Lenovo Thinkpad T470p dead, no power - Lenovo misdiagnosed the fault, intented? You be the judge

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  • @ekinujoel6884
    @ekinujoel6884 2 місяці тому +22

    Sorin is the best of all techs i have ever come across, some techs would waste time, schematics, board view etc but this senior is 100 times ahead, i love this man beyond capacity. "We have picture" 😂😂😂 long live Sorin

  • @robertrent5218
    @robertrent5218 2 місяці тому +70

    I never tire of "We have picture!"

  • @thehashslingingslaasher
    @thehashslingingslaasher 2 місяці тому +11

    "we have the picture". That my fav part ❤

  • @cemilkuscu
    @cemilkuscu 2 місяці тому +6

    You are the person who is wanted so needly in these days man, thanks for the perfect advices.

  • @retrocomputinggrotto
    @retrocomputinggrotto 2 місяці тому +23

    Big companies like Lenovo or HP or DELL would normally just say the motherboard is faulty and needs replacing, I've never heard of any of them employing staff to actually fix motherboards like Sorin does, they just tend to have FRU's rather than repair anything.

    • @MishtarNoob75
      @MishtarNoob75 2 місяці тому

      @@retrocomputinggrotto Uhmmm..Can I Ask What is the thing or liquid substance that they used to remove capacitor...

    • @maybelbdidit
      @maybelbdidit 2 місяці тому +3

      @@MishtarNoob75 rosin flux

  • @weirdworld-l6e
    @weirdworld-l6e 20 днів тому

    I know nothing about electronics but the real reason I like this channel is the sense of thrill while he diagnosing the fault

  • @TomsA.I.-Arts
    @TomsA.I.-Arts 2 місяці тому +12

    Great Master Sorin - it is always a pleasure to watch your videos

  • @ctecrwp
    @ctecrwp 2 місяці тому +16

    Master SORIN... I'm going through my Chemo sessions and really enjoying your quick videos almost daily..... Thanks for the excellent experience with you.

    • @everyhandletaken
      @everyhandletaken 2 місяці тому +2

      Wish you the best with your treatment.
      Sorin is both a master & entertaining at the same time!

    • @ReisHarman
      @ReisHarman 2 місяці тому +2

      Wish you the best with your medicine treatment. Get well soon 🙏🏻

    • @firzen0000
      @firzen0000 2 місяці тому

      Get well soon 🙏🙏

    • @ctecrwp
      @ctecrwp 2 місяці тому +2

      @firzen0000 Thanks to all buddies...

    • @gvctdcgg4824
      @gvctdcgg4824 2 місяці тому +1

      Hey man, stay with us so we can enjoy Sorin for years to come

  • @fletch3576
    @fletch3576 2 місяці тому +1

    Why am I always so happy to hear those glorious words..we have picture 😅 puts a big smile on my face everytime....thank you sorin for sharing your excellent knowledge with us 🙏

  • @EmilChristensenHeaton
    @EmilChristensenHeaton 2 місяці тому +64

    "we have picture that's crazy" - Sorin 2024

    • @comez1967
      @comez1967 2 місяці тому +6

      Yeah...and missed ...I can't believe....jajajaja

    • @alexgreis
      @alexgreis 2 місяці тому

      I love when he says this hahaha. Makes my day very good.

    • @chrisgr00ver
      @chrisgr00ver 2 місяці тому +4

      -2023
      -2022
      -2021
      -2020
      -etc

    • @djordjelukovac8041
      @djordjelukovac8041 2 місяці тому

      😂

    • @EmilChristensenHeaton
      @EmilChristensenHeaton 2 місяці тому

      @@alexgreis yes me too :D, I told Sorin to make a Shirt with this sentence and the logo with his face :DD but he prefered Pizza.
      I hope he can get merch 1 day

  • @BenitoiteBaTiSi
    @BenitoiteBaTiSi 2 місяці тому +10

    The MOSFET in the bottom right at 7:03 has flux residue on the top side, indicating it's generating a lot of heat. This could be the cause of the issue.

