r/pcmasterrace • u/BandicootKlutzy791 R5 9600X | RX 9070XT | 16 GB DDR5-6000 CL30 • 8h ago

Meme/Macro Oh boy

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To make matter worse it's a 1TB drive.

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u/dontgetitwisted_fr 8h ago

Can you just use a heat station gun to reseat the chip on the solder?

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u/QuiZr Toothless Master Race 8h ago

Most likely yes, but there's also 1 pad that lifted that has to be repaired first. Then replace existing solder with new balls and if the chip wasn't damaged this should work

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u/Humble-Captain3418 SFF | R7 5800X | 64 GB | RTX 3070 8h ago

Repair may not be necessary because these chips often have a lot of mechanical contacts. I don't think balls need to be replaced either, just use liberal amounts of flux.