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Lenovo IdeaPad died after just 3 days of runtime (Caps Lock LED on boot). Peeled off the RAM shield and found this factory disaster.
Client brought in an IdeaPad (Ryzen 5000 series) that wouldn't POST—just a solid Caps Lock LED.
According to SMART data, the SSD had only ~84 hours of runtime (roughly 3.5 days). The machine was practically unused.
Performed standard diagnostics (isolated peripherals, CMOS reset, no liquid damage found), but when I peeled off the EMI tape over the soldered SK Hynix RAM, I found this crime scene. Massive glue blowout, bubbly epoxy, and spatter all over the traces and components. How did this pass factory QC?
u/Komisar7 — 8 days ago