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Does anyone know of a company that does board level repair? I have one with some blown capacitors. Thanks

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by mjd420nova

I really don't know of any service company that does that repair work, as most would cost more than the actual cost of the MOBO. The repalcement is the way to go. Personally, I would tackle it myself, but would begin to question what caused them to blow, and what besides the obvious blown caps has been toasted. I have a work bench set aside for those repairs, a well grounded outlet for soldering irons, a good ground strap for the wrist and a lighted, large magnifier. I will attempt this type of repair and use a good ohmmeter before attempting to apply power as it is always possible that more is wrong that is not apparent and I don't want to sacrifice any other parts such as memory or plugin cards. Good luck.

by tonythetiger

It's an older motherboard, a D6VAA dual P3 with raid. Just thought I could fix it and pass it down to someone else. Hated to waste two perfectly good 1 ghz processors and 768 meg of ram.

by dawgit

I keep a lot of those type boards, just for the spares. Some things you just never know you'll need will come in handy some days. They're not making some of that anymore, and when you need it, you need it.

by shiny_topadm

Hi, one business unit of our company repairs consumer elctronics, which includes computers. The process of repairing a motherboard can be very time-consuming, and time definitely is money! Parts like capacitors are cheap, but if you miss something and it takes out a cpu, drive, etc. it can very quickly cost much more than it's worth. There's also a lingering question about long-term reliability, even if it works when you first power it up. As a policy, we don't attempt motherboard repairs unless there's no alternative, and even then, we suggest avoiding it if at all possible.

by fungus-among-us

As others have mentioned, repairing a mobo is probably not a good idea. Too many variables and components to worry about. Have you contacted the manufacturer (ECS) themselves to see if they would attempt a repair?

I did a search on pricewatch for a dual socketed 370 mobo... only thing I found was this ASUS... for $149.00

http://www.adc-ast.com/index.cgi?terms=CUR-DLS

Think it's time to make those P-III's into keychains.

by tonythetiger

to try it myself.

I've already ordered a P4 motherboard, CPU, memory, SATA drives, etc. I did it on the 'cheap as possible' (since I temporarily or maybe not so temporarily have six extra mouths to feed) and feel I done a good job with my budget... Socket 478 motherboard, P4 CPU (HT, 2.8mhz/800FSB, 1 meg cache), 1 gig ram, (and coolers for each) two 80 gig SATA, and a 650 Watt power supply for a grand total of $240. I'm re-using case, video, keyboard, and mouse.

I figure if the repair attempt fails I can get some cheapie all-in-one motherboards and build for a couple of friends who still have Win95 on P2-166 (ugh!). If it succeeds, one friend will get a somewhat better machine :)

by tonythetiger

who repairs mobile radios who is going to give it a shot. I keep stuff too. Need a crystal that'll speed up an IBM "AT" motherboard from 8 to 10 mhz? :)

by atlas8307

Pell Technology, worst experiance I've ever had. Total lack of profesionalizam and comunication. Had to threaten a law suite after 3 months to get my computer back.

by support

COMPuFlex - Flexible Computing Solutions, provides full service component level laptop repair.

We service individuals and computer repair shops that may lack the knowledge or capability to do the repairs themselves. Give us a call or email if you have any questions. Our email address is loaded with a quick auto-response so you can receive a lot of details very quickly.

COMPuFlex - Flexible Computing Solutions
3816 Britton Plaza
Tampa, FL 33611
813-831-8256
support at compuflexinc dot com

Partner Repair Pricing is available for those tech companies out there that need some help.

by nikkinex

I realize this is an old post, but if you or anyone in the thread is looking for a reputable company to perform component level repair, please contact me.

I represent Nexicore Services, and we are a technology repair and parts distribution company. We have 150+ engineers and technicians on staff performing BGA level board repair, and are averaging over 6,000 board level repairs a month.
We offer flat rate repair, with above industry average turn times and yeilds.
I would be happy to discuss our services in more detail to see if we have a fit.
Thanks,
Nikki Binkley
Direct 630-675-7380

by axcel2001

you can send it to us to be able to repair that.. location philippines

arlie_medina2002@yahoo.com

by 120426-000211

Precision Division
Advanced Computer Repair
13791 49th Street N
Clearwater FL 33762
727-831-4369

Circuit-Level Laptop Motherboard Repair

Most repairs $125 or less

by 120426-000211

Precision Division : Circuit Level Laptop Motherboard Repair

Repairs are performed at an ESD safe computer controlled, dark infrared rework station. Process monitored by 3M continuous ESD event detection.

To learn more, go to www.PrecisionDivision.com

by jr3001

The Computer Bros in Clearwater Florida has teamed up with AdvancedLaptopRepair.com to provide Laptop Motherboard Repair services to home users and computer repair shops throughout the country.

Free In-Store Diagnostic. 14100 US 19N Clearwater FL
(Same shopping center as Mugs 'N Jugs and Hungry Howie's on 66th Street)

Free Diagnostic | No Hourly Repair Fees | Circuit Level Repairs | Motherboard Repair

Open Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm (727) 748 - 8621

by misterman

For laptop motherboard repair this is definitely the place to go.

The Computer Bros Inc.
14100 US 19N Clearwater FL
(727) 748 - 8621

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