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Absolute Beginner. Motherboard Repair. Too much to handle?
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fng:
Hey all, I am currently building a media server and damaged my motherboard during install.  Normally, I'd just buy another one - however, the board I purchased is in limited demand and the price for a replacement is monumental.  Before I consider other options, I'm considering repairing the board either myself or through a professional.  I have no formal instruction and no equipment.  However, Id be willing to invest in soldering if the price came out to be around what I'd pay a professional to do the repair.  I live in Hawaii and professionals are in limited demand.  I've called around to a few repair shops and they all seem to only do repairs on mobile platforms (phones/tablets).  For some reason motherboard PCB seems to scare them off.  I've always wanted to learn how to repair PCB and if this project is straightforward enough, it might give me the motivation I need to invest in some introductory equipment.  I've attached a picture of the damaged PCB, please let me know what your opinion is on the difficulty and feasibility of this repair, much thanks!
mariush:
Your first problem is : do you know what components were there?
Seems like there's 4 or more components that are broken off the pads, at least two capacitors and what seems to be either resistors or tiny inductors or ferrite beads.

You could go to some phone repair store and just show them the board and say "Dude, just put your soldering iron on the pads and solder components here" but if you don't have the parts or don't know what was there, the guys at the repair shops can't guess what to put there, or what to buy for you.

Can you say the maker and model of your motherboard? What's so special about it?  If you don't know it, take some pictures of the board and post them here, the model should be written on the board.

GreyWoolfe:
From what I can see as the picture isn't the best, is that the areas you circled have the components completely missing.  Do you have them or have they disappeared?  If so, and you can't get a schematic of the MB to try to figure out what the missing components are, there is scant hope of you fixing it.  This is not a beginner repair even with the components.  Just my 2 cents.  Maybe others more knowledgeable than me will comment.
fng:
Thanks for the response mariush. The board is a Gigabyte GA-7PESH2.  There is nothing special about it other than it is no longer in production.  I have no idea what components would be there, are there any diagram libraries that show this type of information?
fng:
GreyWoolfe, I do not have the components or access to a MB schematic.  Thank you for your response and information.
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