoft to have keys 🔑 for it to boot so Microsoft has control from the point you press power and dictate what you can do on your own pc im going to downgrade to 10 and find out how to tale back bios this is another step in full control over data boot Linux and they will collect data while on it no privacy all about control and data and so they can tunnel bio medical and behaviour data no matter what system you on :(
@@user-bubstech hai i hope you are doing great.. i got similar problem with hp laptop 15db series .. Tried boot methods,reseat(pull out hdd,battery & putting back) Still nothing happened.. same "no hard drive or ssd installed" Checked (i saw) that hdd drive is fine,when a scamming local repair shop guy checked it I akways knew MICROsoft doing this crally things.. but my younger brother bought this worst reviewed laptop for money i sent him If there's anyway to bring it back,please say Thank you 😇😃 10.03.2023 08:14 pm ist
Atleast you guys have charger lights and such… my Acer nitro 5 is completely dead.. brand new battery put in today and still dead dead. No power at all! No lights at all
That is a very Nice approach. As a hardware technician I always begin with the visual inspection, and to tell the truth, about 40% of laptop issues can be resolved just by visual inspection. Nice video keep going, Mr Sorin
Incredible job... You are deep in this profession, lot of experience. At around 19:00 to 19:15, when you say you have to find out and then suddenly you say it's complicated, kinda laughing moment but actually it is your depth knowledge about it which you try to express to watchers.. 👍👍
We used MOSFETs and other "surge suppression devices. Usually, they are not needed unless you have AC power that has a lot of surges and or lightning. Most of the time, just putting a good surge arrestor at the input to your building is plenty of protection.
Your voice and profile reminds me to a Honourable Man called Mr. B. G. Attery who teach me Basic Radio Electronics when I was only 14 y o and a student of Dawei SHS No. 1, Burma. I want to express him my gratitude. He was a member of All Burma Indian Congress by that time, I remembered. Will very much obliged if you help me find his Ancestors now sir. Thank you..
kudos.....thanks for the help!!!!! I love being able to get into the little fine spaces to diagnose and repair. Without your help on this issue i would have been running in circles!!!!!!! Thank you so much for the help!!!
I enjoy your laid back way repairing these items. I also enjoy the humor, "perhaps it is global warming, french fries, coca cola" hope to keep watching many more repairs for years to come.
Love your videos, but I must agree that this one seems dodgy. Replace the mosfet with a wire. Why was the mosfet there in the first place? I'm sure the manufacturer deemed it necessary, they would have left it out if they could. Bypassing it has eliminated some capability or feature, likely safety or reliability-related. You called it a fuse, but wasn't it just a fine wire? If it's all about saving time, why not just leave the mosfet in place and bridge it?
It's completely logical and he explained it. What more do you expect if you don't even know what a fuse actually is - "a fine wire". Are you here for some knowledge or to police a video? Like he said, he is not responsible for you, he has his own reasons for doing so. Don't like it? Well, don't do it! :D
I want to express my deepest gratitude for what you do and how you do it! I specifically chose this video because it was the key to my progress. Today, for the first time, I successfully bridged my first MOSFET! A huge salute to you, great master of electronics! :)
It's not always that simple, I had many laptops with no short on the board, even when bypassing both mosfets still won't power on. I'm not that lucky. Thanks for sharing. Best teacher
Why if you repaired many laptops and not can see what the problem is? I saw it in 1 second when he opend the laptop. I'm shocked of all the people here that also repair computers like me can not see it. You should be ashamed.
@@computersrepaircotesaint-l7407 hi, how are you? I have some dead asus to fix. I jump on the first mosfet like the video and the laptop is on, all normal but the laptop is not charging. You know why?
Wow, that's really an amazing tech skills! I also have a dead laptop with built-in battery and trying to fix it. The video guides and gives some helpful hints what to do if someone has similar issue.
No it doesn't... It takes what you saw, and how much time and determination for YOU to get there. Read the comments, people watched age learned, simple.
@@cwickwitted spoken like a true board roaster. Maybe for a one off repair sure. To accrue the knowledge and experience to identify components over their years of changes, reliably and efficiently repair near anything thrown at you, indeed takes a very long time of studying and experience.
@@cwickwittedseems like you have a photographic memory. Not everyone can learn each component on a single video. It's like your asking ppl to learn the human anotomy in a few days. Not reality
23:14 This is actually a valuable lesson for me, i'm a people-pleaser but that's the type to let everyone down cuz one person got you stuck pleasing them. Balance is key!
Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian? Doesn't matter, very practical thinking! Appreciate your skill and most of all your accent 😃 Edit: Bravo, Sorine! Merge si-asa! Mai da-i in laptele mamii lor pe fitosii care nu-ti apreciaza cunostintele, habar nu au ei ca nevoia ne-nvata!