  • @MrRvdbeek
    @MrRvdbeek 2 місяці тому +1

    This is a nice one thank you Sorin

  • @GabrielStefan-yb1vh
    @GabrielStefan-yb1vh 2 місяці тому +1

    Sorin, esti un vrajitor, ca intotdeauna! bravo!

  • @johnkatakowsi9907
    @johnkatakowsi9907 19 днів тому

    Oh liked the hint on using the diode setting on the DVM instead of just Ohm’s mode 😉

  • @davidyoung800
    @davidyoung800 Місяць тому

    I sit in complete awh of your talent Sir.

  • @Madscientist9898
    @Madscientist9898 2 місяці тому +50

    The customer is BS. Lenovo would never try to diagnose a board and list what is specifically wrong with it. They will just replace a component such as the main board, memory module, drive, etc. not give some shady list of what they think is wrong. My thoughts are the customer poked around the bored a bit themselves after watching a few of your videos realized they couldn't fix it and made up some BS story packed it up and sent it to you.

    • @Drottninggatan2017
      @Drottninggatan2017 2 місяці тому +5

      Still, the customer is always right.

    • @c1q3
      @c1q3 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Drottninggatan2017 customer is always a cow on a milking farm.

    • @alienpioneer
      @alienpioneer 2 місяці тому +3

      Yeah, especially specifying IC and pin number, lol.

    • @everyhandletaken
      @everyhandletaken 2 місяці тому +7

      Definitely agree that Lenovo didn't diagnose this laptop, but I feel that it is more likely a repair shop with a Lenovo sticker on the window & the customer then believing it was a Lenovo-owned service centre.
      Either way, misdiagnosed, but the laptop now has a bit more time before retirement 🙌🏻

    • @faustasazuolasbagdonas123
      @faustasazuolasbagdonas123 2 місяці тому +3

      I don't see why the customer would waste time making up that BS and pretend that it is from the service. I think this actually was in a service and he believed that this information will actually be helpful for Sorin. Maybe this was not a Lenovo service but a Lenovo authorized service center.
      Once I got an Asus laptop which the customer first brought to an authorized service (I think I verified this but this was a long time ago so I am not 100% sure now if I verified). The service prepared a report which had a photo of liquid damage on the mainboard. The customer told me that this liquid damage occurred long before the fault. The report also included a useless technical description of the fault, a repair price which was similar to or higher than the laptop price (which was 6 years old), and maybe their conclusion that it is not worth fixing. I fixed it by replacing an LDO. Then I carefully tested it and it worked fine. Until I returned it to the customer...

  • @sirius_s2028
    @sirius_s2028 Місяць тому

    Fantastic video. Thanks!

  • @mrNETWORK369
    @mrNETWORK369 2 місяці тому +8

    WE HAVE PICTURE, THAT'S CRAZY🗣🗣🗣🗣

  • @DilnuwanAmaraweera
    @DilnuwanAmaraweera 2 місяці тому +1

    superb thank you

  • @AbramBaloyi
    @AbramBaloyi 19 днів тому

    You are the champion.

  • @winlose3073
    @winlose3073 2 місяці тому

    It is working and I can believe🙂

  • @ricardomaldonado8185
    @ricardomaldonado8185 2 місяці тому

    Thanks!

  • @tharcisseilunga6658
    @tharcisseilunga6658 2 місяці тому

    Thank you.

  • @johnkatakowsi9907
    @johnkatakowsi9907 19 днів тому

    Great 😊 job thanks !!! 😊 have to add just a little sketchy !!!🤣 I been watching your channel I’m and old electronics technician 👨‍🔧 59 I laughed my arse off when you said some people referred to your fixes as a bit sketchy!!! 😮

  • @JimmyBComputerGuy
    @JimmyBComputerGuy 2 місяці тому

    The Master is in the house!

  • @rud_01
    @rud_01 2 місяці тому

    Hey Sorin ,was a test for you😉

  • @MikeB_UK
    @MikeB_UK 2 місяці тому

    Nice one! Not sure I believe Lenovo would even bother doing in-depth board analysis.

