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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.
Upon further inspection and cleaning the traces do appear to be damaged. I think i'm calling it. I'll have to replace it. Thank you for your help.
The traces being exposed is a non-issue, might just add clear nail polish to prevent oxidation.
If a trace is completely severed, it can be restored - often with just a solder blob bridge.
I can say with absolute certainty that there used to be a capacitor in that position, you’ll definitely want to find and reattach it or source a replacement based on a schematic / boardview.
You can use a meter to check for continuity at the endpoints of each trace to verify