Greetings from Cape Town. A million thank yous for this awesome troubleshoot and resolve Sorin. As a token of my gratitude, you are now an honorary recipient of Table Mountain :-)
I felt that so hard - when I'm at work and someone wants to know why the component I had to replace or repair was fried, or otherwise end-of-life NEEDED repaired - idk, but now it is - and I've got about 10 others I also told I would be there in half an hour so...
I love this dodgy guy!!! I think what you are hinting about programmed obsolescence... I have so many nice laptop with the same symptoms, I had to thrown them in the trash. Sad! Thanks for you knowledge and time.
I get why you wouldn't want to spend time replacing components, it's time-consuming and not economically viable. But stuff like that mosfet was put there for a reason, there's no way a company will engineer consumer devices with extra components that increase their cost. If the component failed, it failed for a reason and not being there now could cause bigger issues in the long run. Or it can work fine without it for the rest of the device's life, who knows? I wouldn't want to risk it, nor would I feel comfortable having to guarantee a job like this. In any case, problem solved, customer happy, you get paid, planet saves from a little bit of extra electronic trash. That's the most important
@@marlonsison1302 those types of input mosfets are usually for protection, they blow up in order to save the circuit downstream. Kind of a fuse of some sort
@@thingshappen9199 depends of the type of mosfet.. it could fail short or open circuit, think of it as a relay, where you have normally open and normally closed pins.
People have to realize you cant put 200 dollars of parts and time into a 100 dollar laptop. If it's a needed component than yes change it. It's like our appendix we have one but its not needed.
@John Rogers People refuse to acknowledge the quality of the components that go into the device and much of that is built in China which translates into JUNK. If component was a vital piece of military hardware then you can be assured, the it would be of better quality.
Just watched your video and I got to say thank you I feel confident enough that I may apply the same principles to a dead Dell 3000 Series Inspiron we'll see how it goes thanks again for your patience and that wonderful knowledge that makes it seem so easy
Thank you so much. You are a genius! I did it to my Toshiba and it came back to life!!!. It was a bit tricky to remove the chip though without the hot air tool but I managed. Seems like there was a lot of varnish on the board and chip which melted when I used my soldering iron.
thank you very much sir. I fixed the HP laptop that I borrowed from my sister. I just followed all your instructions. I didn't remove the chip because I don't have hot air. I just jumpered over that chip and the lights on. thankyou men. LOVE from Philippines.
Stumbled onto your site.. very interesting.. I have always like to watch troubleshooters (people that know what they are doing) fixing things.. I am not a big electronic fella.. But I have always been fascinated by it I can do/understand the basics but that is about it.. thanks for the share! I am off to watch more of your vids... Who know at 66 maybe I can learn a new trick or two...
I have a 16gb i7 that was reported dead about 2 years ago. Technicians here look and sentence death without testing the components. Sad. Now watching this video I feel that it can be resurrected for sure, everything depends on the professional. Cheers from Brazil.
To be honest, i Reallöhne love what you do, Even morevthevway how you do it. I‘m often quite embarrased and disappointed by sloppy hardware design of manufacturers.They really.dont want anyone to fix their products .You always show them a finger when you find a workaround. Thank you so much for Sharing this.❤
Hay Sorin we really appreciate everything you teach don't worry about people think this is real life work, not hobby to spend 5 hs when this solution exist! Thank you!
awesome video as always. By watching your videos you inspire me to try to fix my old laptop but anytime I feel like trying I realize that I don't have proper tools to do so. Lol so I give up. I don't know if you will see this comment but I am wondering if you can share the name/links of the tools with us, that would be great!
Many thanks. I had exact HP and had same problem. I took it to a shop here in Cambodia. After 3 days, they told me the motherboard is faulty. And if I pay them $45, they will fix it. After hesitating I agreed though it was a bit expensive. Again, after a few days, they said they are unable to give it life. So I took it back home. While I was contemplating to discard it after removing some parts, I came across your video. I have forwarded it to and requested them if they can do the same. Will update u soon. I wish I had seen u before!!! I can only like u and subscribe.
Thank you for the very informative video , i manage to bring alive a dead laptop following your video , all the video's are great information source and so easy to learn , thank you again and keep up the good work .
I will not tell you that you are dodgy. You already know that. Made me laugh out loud that one did. But I will tell you that you have a wonderful humour and such a good way to show how to test, identify and overcome problems. Great video. Thank you for sharing.
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I’ve repaired 3 HP’S that had no power and in all cases, it was cracked solder. I missed the part of your video where you did or didn’t put the mosfet back in but my guess is the hotair gun fixed the problem on its’ own. Cracked solder is common in old HP’S. Just a thought.
I have an almost identical board in front of me. It had a power surge which knocked out a TV, the laptop, a BlueRay player, and more. Now that I've seen that you have no power from this point (9:15), I check my board again. Discolorized chip (PQ202) on my board. I didn't notice it before, but it turns out this is what got fried. I guess I just didn't look hard enough. Usually a visual inspection turns up the culprit(s) before even power testing. This one was a little bit harder to spot.
