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While screwing in a screw for my CPU heatsink i made a broad (roughly 1mm) scratch on a line on the backplate. I can see some metal I think. Is my mbo dead?

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If the trace is not punctured to the point of:

a. the path being gone

b. it crossing over with another path/trace

I doubt that broke it.

 

Do you have a picture, to more easily judge it ?

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I guess turn it on and see what happens. Be ready to yank the power cord if stuff starts to spark, though that is unlikely 

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I tried installing the mbo already and it's going to take forever to take the mbo out. But, as far as i remembee, it was a scrape that crosses over 2 lines

 

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Just now, vukos said:

I guess turn it on and see what happens. Be ready to yank the power cord if stuff starts to spark, though that is unlikely 

The fan LED flickered on before turning off. It only does this if i try turning the power on after waiting 5 or so minutes

 

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18 minutes ago, PcMasterRaceNewborn said:

The fan LED flickered on before turning off. It only does this if i try turning the power on after waiting 5 or so minutes

 

i would give it a try but like the one person said prepare to pull the plug if something sparks 

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31 minutes ago, Luna.exe said:

i would give it a try but like the one person said prepare to pull the plug if something sparks 

Nothing sparked. Could it be becaise my standoffs arent perfectly aligned?

 

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13 minutes ago, PcMasterRaceNewborn said:

Nothing sparked. Could it be becaise my standoffs arent perfectly aligned?

 

What do you mean by that? If they not aligned than this mean you didn’t screw the mobo in ?!?

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1 minute ago, Whiro said:

What do you mean by that? If they not aligned than this mean you didn’t screw the mobo in ?!?

No, they align with the holes but not perfectly. I can screw the screws in but the standoffs dont slot into the holes

 

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16 minutes ago, PcMasterRaceNewborn said:

No, they align with the holes but not perfectly. I can screw the screws in but the standoffs dont slot into the holes

 

You meant like that ?

 

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7 minutes ago, Luna.exe said:

for mine they dont have to be lined up perfectly it can be off just slightly  and i can still screw it in 

 

I see, so it's probably the scratch in tbe mobo causing the issue?

 

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Just now, PcMasterRaceNewborn said:

I see, so it's probably the scratch in tbe mobo causing the issue?

 

im not sure do you have a picture you can post?

 

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Just now, Luna.exe said:

im not sure do you have a picture you can post?

 

Not at the moment. I would have to complety take my PC apart to show it, since it's next to the screw hole for the heat sink on the back of the mobo. It is a somewhat thick scrape (around 1mm) that crosses over 2 traces. It looks like a white'ish silvery line and im pretty sure i can see some silvery metal.

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is the pc working tho? if the traces arent broke appart it should be ok. the fan thing im not 100% sure what that issue is. i know mine did that on my old ryzen mobo before i went back to intel

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1 minute ago, Luna.exe said:

is the pc working tho? if the traces arent broke appart it should be ok. the fan thing im not 100% sure what that issue is. i know mine did that on my old ryzen mobo before i went back to intel

Pc doesn't even boot up or turn on. It jist had the fan LED flicker once and that's the only sign of the PC having any power at al

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if  them traces are broke i wonder if your good at soldering if you could put some solder on  the traces to fix it or me i would just buy another motherboard

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Just now, Luna.exe said:

if  them traces are broke i wonder if your good at soldering if you could put some solder on  the traces to fix it or me i would just buy another motherboard

I think i'll get it sent to a repair shop

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Just now, PcMasterRaceNewborn said:

I think i'll get it sent to a repair shop

could try that to hope they dont charge alot for it 

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