Hard Drive Motherboard repair - 128 pin Processor Firmware Chip swap.

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  • That was very informative. I've found I'm not comfortable working with those large ICs yet in the manner you soldered them in (using hot air and trying to center the IC). I clean the pads, apply flux, center the IC and tack one corner pin. If all looks aligned , I tack the other three corners and then finish off the inner pins. I'll try your way on a practice board. Thanks Alex and have a peaceful weekend. p.s. Pad strips #2 still out of stock 😂

    @bblod4896@bblod489620 күн бұрын
  • 😂😂 yeah, there is few of us around who like to complicate things ( talking about what the customer wrote). There is an opinion if it seems too simple than it's probably wrong. 🤷‍♂️ But, you know, there are a lot of different folks out there. Amazing work Alex!

    @AJVAN_@AJVAN_16 күн бұрын
  • Greetings to you from Morocco and thank you for all the efforts you are making to inform us

    @nicereact4178@nicereact417820 күн бұрын
  • You know what's sad? I could be wrong but I believe the costumer watched a video on data recovery and he misunderstood this 128-pin CPU with the 8-pin BIOS. When the old PCB is dead people will just bring the BIOS into the new PCB so it is able to read your hard disk properly and you recover the data. Again, I could be wrong but if that is the case he will be disappointed with the result (but that is his fault, he asked for it). That was quite an unusual request, I don't understand exactly why someone would swap CPUs between two Hard Disks specifically. 😂

    @GaleonGuitar@GaleonGuitar18 күн бұрын
  • Perfecto Job Needed a Mini Pen right now

    @ps5gamepl4ys@ps5gamepl4ys20 күн бұрын
  • Good job mate 👍

    @rfr653@rfr65313 күн бұрын
  • Fantastic job!!

    @kevinbreitkreutz3678@kevinbreitkreutz367820 күн бұрын
  • thanks again for the great video. you are good teacher.

    @Anthony-bz1vt@Anthony-bz1vt20 күн бұрын
  • Hello from Ivory Coast ( Côte d'Ivoire). 👍

    @hpat225@hpat22520 күн бұрын
  • Nice job

    @Jason-zh7wo@Jason-zh7wo19 күн бұрын
  • It's literally the outro that gets me😊

    @dustinswatsons9150@dustinswatsons915020 күн бұрын
  • At 8:50 - the soldering tip after the NF-mini looks really rounded. Would that be a standard tip on a hobby soldering iron, like the Hakko 888? (just trying to understand comparison)

    @leebannister3759@leebannister375920 күн бұрын
  • Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

    @suryavanshib@suryavanshib20 күн бұрын
  • The customer is always right aslong as the can pay just charge for the work done even if it does make sense to swap a broken chip to board that won't work after the working component was swapped out

    @barryliebich3993@barryliebich399319 күн бұрын
  • Love your content, I wish I could buy your stuff but I’m in UK and the delivery cost will be too much

    @ImranOO7@ImranOO720 күн бұрын
  • My mind was fried just reading the explanation. It's read like a political statement.

    @DB25k@DB25k20 күн бұрын
  • good

    @serbenikhotta@serbenikhotta20 күн бұрын
  • I'm guessing the flash info is mask rom inside the cpu and the pcb is dead prob fried motor chip so this method is the only option for data recovery for the client?

    @paultomlinson528@paultomlinson52820 күн бұрын
  • brother you are expert in microsoldering , i solder Super IO and break 64pins of 128pins😬🤤😂

    @alic211@alic21119 күн бұрын
  • How much HEAT and AIR do you set to remove chips?

    @vbinamati@vbinamati19 күн бұрын
  • Hi Alex. How did you go with those palm trees ??

    @tonymontana897@tonymontana89720 күн бұрын
    • I trimmed a lot of branches but still have more to go. I'll continue on the next should workout day. Besides, the green garbage bins are full and won't fit anymore until they are cleaned out.

