Hardware jaws 2.0: motherboard revive again in the oven
The method that your graphics card a new lease of life can, works also with motherboards. But be careful: you can Apply this tip only if you are sure that your motherboard, the conductor tracks are defective. You should still have warranty, take it in to claim. Any transactions done on your own risk for damages, we assume no liability.
- Before you put your Motherboard in the oven, you need to in addition to the CPU, RAM, BIOS battery and the cooler, the thermal paste and plastic parts from the Motherboard, remove. Plastic parts you cannot remove, you should wrap generously with aluminum foil. Clean also your motherboard, so there is no dust on the sensitive Parts of sitting.
- Pre-heat your oven (circulating air) to 110 degrees.
- Place the motherboard now for about 30 minutes in the oven. You can watch the baking process in order to ensure, to burn that nothing starts.
- Let your Board cool down. Also, your oven should you leave in the switched off condition for several hours are open. So you can be sure that all fumes are gone from the Mainboard.
- If the Motherboard is cooled, you can assemble it again with all the components. Think of the thermal paste.
- Remove the motherboard and test if it works.
- The motherboard does not work, you can try it with 30 degrees more. If after repeated bake the motherboard still does not work, we have them here for more repair tips for the motherboard selected.
The motherboard in the oven repair
After the repair, you should your oven be well ventilated, or directly clean. How to do this, we show in the next tip.