WELL DONE...I HOPE I will MANAGE to FIX MY LENOVO IDEAPAD Z710, and 2 Other HPs- after WATCHING YOU FIXING HP !!!( IT LOOKS SO SIMPLE, and i SPENT at least 2 months and still couldn find PROBLEM! THANK YOU FOR YOUR EDUCATION and PRESENTATION FRIEND!!!
The owner will lose some minor feature as a result, such as having to use the sleep button instead of a short press of the power to do so as that will likely now only shut the gate and cut power now. The mosfet would have regulated the difference in duration of press. Minor things rarely used or signals to sensors you didn't know to look for. The wire will last as long as any other fuse and would only fail for the same reason as the mosfet in the first place. This is a real world practical fix like fix-a-flat. It might even be a patch. But no it's not a new tire and there's a fair amount of tread on that machine. Get everything you can out of it.
I've been working with and on electronics for 45+ years, and what I love most about it is that I can ALWAYS learn something new, like I did just now! That was a very fine piece of troubleshooting, but the way you explained each step of your process was very educational. I came to this video because I also have a dead laptop, and I was pretty much out of ideas, but now I'm quite confident that if I follow along again with this video, I will be able to bring it back to life. Thanks for sharing!
Did you manage to bring that laptop back to life following this video again?
Also with your experience level, maybe you would enjoy being part of the Discord server to receive and maybe give help?
@@Infiniti25 I would be interested to join a discord server to discuss these kind of repairs. Do you have a link?
May I join in too@@Infiniti25
Hello sir..
Im not repairing things for profit.. just super fascinated in how things work. I cant begin to tell you how much your videos mean!
Sharing knowledge like this is such an honorable thing to do.
Very grateful, always look forward to content like this.
Thanks to CALIPHATEHACKER he is so intelligent and real and doesn't charge much at all,You can contact him on Instagram...
Same I always been fascinated by electronics and how they work and I went to college. I got a degree in IT
By carefully following this video, i have now repaired an ASUS laptop that has been dead for 12 months, thank you so much.
wow amazing
Michael Forde great. Good luck.
Well done - what was the fault in the end?
Nice bro
@@aaronlewis7553 shut the fuck up?
im nearly 51 but but watching videos like this make me want to learn about electronics, id imagine there is a lot of satisfaction in fixing useful tools like this when they are broken
I have been watching your educating people on how to repair laptops etc and I must commend you on your patience dedication and generosity.
My name is Ron and I am from Melbourne Australia and although I can repair a few things as a hobby, I have never repaired laptops ot Iphones. Your explanation and demonstration on repairs have inspired me to try to fix some things after I have watched more of your videos.
Please ignore any negative comments from othrs and keep up the good works. There are plenty of us who appreciate you tireless efforts.
Kind regards,
Ron
Hi Ron. I fully agree with your written notes. You remind me of myself, and my efforts to fix all manner of Consumer Items. I am 70 years old, and electronics has (for me) been a lifelong pastime of repairing TV's / Radios + lots more. I still have a thirst for the knowledge. Working alone, the most difficult and frustrating part is not being able to discuss any electronic problems with another (educated) human being!!
Ron Perera you nailed it. Exactly the words that I'd like to repeat to Mr.Sorin. Thanks for the positive feedback. 👍😊
Peter Duxbury trust me I understand what you trying to convey. You sound so inspiring. Good luck and best wishes. 👍😊
@@peterduxbury927 - It's nice to read the interesting and inspiring comments one sometimes finds on videos. I hope, Peter, that you've availed yourself of all the other instructional, unformative vidoes just here on UA-cam?
Please what is the use of the musfer
Nice video! I only wish I'd come across it sooner. I like the guy's no nonsense approach. He quickly tracks down the issue, and solves it without fuss. I also like the way he's thinking about his customers, and his primary concern is to help them, rather than to make as much out of them as he can. I wish we had people like that where I live!
He prolly already has plenty of money so it isn’t “everything” to him…. Folks who try to rip ppl off, most of the time, don’t have much at all
Precisely why I changed my major away from automotive technician and going into computers!
@@HoustHolloway or they are just pure greed. most people who have many wants more.
I love the simplicity of the way that the 8-pin IC Chip was removed and then (using calibrated fuse wire) bridging the Drain & Source in order to restore the 19vdc supply to the circuit.To say that the Motherboard is "complex" is an understatement! It is also extremely difficult for anyone to fully understand the full function of the 8 - pin IC Chip that you removed. Further to this, the pinout diagram would be needed - in order to ensure that you do - in fact bridge the Drain & Source. The IC device which was removed, handled the full current of the Laptop. There may have been the correct 'Gate' voltage present to turn the Mosfet on, but the device may have been faulty. I do appreciate everything that I have seen in this video, and I have been enlightened by your Tutorial. Thanks & regards from Sydney Australia.
Was the Gate shorted with the source?
@@irishguy200007 It was a possibility, but I cannot be certain.
