r/PCRepair

Hello everyone! I moved today and had to take my GPU out of my PC during the move. Unfortunately, I accidentally broke the little locking clip on the PCIe slot. I’ve seen posts saying it isn’t necessarily a big deal, but when I got to my new place, I set everything back up and turned on my PC, and now my GPU doesn’t seem to be running at all.

I’m pretty new to PCs. I built mine about two years ago with help from my ex, so I’m still learning and not entirely sure what I’m doing when it comes to troubleshooting.

Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this or what I should check first? Could breaking the locking clip have something to do with it, or could the GPU have been damaged? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: I got the gpu running but still no graphics, I switched over to the cpu and could pull up graphics on that. Is my gpu cooked?

Edit: problem has been fixed thank you for everyone’s help!!

Okay my fiancé had his PC plugged into a power strip, our son took the end of a charger and plugged it the wrong way into one of the sockets in the strip. After he did that the computer shut off and everything. When he tried turning it back on the lights worked but I’m not sure if something got fried in the process. His monitors didn’t turn on or the fan etc. just looking for some advice on what could’ve happened or what we can check to see if it’ll be an easy fix?! T.I.A 😮‍💨

So since the past couple of days my laptop has been taking insanely long to boot up. I turn the screen on, it's just a plain black screen. I force restart a few times and then it starts. Tinkering with gemini and it tells me my laptop is stuck is No POST Freeze. I've used the novo pin, turned off quick start, run repairs, i don't know what's wrong with it.

Can someone help?

Hi everyone,

I have a Xiaomi Mi Notebook Ultra (Intel i5-11300H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD).

My laptop is currently completely dead. It doesn't turn on/boot.

I initially took it to a technician who told me that there was an issue with the Power IC. I then showed it to another technician, and he said that the processor/CPU is faulty and that he can't do anything about it.

I don't know if the processor is actually damaged or if there could be another motherboard/power-related issue causing the laptop to appear completely dead.

If anyone here has experience with motherboard-level laptop repair, especially Xiaomi Mi Notebook laptops, could you please guide me on:

- What could cause this kind of complete no-power condition?

- Is it possible to properly test whether the CPU is actually dead?

- Is there any way to repair/replace the CPU or motherboard?

- Does anyone know a reliable motherboard-level repair technician/service centre in India who could diagnose this properly?

I really don't want to replace the entire laptop if the motherboard can still be repaired.

Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Does anybody know resources I can look to online to learn about motherboard repair to fix a charging issue with my laptop, and gain knowledge on the topic in general?

I got a G614J motherboard VERY cheap.

It had a burn mark near the fan mount on the CPU side, but I managed to remove the short.

How can I turn it on?

I only have the motherboard. Do I need RAM for it to POST?

Can I power it through USB-C?

Is there a way to power it on without the keyboard/power button board?

Are there any power-on test points or pads I can short?

What voltages/rails should I check before trying to power it on?

Does anyone know if this board can POST using only an external monitor?

Also, does anyone have the schematic for the G614J? I already have the boardview.

if this board is ok, i kinda wanted to do an DIY handheld, or an tv console

Hi. I just had a minor hearth attack as my power supply started smoking mid gaming session. I have unplugged the PC right away. But don't know where to go from here.

Is there still danger? I know these things have strong capacitors. How is the best way to handle it?

And afterwards, am I ok to just replace the supply? I wouldn't didn't notice anything on the performance, only the obvious smoke.

Right now I'm just staring at it, like Ted kaczynski at a toaster.