Just noticed that RAM chip on back of MB had worked loose as I was doing reflow on other side. I attache dpictures of MB and back of chip. It couldn't have been the reheat as I didn't get to the back and none of the other 3 came off.
What would have caused this and is it impossible to repair from this point.
The motherboard gets pretty hot on both sides during reflows even with indirect heat. As well, it may have already been loosened if the motherboard had been worked on previously. That board is toast. Reballing that chip is not worth it and it's extremely difficult even if you did. It would be much cheaper to buy an RROD console off craiglist, just make sure the person that's dumping it hasn't tried repairing it themselves.
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Originally posted by MrGreaser: The motherboard gets pretty hot on both sides during reflows even with indirect heat. As well, it may have already been loosened if the motherboard had been worked on previously. That board is toast. Reballing that chip is not worth it and it's extremely difficult even if you did. It would be much cheaper to buy an RROD console off craiglist, just make sure the person that's dumping it hasn't tried repairing it themselves.
Thanks
Forgot to add pictures anyway. For the record how do you add pictures?
Originally posted by MrGreaser: The motherboard gets pretty hot on both sides during reflows even with indirect heat. As well, it may have already been loosened if the motherboard had been worked on previously. That board is toast. Reballing that chip is not worth it and it's extremely difficult even if you did. It would be much cheaper to buy an RROD console off craiglist, just make sure the person that's dumping it hasn't tried repairing it themselves.
Thanks
Forgot to add pictures anyway. For the record how do you add pictures?
By uploading these pics to for example imageshack or imagebanana and using [ img]link[ /img] without the spaces.
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PS3: Untouched 160 GB Slim, 60 GB Fat with latest Rogero and 160 GB internal harddrive.
PSVita: hardly ever play it
GameCube: Black with a Viper chip installed. With gameboy player. Trying to get a Wavebird controller.
