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Image 1 — I scratched the motherboard with tweezers and now won't turn on
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I scratched the motherboard with tweezers and now won't turn on

So I'm trying to mod my switch and one of the steps is to delid the CPU cover. It's an annoying task to do which requires either a pin or anything sharp to get in between the latch to pull it up. I scraped the motherboard while trying to get it up and now my switch won't turn on nor will it charge ( I plugged emmc and battery back in). Can someone let me know whether I should just give up or try go to a repair store?

Update - fixed! After plugging everything back in one last time for some reason it worked when I put the charger in instead of pressing the power button. I appreciate the kind words and suggestions!

u/Forward-Painting1411 — 3 days ago
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Can I even go into a repair shop to fix this

I practised soldering for ages, just for me to fail at the part of delidding a CPU cover. I was just wondering if the system is cooked, or is it recoverable. It doesn't turn on when I plug the battery in nor does it charge. Help 💔

u/Forward-Painting1411 — 3 days ago