Need a pic of your Motherboard...

I need someone's help; I have an Alienware Area-51 M7700 with a Clevo D900T motherboard version 5.3.

Last year I was on my laptop in a full screen game and the laptop just shut down, never to boot again. After some investigation under the hood of this beast I discovered a chip that was just rolling around not attached to anything. I Reattached this chip to where it was supposed to be and the laptop worked just fine. Due to damage to this chip (appears to be extreme heat) I cannot permanently solder it to the board, and I cannot read the numbers on the top of the chip. If I had the numbers I would think I can order a new one from an electronic parts company and get it soldiered onto the board and my very expensive paper weight would be a gaming laptop again.

So What I am asking is for anyone that has the same version of motherboard as me (V5.3) to take a pic of the circled spot on this photo (pictured MB is not V5.3). You can see what version your MB is by looking under the RAM cover for a little white sticker with the version. What I need most specifically, there is a set of 2 square black chips (about 1/4 in sq), one stacked on top of the other. The top chip is the one that was damaged and I need to know what it is.

Attached is a picture, if I can figure out how to do this...

 

Jaaasuz thats a tough break.

 

The worst part is that the battery still has power so I can boot up, but that chip has something to do with the MB getting power. When I hold it on the battery charges and the laptop boots up under AC power, but without it the battery won't charge and the board gets no AC power.

I'd just like a cheap fix, I can't convince myself to spend $500 on a new MB.

 

Sorry to hear about the MB problems but can't you email the MB manufacturer about the part#?

 

I know the chip your talking about. The chip I had on my M7700 cracked in two (literally).

www.rjtech.com sells replacement parts for the Clevo D900K and T models, so you can buy a new motherboard for about $350. We just upgraded a D900T to a D900K by swapping out motherboards (the K and T motherboards both work with same chassis).

RJ Tech should be able to give you a quote if replacement is the route you decide to take.

 

$350 is not bad I guess, but I'd still like to try and fix it for the cost of that chip, do you still have that MB by chance? Or maybe the 2 halves of the chip?

 

Honestly, I wouldn't even know how to describe the part to the manufacture, but it is a good Idea so I will give it a try.

 

I just wanted to correct myself. I took a look at the RJ Tech again, and it looks like the price went up. I don't have the laptop anymore - I sold it to a friend. I'll see if I have the old motherboard laying around.

 

Just thought I'd bump this up in hopes that someone would be able to provide me with a photo.

If no one replys I will let this thread die.

Thanks to everyone.

 

Unfortunately there are few D900T owners on these forums. If this thread does die, go ahead and start a new thread with the same topic/content in the Sager/Clevo forum, you might get a better reply there. From what I remember though, most of our D900T users are Alienware owners so you are more likely to get a reply in here.

One thing you could try doing is asking a Clevo dealer about this and see what they say.

 

I think i have that Mb version will take a look/picture tomorrow..
stand by..

E

 

there was no sticker under ram cover.. neither Hd cover..or gpu cover...
any other idea hoe to find out what Mb version do I have..
the picture looks like nest to the processor.. no?

 

found it! under the ram ..
I have version 6.2n guess its no use for you..

good luck

E