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Reballing flip chip GPUs is BULLSHIT - the truth about dead laptop GPUs & repairing them.

Louis Rossmann · 772.7K views · 2014-10-16 · 18:43

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Overview

Louis Rossmann argues that reballing flip-chip GPUs is not a real fix for dead laptop GPUs. He explains why such repairs and oven reflow tricks fail and what is actually happening with failing hardware.

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HN people cite it to debunk oven-reflow and reballing repair folklore, and as part of Rossmann's critiques of Apple hardware quality.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2018–2019

Topics

Repair, teardowns & right to repair
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What people said

ScottFree · 2019-04 · Recommendation

Has anyone watched Louis Rossman's video series on this topic? It's pretty funny. He thinks oven reflows are a bad idea. Reballing flip chip GPUs is BULLSHIT - the truth about dead laptop GPUs & repairing them. - [VIDEO] Luckily, he also shows the proper way to do it: Linus Attempts BGA Graphics Chip Repair! - [LINK]

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stcredzero · 2018-07 · Recommendation

Watch a bunch of Louis Rossman YouTube videos. He knows all about the seedy underbelly of Macbook hardware design mistakes. [VIDEO]

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zitterbewegung · 2019-04 · Reference

The above technique is a myth . See [VIDEO] . Trying to randomly unsolder and put back resistors or other components when you don’t know what the error is is another bad idea. The author should have tried to actually attempt to fix the logic board first. But before all that he should have inspected the board and use a voltmeter to see what the issue is. But even doing that he might need a replacement part.

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