Oh my gosh I finally found the best laptop repair website in the world! I was about to throw away my 2 dead hp laptops and about to buy 2 new ones but now it's working. I fixed them through your awesome tutorial. Thank you so much. I saved $600.00 today.
How did you fixed them? You bought a tester, you managed to find a broken mosfet, you bough a new mosfet, you bought a soldering iron and you managed to accurately disassemble and weld a new mosfet? wtf are you talking about!
I admire your courage in presenting your assessment on when to quit. Am retired electronic technician(mostly worked for corporations, never on my own business), so I understand your judgement. Nice video. Keep on trucking buddy.
Hi redserpent can I Link up with you for some tutorials
This worked for my hp probook 650 G2.
Was ready to throw it away and wanted to try this repair as an last effort.
To open up the laptop and put everything back together is most of the work.
Measured voltage from power jack input, step by step, component by component, and the first mosfet seemed dead.
Made a bridge from small piece of electric cable across the mosfet, with use of solder iron... and guess what. Fixed!
Super thank you for this video!
Your feedback and your experience is as inspirational as the video "tutorial" itself. I have a solid HP that's on its last legs and when it gives up the ghost I will try and pull off this very "trick" provided the laptop promises to screw up one of its MOSFETs exactly as featured in the video:)
glad it got fixed im fixing my hp 640 g7, it wont turn on yet
@@jurnoss any luck its fixed?
@@OMARENGG22 display screen apparently was it
I'm am new to computer repair. Followed this video and it was excellent!! Everything had correct readings... light turns white but laptop not working without battery. Can charge battery fine only with laptop powered down(orange light on). Will not charge while powered up or with power supply and no battery. Light does come on white but can not use unless battery is charged up. Then dies, and charges again and so on and so forth.
Sounds like the diode in the MOSFET died and kept the circuit from detecting the power supply. Yes, power has to pass through the diode built into the MOSFET before the circuit on the other side will turn the MOSFET on... Short the MOSFET for a moment and then the circuit will power the gate and try and turn it on. If the diode is dead then no initial power detection happens and no power on. It's a low resistance polarity protection circuit.
Yes!
Do you know what does the next MOSFET do? I assume for a load switch so the chipset can restart itself or something?
@@fullmoon6661 Usually there is a MOSFET next to the polarity protection MOSFET that controls the power from the battery going to the main power bus. The one from the battery would be in an ideal-diode circuit to prevent the power adapter from dumping power straight into the battery. The input polarity protection also acts a bit like an ideal-diode circuit that prevents the battery from discharging through the power adapter, so it serves a dual purpose and technically they are both ideal-diode type circuits...
Sorin indicates he detects 19V at Drain, 0.8V at Source and 0.8V at Gate of the big N-MOSFET AON6426 for this HP laptop. I have a dead Lenovo ThinkPad P50 with a big P-MOSFET AON6407. I get 20.4V at Source, 0V at Drain, and 17.3 volts at gate. The gate voltage is always there. Can you explain this based on your theory?
@@neverwasthere Without looking at it or a schematic I can't know for sure but this design probably has a couple of transistors controlling the gate of one or two MOSFETs. I'd look for some small sot-3 or similar transistors and test them and surrounding components.
What exactly does “shorting” the mosfet mean?
I had an old laptop went totally dead on me. I studied it and checked as much as I could with voltmeter. I studied and noticed that some of those tiny little resistor blocks that are surface mounted little bricks with no wires have numbers of their value ( very tiny ). I noticed some near power input were marked with 0.0 which I guess meant no resistance or some kind of jumper. I found one that didn’t seem to be ‘ jumping ‘ like it should so I managed to solder a small wire across that part of the circuit and ‘ voila ‘ it’s alive again.
Also known as “There, I Fixed It “
That's awesome. That's what i'm trying to do with my old laptop. My laptop's power led flashes on when i attempt to turn it on but immediately (less then a second) it shuts off. There's no time for the fans to even kick in and it's an old laptop so the the fans can be loud. What can be the issue?
@@thingshappen9199 I have the same issue, is yours a Toshiba ?
@@michaelkenny4124 It was an HP, the issue turned out to be the IDE SSD.
Things Happen hey i have the same issue, mine’s an hp as well. What did you do??
What was the power input of the brick that was jumping??
I don't know how people can dislike Your videos.You passing Your knowledge to us in this short videos that You been learn thru years.That is just wonderfull.Thank You very much!
The dislikes are coming from repair technicians who think that videos like this are taking customers from them.
Maybe cause this exact fix ruined my battery and now my cpu running at 0.4 ghz
Just want to say thank you for all these great videos. I'm fixing an HP pavilion dv5_1235dx now for my wife and your saving my life over here!
4 years of studying electrical technology (technician) summarized only by 24 minutes video. Thank you it works for me
What a Gem of a video from 5 years ago. I have a HP Envy with similar problem and this has given me the confidence to go and take a closer look at the Motherboard. All other things have failed, and it's got to replace the motherboard or scrap it. Very well explained bit of troubleshooting and fixing. This video proves even the simplest of videos can share some very hidden knowledge these days! Awesome!
