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Did I break this?
(thelemmy.club)
I was trying to remove the backplate and my hand slipped and I accidentally scratched it with the screwdriver. I think there used to be a transistor here. Is this fixable? I have basic soldering skills.
Edit: This is the back of the CPU socket so I'm kind of freaking out.
Doesn't look deep enough to have exposed or cut any traces. You'll need someone wth soldering experience to reattach the resistor / capacitor, but it's not super difficult. Finding the correct spec part is probably the hardest part of this
Along that same line, the best option is to give it to a professional for this kind of repair. It'll definitely cost more than doing it yourself, but you know it'll be done right and still be cheaper than buying a new part.