  • @c1q3
    @c1q3 2 місяці тому +3

    Genuine brand new mosfet from box with thingys.

  • @vyacheslavch3051
    @vyacheslavch3051 2 місяці тому

    Elusive Joe 8057H - it's just a mosfet seen at 6:49 like PQ609 :)

  • @rfr653
    @rfr653 2 місяці тому

    Good job mate 👏

  • @electropatagonico
    @electropatagonico 2 місяці тому

    nice work!

  • @silverjgbc
    @silverjgbc 2 місяці тому +12

    and again these big brand's "technical service" shows me how they SUCK

  • @gymstrengthhakim8453
    @gymstrengthhakim8453 2 місяці тому

    Very good sir

  • @filips7158
    @filips7158 2 місяці тому

    I saw it immediately, burnt flux was visible on the video😅 when you started removing the wrong one I was like nooooooo

  • @frozendude707
    @frozendude707 2 місяці тому

    1.2 amps can seem slow, but that is what a good charge controller should do when the battery is close to flat, it should start to speed up at around 10~20% charge, and then slow down at 80% again.

  • @SWARKA1
    @SWARKA1 2 місяці тому

    Glumă proastă, rușine pentru Lenovo.
    Tot respectul pentru Sorin

  • @lucataszarek8782
    @lucataszarek8782 2 місяці тому +2

    Hello 🤝Good Job 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👋👋👋👋👋

  • @tall-jv4wo
    @tall-jv4wo 2 місяці тому

    Nice one Sorin....

  • @fernandocastro-GPS
    @fernandocastro-GPS 2 місяці тому

    Good job!

  • @inanpolat
    @inanpolat 2 місяці тому

    Good Job...

  • @Mz-e1d
    @Mz-e1d 2 місяці тому

    What do you think?, Sorin no need to ask you did an amazing repaire

  • @patriciaoudart1508
    @patriciaoudart1508 2 місяці тому

    ❤😂 That's crazy LENOVO 🎉

  • @thetechgenie7374
    @thetechgenie7374 23 дні тому

    I just fixed the same model laptop a couple months ago bought for $35 bucks, same problem. in my case a failing capacitor on input side what caused the mosfet to fail. Mines has dual batteries and that one large 9 cell battery, you get over 20 plus hours. Thankfully the big battery was replaced and only has 12 cycles on it and test at 100% heath.
    Yes the laptop older but very good as the screen is IPS display and laptop light weight while get over 20 hours battery life, even when watching videos on it for hours.
    The one the almost bit me and was going to give up on it, was a HP 360 envy as would only negotiate at 5v and not 19v, but if you removed main battery to clear bios it would start charging and negotiate 19v, then would shutdown in 2 minutes by itself and only negotiate 5v at restart? turn out to be the last thing suspected way to much thermal paste from factory as chip was fully cover including all components around it. It became conductive, shock the laptop even booted at all? Clean it off then it charged but won't post, so took it under microscope cleaned all components around area with tweezers and antistatic brush this time and finally worked and charges correctly, actually stayed on for hours as tested it and charge correctly even after I reboot it. I originally assume the EC chip was faulty, took one from a donor board and still same issue. I never figured CPU area as wasn't measuring a short, plus it did booted. It was the whole issue and due to way to much thermal paste and was from factory, not customer done and the original EC chip was good as put it back afterwards.

  • @samsscia
    @samsscia 2 місяці тому +2

    Another great fix! 🍕🍕🍺🍺

  • @bashiraliyu7558
    @bashiraliyu7558 2 місяці тому

    this is awesome

  • @ouaddiakradaliazdine8280
    @ouaddiakradaliazdine8280 2 місяці тому

    I say hello to Master SORIN

  • @joshygaminghub7428
    @joshygaminghub7428 23 дні тому

    "We have picture that's crazy!" 😂😂😂

  • @CristianGhervasa
    @CristianGhervasa Місяць тому

    20:36 "We have picture!"