@@adosphere998 mine just started crapping out on me this week. It's a very old computer but hardly used pretty disappointed.
You remind me of my father when he took computer repair courses. That was 26 or so years ago. Good memories. Thanks!
I'm going to spend the whole day/evening watching all videos from the start. Need to reduce the pile of electronics building up (hoarder) and throw out the unrepairables, or keep them for parts salvage?! Grateful for the leg up he has given me. I just love this stuff!
Keep em for spare parts, just organize your whole room. I need to do the same thing or so i've been saying for couple of years now! xD
I like the idea of using voltage to check continuity and short circuits. If you have a high resolution meter you have a more procise location for the short circuit it helped me pin point a short on the circuit. Great videos ....
I am a surgeon. I use operating microscope to to anastomose small vessels and ducts. I am impressed by your use of microscope and peaceful demeanour in approaching the issue at hand. Any work that is done at peace is like a meditation. I recommend this video to anybody who wants to reduce haste from his life. Regards
Thanks to CALIPHATEHACKER he is so intelligent and real and doesn't charge much at all,You can contact him on Instagram...
Andrew you made that up.
Don't waste your time for the people who call you dodgy. You are a great inspiration. Keep up the good work. 👍👍👍👍
Best laptop repair i've ever seen. Solid experience i may say. I learned a lot from you. Many thanks.
Sir you are a true professional and I like your way of methodically working through the root of the problem and to it's solving.
I Like him " I don't even want to know the problem" "maybe the heat is global warming or the french... " lol. How can U not love this man - "it's fine" . . . "I don't even want to check . . . what can I do" - keep it coming, comrade :)
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Toata stima !!! Tin sa multmesc pt toate informatiile pe care le-am acaparat din postariile dv!
I have been watching your educating people on how to repair laptops etc and I must commend you on your patience dedication and generosity.
My name is Rana Irfan Jalal and I am from Pakistan and although I can repair a few things as a hobby, I have never repaired laptops ot Iphones. Your explanation and demonstration on repairs have inspired me to try to fix some things after I have watched more of your videos.
Please ignore any negative comments from othrs and keep up the good works. There are plenty of us who appreciate you tireless efforts.
Kind regards,
Rana Irfan Jalal ( Note :Same Ron Perera's Words and My Feelings ) !
Why are there multiple identical comments posted by different people on this video?
Very helpful. I've been having to fix my pcs and laptops myself cos where I live the "experts" haven't got a clue. Your video is very helpful and also the way you speak has a very calming effect which is good because a broken pc can be so annoying!! Thanks!
Thanks a lot Sorin for this video, it always brings back memories (*good ones) for me to be able to diagnosed similar problems in my laptop checking and fixes. (*presently working on a Lenovo Legion laptop that won’t turn on and yet the voltage is present at the charging port but nothing on the other power supply like 3.3V, 5.0V, and the likes. Thanks again! Keep it up the tutorials! Love them all!
hello. did you get your's fixed? i have similar issue with HP C125. power indicator and charge led works fine at the jack.(white without battery and orange with battery. battery and charger all test fine.) Also at the activity led (bottom left of laptop from above). power indicator is fine. However, the thing won't boot to even the bios or spin up the HDD. No Beeps. Nothing but LEDS. Brand new CMOS battery. No HDD Activity LED. Black screen. 😐
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My laptop did that and you can unplug the power lead hold down power button so all power is gone then plug in power lead press hold the power button for about 30 seconds you will see the light flash 📸 then try power it should boot to bios i have a battery now charging all power goes to battery but not out of it I pulled the battery open to get to the battery sercuit and 4 cells are fine I think it mosfet or cap short as only shows 10 v across 4 cells I believe this is Microsoft fault the day that it broke won't turn on and battery drain was the day google news said Russia has wiped data from Ukraine industry to wipe data but Russia had no reason to but usa bio labs was I bet the reason to wipe data to cover up bio labs and Microsoft did it blamed Russia just like 2016 I could not boot to bios the day that was reported I also see in log file on phone if a processor was newer than a set date or type basically new processor than update bios Microsoft has took control over the bios and to boot 3rd party or own operating systems you need permission of Microsoft to have keys 🔑 for it to boot so Microsoft has control from the point you press power and dictate what you can do on your own pc im going to downgrade to 10 and find out how to tale back bios this is another step in full control over data boot Linux and they will collect data while on it no privacy all about control and data and so they can tunnel bio medical and behaviour data no matter what system you on :(
@@user-bubstech hai i hope you are doing great..
i got similar problem with hp laptop 15db series ..
