Drilled hole in motherboard !!

[Soulkeeper]

i accidentally drilled a small hole in the back of my motherboard
this cut two traces running from the northbridge to the dimm slots
the "pit" wasn't that deep but it was deep enough to cut one trace and almost cut another

I tryed fixing the cut trace using conductive paint with no success even tho the connection was nearly perfect

looks like I need a new nf7-s motherboard

well atleast I got my plexiglass case built

 

[beatle]

Sorry to hear your plight. Sometimes its more than just the traces you can see, since these motherboards are generally 4-6 layers thick.

Pics of the plexi?

 

[Soulkeeper]

when I get a digital camera i'll definately post pics

I made the case very large
25" long 13" wide 22" tall
the radiator and water resevoir are all internal and I have 10 fans with adjustable speed
all intake fans have air filters to reduce dust intake
the case is sealed and has enough room for 7 hard drives and 4 cdrom drives
it cost me like 250 bucks to build

but it sure looks great
i even put wheels on it

 

[DAPUNISHER]

You are a one man computer demolition crew brudda! :Q

 

[Soulkeeper]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
You are a one man computer demolition crew brudda! :Q

hahahaha yeah it seems to be that way...

 

[pspada]

Possibly the worst mod ever?

 

[Soulkeeper]

Originally posted by: pspada
Possibly the worst mod ever?

yeah but if i was able to fix it I would be all happy
haha

 

[jiffylube1024]

This definately goes into the "oops" file .

 

[Soulkeeper]

ok guys
i got my system to boot
but the 3rd dimm slot cannot be used
this means my system works but i won't have dual channel memory capability

i'll kepp you updated

 

[Soulkeeper]

ok i've tryed many times to repair the broken traces with conductive paint while masking off the areas with scotch tape

i'm wondering if the paint is not able to carry the current that is running through the traces
anyone have any better ideas ??

 

[estew33]

I wuld really love to see picture's of the cae, it sounds Awesome!!!!
Ed

 

[Mark R]

You may have damaged traces on an inner layer, which are not visible or accessible for repair. I think, but am not sure, that many DC DDR boards use 6 layers.

The high-speed traces for the memory need to have fairly well controlled impedence. A poor quality repair, or change in shape may cause an impedence mis-match causing distortion and reflection of the signals.

 

[SuperPickle]

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
ok i've tryed many times to repair the broken traces with conductive paint while masking off the areas with scotch tape

i'm wondering if the paint is not able to carry the current that is running through the traces
anyone have any better ideas ??

It's not like you have a whole lot to lose. Perhaps you could try your hand at surface soldering with a really thin wire, like a single strand of speaker wire. Worth a shot anyway.

 

[Soulkeeper]

Originally posted by: basilisk420

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
ok i've tryed many times to repair the broken traces with conductive paint while masking off the areas with scotch tape

i'm wondering if the paint is not able to carry the current that is running through the traces
anyone have any better ideas ??

It's not like you have a whole lot to lose. Perhaps you could try your hand at surface soldering with a really thin wire, like a single strand of speaker wire. Worth a shot anyway.

yeah I was thinking about trying that earlier
i got some really small wire and one of the smallest soldering irons you can buy

but even then the traces are so small i doubt i can solder to a trace
I could also attempt to completely replace the trace by soldering to the end points which i've tracked down


I guess single channel ain't too bad
I'm starting to miss UT cause my comp has been down for quite awhile

I think i'll give it a few more trys then i'll have to put it all back together


thanks all

 

[Soulkeeper]

Originally posted by: Mark R
You may have damaged traces on an inner layer, which are not visible or accessible for repair. I think, but am not sure, that many DC DDR boards use 6 layers.

The high-speed traces for the memory need to have fairly well controlled impedence. A poor quality repair, or change in shape may cause an impedence mis-match causing distortion and reflection of the signals.

yeah i inspected the hole
that was my first scare, but it appears to only be surface damage
it's maybe only the depth of a few peices of paper and seems to have only cut the one trace damaged another and took a little bit of plastic with it


i'll keep you all updated

 

[Soulkeeper]

ok I put everything together
i am running 11x200 default voltage in SC mode with default voltage
temps:
cpu 10c
system 18c

the only problem is I scratched my windows cd so I can't reinstall
I might just have to install linux again
but then I won't be able to play MS flight sim and a few other games

 

[BaboonGuy]

RMA it and tell them it came like that wahha

 

[Lyfer]

So when are you going to have the funeral services for this lost family relative?

 

[Soulkeeper]

nah I got it working I just can't use the third dimm slot and thus don't have use of DC mode

ohh well
guess i only lose a few % performance

 

[Soulkeeper]

geez
it was running perfectly in SC mode but now it won't even turn on
my system locked up last night and now i can't get her to turn back on

geez I've tryed clearing the bios several times and reseating the waterblock
tryed taking out some memory
and it still won't turn on

looks like i'm gonna have to get a new motherboard
it wouldn't be so bad if i'd had a chance to enjoy it
but I was only running for a few weeks
and the athlon64 is now out.........

kinda makes me want to go athlon64 but for a motherboard/cpu the price just ain't worth it right now

 

[Jeff7181]

The moral of the story... When drilling holes in your case, remove all componants first.

 

[SinfulWeeper]

That has to be teh suk. You tried forever to find a motherboard/memory combination to reach 200fsb. My it R.I.P.

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
The moral of the story... When drilling holes in your case, remove all componants first.

LoL

 

[Soulkeeper]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
The moral of the story... When drilling holes in your case, remove all componants first.

yeah i was just being lazy and forgot the put a plate between the motherboard and backplate
this would have saved my board

but I thought I had it working there for awhile
then it stopped


anyone have an ETA on via's next socket A chipset ?
i heard they were releasing another one

I might just get another NF7-S

 

[TRUMPHENT]

For some reason, I am strangely reminded of that episode of "Married With Children". The one where Al and Jefferson nearly annihilate themselves assembling a little fold up work bench. You don't have a mainboard stapled to one of your arms do you?:beer:

 

[orion7144]

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
The moral of the story... When drilling holes in your case, remove all componants first.

yeah i was just being lazy and forgot the put a plate between the motherboard and backplate
this would have saved my board

but I thought I had it working there for awhile
then it stopped


anyone have an ETA on via's next socket A chipset ?
i heard they were releasing another one

I might just get another NF7-S

I'll buy that one from you! PM me if you are interested.