  • @repairstudio4940
    @repairstudio4940 2 місяці тому +1

    Legendary 🎉

  • @trouble_maker023
    @trouble_maker023 2 місяці тому +7

    They got real experts sitting at the Lenovo repair centre

    • @siddiqholm
      @siddiqholm 2 місяці тому

      Sorin, Lenovo didn’t miss the mosfet… they simply didn’t bother and they felt it was far more profitable to sell a motherboard 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @MELONOLDER101
    @MELONOLDER101 2 місяці тому

    Sorine Master of laptops rescuing what ever it takes even dodgy job can help your laptop to back to life

  • @chumatez
    @chumatez 2 місяці тому

    Nice one

  • @pjhb_microsoldering_portugal
    @pjhb_microsoldering_portugal 2 місяці тому

    Good one Sorin, Lenovo shame on you!😂

  • @user.fedorman
    @user.fedorman 2 місяці тому

    Sorin is a master, but beyond that the conclusion is that if you have a problem with your PC never take it to an official service

  • @amirmooti5719
    @amirmooti5719 2 місяці тому

    Very good 👌👌👌

  • @mihaioleniuc1642
    @mihaioleniuc1642 2 місяці тому

    Very Nice! 😎😎😎

  • @reversetransistor4129
    @reversetransistor4129 2 місяці тому

    It's really complicated when you have, in a big company, lots of admins above you, in some cases they give you a small amount of time to fix the fault. They come with power points with graphs, yeah, some professionals, do copy pastes from emails as soon as the fault is complicated or go out of the script, lol.
    I am too slow for big companies, so they say!

  • @pauldery7875
    @pauldery7875 2 місяці тому +1

    Easy pizza, Lenovo should buy pizza for you Sorin. Awesome video again.
    Paul, USA!!!

    • @m.i.b7689
      @m.i.b7689 2 місяці тому +1

      Just curious y he talks abt pizza , is it his fav food or pizza means something else😮

    • @pauldery7875
      @pauldery7875 2 місяці тому

      @m.i.b7689 i guess he likes pizza.

  • @مبكيلالكاش
    @مبكيلالكاش 2 місяці тому

    Thankssssss

  • @DARKNESS19906
    @DARKNESS19906 2 місяці тому

    Master of electronic ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @alf3071
    @alf3071 2 місяці тому

    what caused the mosfet to get shorted in the first place? what if you resolder a new one and gets burnt aswell??

  • @dirindirin3983
    @dirindirin3983 2 місяці тому

    Perfect

  • @michaelkarjaluoto8582
    @michaelkarjaluoto8582 2 місяці тому

    You are the best

  • @stevejones4618
    @stevejones4618 2 місяці тому

    Warranty service don't look any further than just diagnosing an issue with the motherboard and quoting for replacing it. They don't go any deeper unless they are refurbing it to sell again.

  • @hardroch1000
    @hardroch1000 2 місяці тому

    We have picture🤣🤣🎉🎉🎉

  • @alf3071
    @alf3071 2 місяці тому

    have you ever had your tip of the multimeter slip on another pin and damaging an ic? what would you do then?

  • @4KPieEater
    @4KPieEater 2 місяці тому +3

    I think the lesson here is find the fault.

  • @Rob-q2e
    @Rob-q2e 2 місяці тому +1

    These Big Company’s like to rip people off when it comes to repairs

  • @mikanikolic1976
    @mikanikolic1976 2 місяці тому

    How do you always find what you need in that little box!?😀

    • @poklop252
      @poklop252 2 місяці тому

      following power, and not upload unrepaired 😞

  • @Paul-ib5xv
    @Paul-ib5xv 2 місяці тому

    Sorin, can you pleas show me how your bench power supply is connected to your laptop charger?

  • @rogerstarkey5390
    @rogerstarkey5390 2 місяці тому +1

    When the priority is "Get the repair out the door making profit for the company" rather than "What's the actual problem?"
    (I call them "Parts Chuckers")

  • @indigenoushightech
    @indigenoushightech 2 місяці тому +1

    Yeah Le'NoNo! What he said!