Tried boot methods,reseat(pull out hdd,battery & putting back)
Still nothing happened.. same "no hard drive or ssd installed"
Checked (i saw) that hdd drive is fine,when a scamming local repair shop guy checked it
I akways knew MICROsoft doing this crally things.. but my younger brother bought this worst reviewed laptop for money i sent him
If there's anyway to bring it back,please say
Thank you 😇😃
10.03.2023 08:14 pm ist
Atleast you guys have charger lights and such… my Acer nitro 5 is completely dead.. brand new battery put in today and still dead dead. No power at all! No lights at all
That is a very Nice approach. As a hardware technician I always begin with the visual inspection, and to tell the truth, about 40% of laptop issues can be resolved just by visual inspection. Nice video keep going, Mr Sorin
directo to the point.....what a awesome technician you are sir....salute
Incredible job...
You are deep in this profession, lot of experience.
At around 19:00 to 19:15, when you say you have to find out and then suddenly you say it's complicated, kinda laughing moment but actually it is your depth knowledge about it which you try to express to watchers.. 👍👍
We used MOSFETs and other "surge suppression devices. Usually, they are not needed unless you have AC power that has a lot of surges and or lightning. Most of the time, just putting a good surge arrestor at the input to your building is plenty of protection.
Your voice and profile reminds me to a Honourable Man called Mr. B. G. Attery who teach me Basic Radio Electronics when I was only 14 y o and a student of Dawei SHS No. 1, Burma. I want to express him my gratitude. He was a member of All Burma Indian Congress by that time, I remembered.
Will very much obliged if you help me find his Ancestors now sir. Thank you..
kudos.....thanks for the help!!!!! I love being able to get into the little fine spaces to diagnose and repair. Without your help on this issue i would have been running in circles!!!!!!! Thank you so much for the help!!!
I enjoy your laid back way repairing these items. I also enjoy the humor, "perhaps it is global warming, french fries, coca cola" hope to keep watching many more repairs for years to come.
Love your videos, but I must agree that this one seems dodgy. Replace the mosfet with a wire. Why was the mosfet there in the first place? I'm sure the manufacturer deemed it necessary, they would have left it out if they could. Bypassing it has eliminated some capability or feature, likely safety or reliability-related. You called it a fuse, but wasn't it just a fine wire? If it's all about saving time, why not just leave the mosfet in place and bridge it?
It's completely logical and he explained it. What more do you expect if you don't even know what a fuse actually is - "a fine wire". Are you here for some knowledge or to police a video? Like he said, he is not responsible for you, he has his own reasons for doing so. Don't like it? Well, don't do it! :D
Agree, shouldn't remove/jumper parts without knowing result- maybe cost-effective from his point of view?
Don`t even know that that is a fuse wire and want to criticize his video or repair?
I want to express my deepest gratitude for what you do and how you do it! I specifically chose this video because it was the key to my progress. Today, for the first time, I successfully bridged my first MOSFET! A huge salute to you, great master of electronics! :)
It's not always that simple, I had many laptops with no short on the board, even when bypassing both mosfets still won't power on. I'm not that lucky. Thanks for sharing. Best teacher
Yep same here
@@HuntersMoon78 yeh some will solved some the mosfet won't open because of other problem, maybe the IO chip.
Why if you repaired many laptops and not can see what the problem is? I saw it in 1 second when he opend the laptop. I'm shocked of all the people here that also repair computers like me can not see it. You should be ashamed.
@@electronicsfreakjasper see what?
@@computersrepaircotesaint-l7407 hi, how are you?
I have some dead asus to fix. I jump on the first mosfet like the video and the laptop is on, all normal but the laptop is not charging. You know why?
Wow, that's really an amazing tech skills! I also have a dead laptop with built-in battery and trying to fix it. The video guides and gives some helpful hints what to do if someone has similar issue.
You make it look so easy, it it’s not. Takes years of experience, and skill.
No it doesn't... It takes what you saw, and how much time and determination for YOU to get there. Read the comments, people watched age learned, simple.
@@cwickwitted spoken like a true board roaster. Maybe for a one off repair sure. To accrue the knowledge and experience to identify components over their years of changes, reliably and efficiently repair near anything thrown at you, indeed takes a very long time of studying and experience.
@@cwickwittedseems like you have a photographic memory. Not everyone can learn each component on a single video. It's like your asking ppl to learn the human anotomy in a few days. Not reality
23:14 This is actually a valuable lesson for me, i'm a people-pleaser but that's the type to let everyone down cuz one person got you stuck pleasing them. Balance is key!
Finally some is fixing other brand besides Apple. Thank you
yea,it so annoying to most repair most repair only apple stuff and not other brand laptops at all.
Am glad you came around. You are now laptop repair guru
Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian? Doesn't matter, very practical thinking! Appreciate your skill and most of all your accent 😃
Edit: Bravo, Sorine! Merge si-asa! Mai da-i in laptele mamii lor pe fitosii care nu-ti apreciaza cunostintele, habar nu au ei ca nevoia ne-nvata!
