REPAIRING A BROKEN CPU TRACE

[Killjoy99]

This post is to try and find out if anyone out there knows any way, company, or technique that can repair a broken trace on the surface of a CPU.

First of all the CPU is an OEM chip and thus there is no warranty or repairs covered my INTEL. I have called them and they tell me to go to the person I bought it from.

PICTURE OF THE DAMAGED CPU

As you can see the chip is not damaged bad, but is bad enough that it is disabled. In the chip you can see a small speck of copper.

I hope that someone knows how to help so I might be able to make some of my money back. Thanks

 

[compuwiz1]

You might try the same loctite conductive paint that we use for unlocking tbirds, by reconnecting the L1 Bridges.
Actually, it is Pematex Quick Grid Rear Window Defogger Repair Kit.

Part number is 765-1460
You find it at NAPA auto parts, Auto Zone and places like that. Use something like a sharp toothpick or pin to apply it only to the effected area. I don't like your chances, but you never know.

 

[Killjoy99]

Cool, Thanks alot for you help Compuwiz1. I will buy some tommarrow and give it a try. After all I don't have anything to lose.

 

[Spoooon]

Well, as far as I can tell from the picture, the trace is still continuous. Have you tested it yet? If it doesn't work, try Comp's suggestion, or put some solder on there.

 

[vexter]

If you lightly scrape the green coating off of the affected trace and no where else you can apply some rosin paste(if you dont have it already your not good enough with a soldering iron so forget it)to the bare copper areas. then with a 5watt iron and a very small drop a solder on the end quicly touch the 2 sides of the trace. the rosin will draw the solder to the copper and tada should have a good connection.

 

[Killjoy99]

Thanks to everyone that has posted there help. I will probably be attempting all of the different methods until, hopefully one works. Thanks

Killjoy99

 

[DanishGuy]

Hey Vexter...

U like hardware starting with the letter 'S'?

 

[JmsAndrsn]

It doesn't really look that bad. I'm afraid I'm not expert at soldering though. If you don't have any luck with the defogger kit, you may want to take it to an electronics repair shop. Although they don't really work on computer parts, they would probably be able to do a better job at soldering than the average Joe and would probably charge you a nominal charge for labor.