  • @CB-yr4yj
    @CB-yr4yj 2 місяці тому

    Hi Sorin, what are you checking on the coils after checking the main power rail ? Can you explain a little bit ?

    • @poklop252
      @poklop252 2 місяці тому

      buck converter coils is outputing lover voltage to supply something, 19v convert to 3,3v, 5v, 1,2v, 0,9v...... and he checkin resistance to main groud if the low power line short, somethimes is LDO converter chip 3v3 for power button, bios, chipset...

  • @amielem
    @amielem 2 місяці тому

    16:02 redundance matherboard designe?

  • @sevendynamics7311
    @sevendynamics7311 2 місяці тому

    It's a brand new mosfet 😅

  • @bmzanzibar3028
    @bmzanzibar3028 2 місяці тому

    I never get standard technical services than ERS.

  • @amapianototheworld9131
    @amapianototheworld9131 2 місяці тому

    I have a Lenovo t540p
    It switched off while i was using it an since then when i try to switch it on the screen doesn't come on.The keyboard backlight comes on,the fans spin an the cpu becomes warm,it also charges perfectly but the screen does not come on.
    What could be the problem

    • @MicheleConte-o4r
      @MicheleConte-o4r Місяць тому

      I think It cloud be shorted cpu

    • @amapianototheworld9131
      @amapianototheworld9131 Місяць тому

      @MicheleConte-o4r if it was a shorted CPU it would not switch on.
      The laptop switches on an the fans spins,I can charge my phone on it but the screen is juss black.
      The CPU also becomes warm.
      If it was a shorted CPU it would be completely dead

  • @ch2o2
    @ch2o2 2 місяці тому

    what's up, Lenovo? ,D ...btw, I like your handy "cooler" - is there a link for getting it?

  • @andycollins2315
    @andycollins2315 2 місяці тому

    that model takes 20v 3.25 amps on the charger?

  • @filda2005
    @filda2005 2 місяці тому

    10:00 you did not missed this one ;)

  • @Lackooo84
    @Lackooo84 2 місяці тому +3

    I bet at Lenovo they didn't even take apart the laptop....

  • @haccus9913
    @haccus9913 2 місяці тому

    Hai Sorin you can make a video how to read and right ec chip with JTAG soldering wires on motherboard for Lenovo laptop like x1 yoga gen 5 as example mec 1663 chip

    • @poklop252
      @poklop252 2 місяці тому

      you need schematic of chip or prepared pins on motherboard

    • @haccus9913
      @haccus9913 2 місяці тому

      @ i have sematics but it didnt work like example 3.3 volt line witch cable to put if somone can make a video of it whit good explanation i sorin is e verry profesional 🙃 he gives good explanations also his dogy repairs are profesional

  • @alanvandusen76
    @alanvandusen76 2 місяці тому

    Lenovo sold that model with two battery choices. The standard and extended one that is installed here.

  • @sergiomarianosergio2087
    @sergiomarianosergio2087 2 місяці тому

    professor, I have an HP board reference HDL 50 LA-D702P, it turns on in two seconds and turns off only for 2 hours, what is the professor's idea in this case?

  • @sniper5406
    @sniper5406 2 місяці тому

    We Have Picture T-Shirts When ?

  • @poklop252
    @poklop252 2 місяці тому

    PLEAS ANSWER: what power supply have low ohm COIL on left side of ram, and what voltage generate ?

    • @poklop252
      @poklop252 2 місяці тому

      i found boardview on youtube, coil 11ohm go to cpu

  • @prosolder
    @prosolder 2 місяці тому

    big companies has experts only for changing parts not for fixing[ and they are paid very well and they know only 10 percent on electronics] ,so Sorin knows that as we others know so why judge them 😂😂😂😂

  • @CraShRO
    @CraShRO 2 місяці тому

    Salut Sorin! Acum ceva timp ti-ai cumparat un osciloscop, ti-a folosit la ceva pana acum? Nu stiu daca se justifica sa am asa ceva pe birou, sa nu stranga praf degeaba :) Multumesc!

