Alienware Laptop vs POWER SURGE - Can I Fix It?

Alienware Laptop vs POWER SURGE - Can I Fix It? I paid $300 for a broken Alienware Gaming Laptop that the seller said never turned back on after a power surge. The laptop doesn't seem to charge so of course I'll be taking it apart to see what I can figure out and if I can get it working again.

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[seguramlk]

Seeing an expert saying he's not an good at BGA chips is refreshing for us beginners to know that even experts have their weaker points. Superb video, man 👏👏👏👏👏

[amadisdegaula]

Damn, this fix complexity is quite above the usual problems that you have shown us lately. It was great to see you go into the more technical problems of faulty chips in boards but everything has a limit. Great video as always mate!

[ElReliable]

Everything from your shirt, to the animations you do for the PERFECT amount of thermal paste, your professionalism, and your since of humor is why I watch all your videos! Keep up the great work

[manuel-]

sadly it's impossible to get full datasheets so you did a great job identifying most of the problems, without new spare parts too

[damilugano]

This past feww days I've been watching a lot of your videos while I study. It's pretty relaxing to me. Great video btw. Cheers

[_Latchkey_kid]

That's one of the main reasons I love watching your channel you don't pretend to know it all!!

[Seroku]

10 out of 10
Entertaining, Informative, Charismatic... what else to ask the is!
You are crazy good bro!
Keep up the good vibes and lets save the broken tech 1 at the time!

[HAMOUDASCRAFTS]

The best repairing channel 👑
Your follower from Algeria 🇩🇿

[TheSpotify]

Sounds like there is a short circuit somewhere deeper inside the laptop. best thing to do is get some jumper wires onto the board (which bypasses the DC jack and power limiting software) and inject voltage until whatever is shorted heats up.

[fahdthejedi]

Nice work, sometimes it’s hard to fix, but you rock

[TheCodr]

Good stuff Steve, sad to see this die. If you want to sell this as is I'd take it just to have a crack at it for a video 😉

[gamerfan]

Nice working on those laptops! Keep it up!

[swish]

I commend your efforts in trying to fix this fella.

[DanielThomason]

The holy music for the thermal paste was a great touch

[kumu]

Regarding laptop repairs, There are many custom-made chips that you never ever find anything on the net.
The biggest problem is the spareparts. You cannot find them either.
So, laptop repair means having alot of doner boards. For apple computers that might be possible but for other brands that is just not possible.
BGA is a big problem. Even if you fix, you might damage components on the other side. It is double sided and other BGAs on the other side might be affected.

[vincentcloud]

Great video, hate see that even with your great expertise you cannot fix it. Always enjoyable and informative keep up on the excellent content you provide.

[therepairsloth]

Those types of locking tab and connector are the bane of my existence, especially the incredibly small ones on the Nintendo 2DS. Those tabs pop off so easily, but don't reattach at all. What would you suggest in a situation like that?

Great video, as usual, though. I love learning, and being inspired to work, from your videos.

[lordmmx]

always measure 5V and 3.3V on coils. if they are present, laptop should turn on. or at least LEDs should show something. if not, bios may be dead - reflashing will fix issue.

[FrostedSwagger]

i love your videos you helped me fix one of my ps5s and other stuff i put my dad on your channel to watch you he likes your videos to

[liridongjokaj]

For the ball chip thing when i was young i used to work for a phone repair shop most of the times we fixed them by heating them up and just moving it a little so if any ball was connected it got fixed(usually) so you should try at least that maybe