Can anyone recommend a repair centre?

Gepetto

Gepetto

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I bought an Asus motherboard secondhand and, as such, it no longer has any warranty. The CPU socket appears to have lost three pins, so I would like to get the socket replaced.

Asus are no help at all, so does anyone know of a service centre they could recommend for this type of work?
 
it won't be worth the repair cost. seeing as you have access to MM, it may be cheaper just getting another 2nd hand board
 
tamzzy said:
it won't be worth the repair cost. seeing as you have access to MM, it may be cheaper just getting another 2nd hand board
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That's possible, but it's a £200 ROG board, so I'd like to get a quote at least, and I would only send it somewhere recommended.
 
You can't replace sockets - imagine the the soldering that goes on under one to connect up all those pins.

Have you tried it with a CPU? some of the pins are just earth or blank so it might work anyway.
 
Yes but you didn't pay £200 did you? The amount of work involved to replace the socket is way beyond the local PC repair shop. Only the manufacturers would be able to help I imagine, and Asus have an awful reputation for service so you may be out of luck.

You're going to need to bite the bullet and buy a new board if Asus won't help.
 
cheesyboy said:
You can't replace sockets - imagine the the soldering that goes on under one to connect up all those pins.

Have you tried it with a CPU? some of the pins are just earth or blank so it might work anyway.
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ExRayTed said:
Yes but you didn't pay £200 did you? The amount of work involved to replace the socket is way beyond the local PC repair shop.
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I have seen sockets replaced before so I know it can be done, but, from what you're saying it might indeed only be feasible through RMA with the manufacturer. You've just pretty much confirmed what I think. Pity. :(

The board does work, but only with three of the RAM slots occupied. And it bluescreens occasionally. I've swapped components around religiously, and it's definitely the motherboard. You can see the three gaps in the CPU bed.

What I paid for it is irrelevant really as I really like the board, but, no I only paid £90.

It might be a case of chalk it up to experience, and not buy used boards again. Two that I've bought recently have arrived damaged. One was a cheapy so no big deal, but the ROG is a premium board and I trust the seller.
 
if you have a steady hand and if the pins are bent (not broken) you could try fixing it yourself? (but that could inversely make it much worse)
 
ask at laptop or reballing places

I actually have a spare/new 1155 socket that you can buy from china but getting it resoldered onto the board is the tricky part

tried booting it up? I have a board with one missing pin yet everything works fine,some are redundant pins
 
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