    • @JonnyMac351
      @JonnyMac351 2 місяці тому

      If you don't know than it's probably not worth it.

  • @DrTeddyMMM
    @DrTeddyMMM 2 місяці тому

    As with a lot of companies now, they are not in business to keep old devices working, they want to move you into new devices... why have you pay a few $$ when they can have you pay more $$$$ and keep their profit margin high... a win for them... Is the company going to invest 1 hour of time finding the fault or 1 minute to sell you a new board... it's all about the bottom line...

  • @m.i.b7689
    @m.i.b7689 2 місяці тому +1

    “Llllllooooooiil” sorin 2024

  • @behzadsaboonchi
    @behzadsaboonchi Місяць тому

    WoOoOoOoW ❤⚙🔧

  • @etw.leonelle
    @etw.leonelle 2 місяці тому +1

    I don't think that Lenovo, Dell, HP... have qualified specialist technicians, as I noticed that they hire no more than a child and barely disassemble the devices and don't know what's going on!

  • @SymbolTech21
    @SymbolTech21 2 місяці тому

    Sorin ! But why that MOSFET died? What make to die that MOSFET? Because ok you find the died component but did you find the reason why the MOSFET died?

    • @fabini14
      @fabini14 2 місяці тому

      There is no reason, just old parts, mosfets is probably one of the things that fail the most.

    • @SymbolTech21
      @SymbolTech21 2 місяці тому

      @fabini14 if a MOSFET fail there is a reason. So soldering in a new MOSFET may can work only for a week and then fails again so definitely you need to identify also the reason why that MOSFET died to eliminate also the cause that makes that MOSFET to die!

    • @poklop252
      @poklop252 2 місяці тому

      ​@@SymbolTech21 manufacturer flaw design, thats why this 20A mosfet dies

    • @SymbolTech21
      @SymbolTech21 2 місяці тому

      @poklop252 no on earth that a laptop will draw 20A current so if this MOSFET died is because something in the circuit after the MOSFET have a problem. This means that need to investigate what is wrong on that circuit that made the MOSFET to die

    • @poklop252
      @poklop252 2 місяці тому +1

      @@SymbolTech21 spikes are over 50A when you plug-in battery there is nothig to limit amps from capacitors all over the board, sometimes mosfet and ceramic capacitors and chips get shorted on power-line

  • @Foxx_69
    @Foxx_69 2 місяці тому +1

    Haha. Nice fix with that “new” mosfet!

  • @4KPieEater
    @4KPieEater 2 місяці тому +4

    I should add that that tin of brand new pristine components has had a lot of airtime recently and should have its own channel. #betterthannew

  • @natanielsoares702
    @natanielsoares702 2 місяці тому

    is this an EZ pizza? 🍕🍕🍕

  • @waiyan-b6w
    @waiyan-b6w 2 місяці тому

    Lenovo IdeaPad 300 power supply amp 35 still while where checking part

  • @Pihmusik-PiCh-Expert
    @Pihmusik-PiCh-Expert 2 місяці тому +1

  • @marlonunyeri7766
    @marlonunyeri7766 2 місяці тому

    I used my Samsung Galaxy tablet for years without any problems until one day it crashed while using a banking app, reset itself and then shut down completely. My tablet hasn't turned on since that day, and I can't see if it's charging. When I took it to the authorized service, they said it was a foreign product and they didn't handle repairs. However, I bought it from a Samsung store in a shopping mall. It contains very valuable pictures and videos for me. Since I live in a village, I can't go to the city often. Can you make a diagnosis by looking at how the fault occurred? Because if the battery or screen needs to be changed, I am thinking of ordering it online and installing it myself. Have a nice day.

  • @TheDurdane
    @TheDurdane 2 місяці тому

    OMG. Pin 1 blown up? Uh... Pin 1 is actual 3 pins and there is no visual damage? They probably rely on the customers' ignorance... Ethics, ethics...