#Asus launches #ZenBookPro and #Vivobook laptops with 13th-generation #IntelCore processor http://toi.in/bzOWSY/a24gk #press

Someone needed a laptop fixed. Said it wouldn't power on. Newish (last 3 years) Asus Vivobook.
Pulled it apart, verified voltage at the power input, verified at the battery. Checked all mosfets, verified no issues there... Was checking edge of the board with microscope, and saw a bunch of goo. Looked almost like flux. Decided to pull heatsink off and investigate components under and ended up finding where the magic pixies escaped from.

Unsure what the chip is. I can make out a 7 after the =, but not seeing anything online.

Snagged a motherboard on auction site that has a broken power adapter port.. hoping the chip on that isn't burnt. Same general MB, just different processor, less RAM, etc. But, should be the same chip in that spot.

#electronics #righttorepair #asus #asuslaptop #vivobook

i'm sure it'll be fine. has been rock solid on a cheapish #vivobook