Greetings from Cape Town. A million thank yous for this awesome troubleshoot and resolve Sorin. As a token of my gratitude, you are now an honorary recipient of Table Mountain :-)
love from johannesburg
It's always a good idea to put the screws that you're taking out in a small receptacle otherwise they can get lost very quickly
...or a small magnet works great, too... except on aluminum things...
@@cschuh4695 wow you guys are so smart i just throw mine in the carpet
Lol sorins on a slightly different level to you forgetting which screws go where and where they went
great job educating us young IT technicians. Appreciated
13:53 hahaha "maybe the global warming..." that was nice ;)
I felt that so hard - when I'm at work and someone wants to know why the component I had to replace or repair was fried, or otherwise end-of-life NEEDED repaired - idk, but now it is - and I've got about 10 others I also told I would be there in half an hour so...
You sir are topnotch, no beating around the bush. I Love the video. I am a loyal subscriber now.
I love this dodgy guy!!! I think what you are hinting about programmed obsolescence... I have so many nice laptop with the same symptoms, I had to thrown them in the trash. Sad! Thanks for you knowledge and time.
You are the greatest, just yesterday I did repair my dead laptop! Thank you so much!!!!! 💯
I get why you wouldn't want to spend time replacing components, it's time-consuming and not economically viable. But stuff like that mosfet was put there for a reason, there's no way a company will engineer consumer devices with extra components that increase their cost. If the component failed, it failed for a reason and not being there now could cause bigger issues in the long run.
Or it can work fine without it for the rest of the device's life, who knows? I wouldn't want to risk it, nor would I feel comfortable having to guarantee a job like this.
In any case, problem solved, customer happy, you get paid, planet saves from a little bit of extra electronic trash. That's the most important
what could have been wrong with the mosfet though? How can one test it?
Maybe they just want that the mosfet stops working in order to make the user buy another laptop.
Rodrigo Maero may be for a failsafe ?
@@marlonsison1302 those types of input mosfets are usually for protection, they blow up in order to save the circuit downstream. Kind of a fuse of some sort
@@thingshappen9199 depends of the type of mosfet.. it could fail short or open circuit, think of it as a relay, where you have normally open and normally closed pins.
Wow! Got my HP 250 G6 fixed doing exactly the same thing on the first mosfet on the underside of the motherboard. Thank you 💖!
People have to realize you cant put 200 dollars of parts and time into a 100 dollar laptop. If it's a needed component than yes change it. It's like our appendix we have one but its not needed.
@John Rogers People refuse to acknowledge the quality of the components that go into the device and much of that is built in China which translates into JUNK. If component was a vital piece of military hardware then you can be assured, the it would be of better quality.
@@warpmine1761 Most of all components sold are JUNK, the real good ones are for military.
I always admire the "Cost Conscious" techies and mechanics. KUDOS !!
Just watched your video and I got to say thank you I feel confident enough that I may apply the same principles to a dead Dell 3000 Series Inspiron we'll see how it goes thanks again for your patience and that wonderful knowledge that makes it seem so easy
Jonathan Brown good luck to you and don't forget to keep us posted on what happened ok? 👍😊
How'd it turn out bro?
@@rayofcreation3996 it worked! Sure appreciate it!
I just find this channel 2,3 days ago. And i am sure that one day i will also repair my dead laptop.. very helpful channel ✌️👌
Thank you so much. You are a genius! I did it to my Toshiba and it came back to life!!!. It was a bit tricky to remove the chip though without the hot air tool but I managed. Seems like there was a lot of varnish on the board and chip which melted when I used my soldering iron.
You are a legend sir. The GOAT of electronic repairs.
Louis Rossman after spending 1 year in Eastern Europe ❤
Great video!
He IS Luis Rossman of the Eastern block. :-)
lol
thank you very much sir. I fixed the HP laptop that I borrowed from my sister. I just followed all your instructions. I didn't remove the chip because I don't have hot air. I just jumpered over that chip and the lights on. thankyou men. LOVE from Philippines.
you are cool man , i love the way you Tshoot components
Wow, thanks man, I just repaired one dead Asus laptop having exact same issue! It's my first dead laptop that I managed to bring back to life!
Sorin, thank you for a very interesting lesson and it was useful. I wish i had you for a teacher in the 70"s !
I'm having great chance to repair my dead notebook after watching your video. Really great help!
Stumbled onto your site.. very interesting.. I have always like to watch troubleshooters (people that know what they are doing) fixing things.. I am not a big electronic fella.. But I have always been fascinated by it I can do/understand the basics but that is about it.. thanks for the share! I am off to watch more of your vids... Who know at 66 maybe I can learn a new trick or two...
I haven't tried it yet but learned something from this video. Thank you so much
I have a 16gb i7 that was reported dead about 2 years ago. Technicians here look and sentence death without testing the components. Sad. Now watching this video I feel that it can be resurrected for sure, everything depends on the professional. Cheers from Brazil.
