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    How do they refurbish motherboards/Logic boards?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by pawn3d, Feb 22, 2010.

  1. pawn3d

    pawn3d Notebook Geek

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    I recently replaced a Logic Board in a MacBook Pro and listed the dead one on eBay. To my surprise, the auction went up to $116.50!

    Then I see people offering mother board refurbishing service from spill damage for under $150! here's one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270371711744 You send them the broken motherboard and they send it back refurbished!

    How do they do it???
     
    pawn3d, Feb 22, 2010
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  2. goofball

    goofball Notebook Deity

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    replace the defective part(s)?
     
    goofball, Feb 22, 2010
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  3. MidnightSun

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    I'm sure they have a method for testing specific areas of the motherboard and replacing the individual components.
     
    MidnightSun, Feb 22, 2010
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  4. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    There procedure is simple. They heat gun the entire board, and they hope that solder reflux fixes what is wrong. Than they sell the board. I am sure they have connections back to the original motherboard manufacturer, who will buy back motherboards as well, as it is cheaper to take parts off a used board, than it is to buy new.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Feb 23, 2010
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  5. devilcm3

    devilcm3 Notebook Deity

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    kinda like putting the VGA into microwave thing? :D
     
    devilcm3, Feb 23, 2010
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