      @NorthridgeFix@NorthridgeFix20 күн бұрын
  • Du bist und bleibst einfach der absolute HAMMER auf deinem Gebiet. Ein GOTT

    @DubstepPower@DubstepPower20 күн бұрын
  • I have an optimus prime Robosen it's not charging I think it'd be a cool video for you to fix it it's number 26 so I don't want to send it off because they may not send mine back it being such a low number production I would like to keep it

    @JOEL6780@JOEL678020 күн бұрын
  • There were still a couple of small bridges left on the chip when you first pulled out the mini pen...

    @Marco_Chiappetta@Marco_Chiappetta20 күн бұрын
    • the first side i saw them too...

      @cagataykilic7978@cagataykilic797820 күн бұрын
    • All cleared out. A customer came in and i didn't realize record was not on when I continued. I went over all the pins and checked one by one.

      @NorthridgeFix@NorthridgeFix20 күн бұрын
    • Just curious, why you don’t use denatured instead of 99%? Technically 99% still has water. Just picking gnits. 😁

      @georgenicholas5210@georgenicholas521020 күн бұрын
    • @@georgenicholas5210is it better for removing flux

      @phr3ui559@phr3ui55920 күн бұрын
    • @@georgenicholas5210 I just looked it up. Denatured alcohol has other additives.

      @awaitingthetrumpetcall4529@awaitingthetrumpetcall452920 күн бұрын
  • Sounds like chips doner board to new board it's just more a matter of fact in the manner of text

    @dustinswatsons9150@dustinswatsons915020 күн бұрын
  • 👍👍👌👌

    @aliemlek@aliemlek20 күн бұрын
  • wierd just this week i blew the motherboard on a 3.5 hdd 4tb drive with all my files im hoping a motherboard swop will resolve and not this level of repair :)

    @mcelhannan@mcelhannan20 күн бұрын
  • wow

    @wiwingmargahayu6831@wiwingmargahayu683120 күн бұрын
  • Hi Alex I am number hundred like this

    @zohang1632@zohang163220 күн бұрын
  • Mate are you from Chechenya?

    @Umitto@Umitto20 күн бұрын
  • can anybody tell me what is the point of interchanging those chips?

    @HummyGG@HummyGG20 күн бұрын
    • It's a Marvell IC controller. Maybe there's a corrupted BIOS on the board "to be repaired" and that spare can revive the whole HDD.

      @deathtrap1976@deathtrap197620 күн бұрын
  • Wouldn't it be easier to just replace the board and bios? I don't understand why this is done

    @kereeproject7268@kereeproject726820 күн бұрын
  • Doesn't the BIOS chip on the HDD PCB need to be swapped and not the CPU chip? I could be wrong.

    @MasterJediSean@MasterJediSean20 күн бұрын
    • Yeah that was my guess, i believe the costumer watched a video on data recovery and he misunderstood what should be done. I really don't see a scenario where 128-pin CPU swap between two Hard Disks is needed, i found it to be a very weird request (specially due to the fact that he asks for a swap instead of a replacement), which makes me think he is not familiar with data recovery... 😂😂😂 Well, in the end if it doesn't work it will be his fault since he asked for that CPU swap specifically, he can't blame NorthridgeFix.

      @GaleonGuitar@GaleonGuitar18 күн бұрын
  • @pihmusik@pihmusik19 күн бұрын
  • I swap 100-pin microprocessors every once in a while.

    @mercuraz@mercuraz20 күн бұрын
  • i used to have a NASA soldering cert, so flux is my friend so i love seeing such beautiful soldering

    @luckyirvin@luckyirvin19 күн бұрын
  • Chip from donor board swapped onto "repair board."

    @bountyhunter4885@bountyhunter488520 күн бұрын
    • no, I think chip from repaired board swapped to donor board, cause the donor board is good (supposedly) but i don't know, i'm just guessing

      @maklogetrich2378@maklogetrich237820 күн бұрын
  • First ❤

    @abdalothmab9632@abdalothmab963220 күн бұрын
  • 1st an 1st👍

    @romanaroun@romanaroun20 күн бұрын
    • Give the man a cigar..

      @tonymontana897@tonymontana89720 күн бұрын
  • Love from Pakistan

    @yummy_blueberry@yummy_blueberry20 күн бұрын
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