To be honest, i Reallöhne love what you do, Even morevthevway how you do it. I‘m often quite embarrased and disappointed by sloppy hardware design of manufacturers.They really.dont want anyone to fix their products .You always show them a finger when you find a workaround. Thank you so much for Sharing this.❤
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I am Victory from Nigeria Africa,Sir may God bless you for the knowledge you are passing on,posterity will never forget you.thank you very much.
Hay Sorin we really appreciate everything you teach don't worry about people think this is real life work, not hobby to spend 5 hs when this solution exist! Thank you!
awesome video as always. By watching your videos you inspire me to try to fix my old laptop but anytime I feel like trying I realize that I don't have proper tools to do so. Lol so I give up. I don't know if you will see this comment but I am wondering if you can share the name/links of the tools with us, that would be great!
New subscriber here. Im searching for this channel for so long. Finally find it
Melwin Jay Asturias I know! 😀
Very helpful video for me as a new laptop repairing technician.
New to your channel, love the help I get from them! Thank you so much
Many thanks. I had exact HP and had same problem. I took it to a shop here in Cambodia. After 3 days, they told me the motherboard is faulty. And if I pay them $45, they will fix it. After hesitating I agreed though it was a bit expensive. Again, after a few days, they said they are unable to give it life. So I took it back home. While I was contemplating to discard it after removing some parts, I came across your video. I have forwarded it to and requested them if they can do the same. Will update u soon. I wish I had seen u before!!! I can only like u and subscribe.
@@Bona-k3u did they fix it?
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Thank you for the very informative video , i manage to bring alive a dead laptop following your video , all the video's are great information source and so easy to learn , thank you again and keep up the good work .
I will not tell you that you are dodgy. You already know that. Made me laugh out loud that one did. But I will tell you that you have a wonderful humour and such a good way to show how to test, identify and overcome problems. Great video. Thank you for sharing.
14:10 maybe the global warming, French fries , Coca-Cola.... Who knows 😂
this is my second video i am watching on your channel, but your so good.
i want to become so good at laptop repair as you.
*BANG *BANG.. "This is how we fix problem on Russian space station!!"
clint25n all parts made in Taiwan
Now now, this is probably why you have shit cars in Russia then?
Blown fuse and no replacement, no problem just use coin and screw old fuse back in. Oh my house burn down because wiring in wall is new fuse. oops.
@@anthonytyrrell7291 Taiwan better than china, & taiwan is not not look like china have a lots problem with they any production, I'm not from taiwan, but some tools & part I buy from taiwan better from china, china is suck, the most danger production of any part in the hole universe 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@opposites-369 tottaly agree!
Discovered your videos today, nice to meet you Mr. Sorin.
You could measure the gate voltage after removing the mosfet
I’ve repaired 3 HP’S that had no power and in all cases, it was cracked solder. I missed the part of your video where you did or didn’t put the mosfet back in but my guess is the hotair gun fixed the problem on its’ own. Cracked solder is common in old HP’S. Just a thought.
This is awesome, I have been searching for this for a longtime, thank you so much
I have an almost identical board in front of me. It had a power surge which knocked out a TV, the laptop, a BlueRay player, and more. Now that I've seen that you have no power from this point (9:15), I check my board again. Discolorized chip (PQ202) on my board. I didn't notice it before, but it turns out this is what got fried. I guess I just didn't look hard enough. Usually a visual inspection turns up the culprit(s) before even power testing. This one was a little bit harder to spot.
Nice.. thank you for sharing your knowledge.. by the way my name is Wilfredo catapang from Philippines and i watching your videos... thanks
I have seen this problem in so many HP laptops, I stopped buying them all together, I will try and see if I can recover my old HP laptop now
Just found you on youtube and glad I did.
Great informative vids, thanks.
This person is such a great teacher, I like your videos Sir. Thank you for sharing knowledge.. 🙏🏻😇
Wish you were in cyprus... i have 3 dead laptops
WELL DONE...I HOPE I will MANAGE to FIX MY LENOVO IDEAPAD Z710, and 2 Other HPs- after WATCHING YOU FIXING HP !!!( IT LOOKS SO SIMPLE, and i SPENT at least 2 months and still couldn find PROBLEM! THANK YOU FOR YOUR EDUCATION and PRESENTATION FRIEND!!!
Forgive me for asking this stupid question but why there is that mosfet installed in a first place? What job that mosfet does?
It's a way to control power input based on some condition, say for overheating or if the power button is pressed for ten seconds.
The owner will lose some minor feature as a result, such as having to use the sleep button instead of a short press of the power to do so as that will likely now only shut the gate and cut power now. The mosfet would have regulated the difference in duration of press. Minor things rarely used or signals to sensors you didn't know to look for. The wire will last as long as any other fuse and would only fail for the same reason as the mosfet in the first place. This is a real world practical fix like fix-a-flat. It might even be a patch. But no it's not a new tire and there's a fair amount of tread on that machine. Get everything you can out of it.
That’s pretty cool but how long will this last this way??😀🙈😏
Happy to have found this repair school.
mosfet? what mosfet? short them all! ... thanks for sharing
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