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[C12Friedman]

So to repair it should I bake it? Are you kidding me? :O There are no leaked capacitors by the way... Anything else rather than reflowing? (baking... :O)

LOL, my sentiments exactly... but it is the only option I know of

 

[alex2000robert]

My opinion is that that's going to leak every single thing in my motherboard rather than fixing it.

 

[C12Friedman]

My best suggestion... although your location makes even that difficult... Ebay: Motherboard "as is" "condition unknown, may not work..."

 

[alex2000robert]

So you say to sell it or to buy one?

 

[C12Friedman]

Sell!

 

[C12Friedman]

Never buy a motherboard that has "unknown condition" as a description, lol

 

[alex2000robert]

Thinking it better, you're right, lol.

 

[alex2000robert]

Hi, I got a few more pics, am I ready for the reflow? Can you make a check with one motherboard to see if it really works? I'd really appreciate that. Thanks!

http://imageshack.us/g/201/hni0026.jpg/

 

[C12Friedman]

It does look as though you are ready to go... I can only say, Good Luck!
The only spare mobo I have anymore is beyond hope (broke it testing a socket repair attempt that someone had asked if possible, the answer was no the socket was not able to be repaired that way) so a reflow couldn't work, not to mention my roommates would kill me if I did that in the house, lol

 

[alex2000robert]

Just forgot to mention I don't have any oven, can I use microwave at 'Very High' frequency and what time do I need to let it there?

 

[C12Friedman]

A microwave will not work since the waves get reflected by the metal - it would be very fascinating to watch but also very destructive to the motherboard - kinda like what happens when you place a CD in the microwave (there's vids if you haven't seen that)

 

[alex2000robert]

I have got rests of paper in the motherboard (on USB port I took out as much as I can but couldn't remove it all) With that might I be reflowing it or not? I think yes, because there are very small but impossible to remove pieces of paper, but just to make sure I'm asking.

 

[C12Friedman]

If you have access to a regular oven (no microwave) and can bake it proper, I say throw it in there.

 

[alex2000robert]

That's exactly the problem! I don't have any access to an oven. How would I do better: to put it at 200C preheat and let it 8 minutes or I put it:
First 5 minutes 140C
Second 5 minutes 170C
Last 5 minutes 140C
Total 15 minutes without preheat.

 

[C12Friedman]

You want to gradually heat up and cool the motherboard to prevent warping. Most ovens heat and cool too fast which would produce a warped motherboard if simply thrown in and turned on. I'm going back to my suggestion of selling it "as is" is the best way to go here (IMO)

 

[alex2000robert]

Your suggestion is ok, but who's going to buy a motherboard in unknown condition, I don't believe that people is so stupid... just as I wouldn't buy a motherboard in unknown condition.

 

[alex2000robert]

After a month, I discovered that's the CPU the broken component (tested it in 2 more boards, and these boards were working with another CPU) Well now I know exactly what I need to buy.

 

[C12Friedman]

Don't forget fresh thermal compound for between the new CPU and heatsink. Post how it goes...

 

[alex2000robert]

What thermal compound do you recommend me? Arctic Silver 5 or something like it?

 

[C12Friedman]

Arctic Silver is a very popular compound. If you can get it, that'll work fine

 

[alex2000robert]

Well finally is working! Actually were both the motherboard and the CPU guilties of it not working. But right now is up working fine with my new Pentium 4 on Windows 7 Ultimate original. Yay! Finally!

 

[C12Friedman]

Sounds like a pricy fix but great that you're up and running again

 

[alex2000robert]

Pricy? Not at all, but €35 all these. Supposedly it's original and the repairman said I can install updates to it and whatever from Microsoft to check if it's genuine. (Skipped installing all these because I was tired, letting a repairman to do this for me, and he installed that components for free, the price was just of the them but nothing else)