Motherboard troubleshooting

[Strand97]

My asus z170 deluxe motherboard wont boot and when i checked the backside on the motherboard i found this greasy substance, can this be causing my problems and what should i clean it with (i dont have isopropyl alcohol)

[Constantin]

How this substance got there? 

Did it friend and left this residue? 

[Strand97]

8 minutes ago, Constantin said:

How this substance got there? 

Did it friend and left this residue? 

I bought it online a few weeks ago

[muito_gostoso]

- flux residue or...

 

- THERMAL pads leaking or...

 

-chocks residue or...

 

-not a capacitors leak , they are solid or...

 

-delaminating layer leak of heat, heat pipe broken...

 

- and go on you name it. Ask a refund.

[Strand97]

21 minutes ago, muito_gostoso said:

- flux residue or...

 

- THERMAL pads leaking or...

 

-chocks residue or...

 

-not a capacitors leak , they are solid or...

 

-delaminating layer leak of heat, heat pipe broken...

 

- and go on you name it. Ask a refund.

well so youre telling me its broken, i bought it untested so i guess im screwed, should i try to clean it and see what happends?

[muito_gostoso]

18 minutes ago, Strand97 said:

well so youre telling me its broken, i bought it untested so i guess im screwed, should i try to clean it and see what happends?

you have warranty?, ask a refund. don touch it until you sure can apply warranty and get a new mobo or refund.

[Strand97]

2 minutes ago, muito_gostoso said:

you have warranty?, ask a refund. don touch it until you sure can apply warranty and get a new mobo or refund.

i bought it used and they guy said it was untested and had been in his wardrobe for a year or 2

[muito_gostoso]

7 minutes ago, Strand97 said:

i bought it used and they guy said it was untested and had been in his wardrobe for a year or 2

Ask him a refund for selling you a bad mobo...if doesnt work, prepare flux cleaner, alcohol and a screw driver, new thermal pads, to see whats happen , you have 2 areas of leak in the mobo i bet its a thermal pad leak shortcuit....

 

there is an hexadecimal error led number, what number of error you get?

[Strand97]

1 minute ago, muito_gostoso said:

Ask him a refund for selling you a bad mobo...if doesnt work, prepare flux cleaner, alcohol and a screw driver, new thermal pads, to see whats happen , you have 2 areas of leak in the mobo i bet its a thermal pad leak shortcuir....

since i bought it untested i dont think he will give me a refund but i can try, thanks for the help

[Beerzerker]

Looks like a VRM/MOSFET had died and leaked it's guts.

Since you bought it untested I seriously doubt you'd be able to get them to take it back or even have a case for that, in other words you bought it "As Is" and well.... That's how it is.

 

Good thing though is it could be fixed.

 If you know how to solder, have to right equipment and the right replacement part(s) you could do it yourself as a work project.

[Strand97]

28 minutes ago, Beerzerker said:

Looks like a VRM/MOSFET had died and leaked it's guts.

Since you bought it untested I seriously doubt you'd be able to get them to take it back or even have a case for that, in other words you bought it "As Is" and well.... That's how it is.

 

Good thing though is it could be fixed.

 If you know how to solder, have to right equipment and the right replacement part(s) you could do it yourself as a work project.

Well i dont, so i guess im out of luck. z170 motherboards are cheap anyways