Razer Blade
Blade 14, 15, 16 and 18. Thin aluminium chassis with dense boards; swollen batteries are a known Blade problem and get checked during every diagnostic.
Razer · Alienware · ROG · MSI · Legion · Predator · OMEN · AORUS
Gaming Laptop Motherboard Repair
No power, shorted GPU and CPU power stages, dead HDMI and USB-C ports and heat damage on high-end gaming laptops, repaired at component level.
£45 Diagnostic
The fee is waived when you go ahead with the repair, and you get a fixed quote first. Every repair is no fix, no fee.
Free Both Ways
Tracked and insured across the UK.
30-Day Warranty
On parts and labour for this repair.
Signs you need this repair
- Dead after a crash, a power cut or a game that froze
- Shuts off the moment a game loads the GPU
- Power light flashes but nothing boots
- HDMI or USB-C output stopped working
- Barrel jack loose, sparking or only charging at an angle
- Liquid spilled near the keyboard
- Hot spot on the base even when idle
What actually goes wrong
Gaming laptops push far more power through their boards than ordinary laptops: a high-end laptop GPU alone can draw 150 watts or more. That current runs through power stages and MOSFETs packed beside the GPU and processor, and when one fails it usually fails short. The laptop then trips its protection and appears completely dead, even though everything else on the board is fine.
Heat is the other enemy. Years of thermal cycling crack solder joints, dust-clogged fans push temperatures higher, and an intermittent fault that only appears under load is often a joint that opens up as the board warms. We test under load on the bench, not just at idle, so the fault is found rather than missed.
Video and charging ports take a battering on machines that travel. HDMI, USB-C and Thunderbolt ports are soldered to the board on most gaming laptops, as are many barrel jacks. A port that has torn its pads is rebuilt rather than written off.
Where the GPU or processor itself has failed, the job becomes BGA work — the chip is removed and replaced or reballed. That is a specialist repair with real limits, and on some models it is not economical. The diagnostic tells you which side of that line your laptop sits, before you spend anything on it.
Devices and brands we work on
Alienware
m16, m18, x14, x16, x17 and Area-51, plus older m-series and x-series machines.
ASUS ROG and TUF
Zephyrus, Strix, Strix SCAR and Flow, and the TUF Gaming range.
MSI
Titan, Raider, Vector, Stealth, Pulse and Katana.
Lenovo Legion
Legion 5, 7, 9 and Legion Pro, including the high-wattage Pro models.
Acer, HP, Gigabyte and Corsair
Acer Predator Helios, Helios Neo and Triton; HP OMEN 16, 17 and OMEN MAX; Gigabyte AORUS; Corsair Voyager.
Custom and boutique builds
PCSpecialist, XMG, Scan and other Clevo- and Tongfang-based laptops, which manufacturers rarely support for board repair.
Not in Newcastle? Post it to us
We repair Micro Soldering & Board-Levels by post for customers right across the UK. Book online, send it in, and we diagnose it and confirm a fixed price before any work starts — with a £45 diagnostic that is waived when you go ahead with the repair. It comes back to you tracked and insured.
- £45 diagnostic, waived on repair
- Tracked, insured return delivery
- 30-day warranty, same as in store
Questions about this repair
My gaming laptop died during a game. Is it the GPU?
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Not necessarily. A shorted power stage feeding the GPU produces exactly that symptom and is a far smaller repair than the GPU itself. The diagnostic finds which it is.
Can you reball or replace a gaming laptop GPU?
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In selected cases. It depends on the model and on whether a good replacement chip can be sourced, so we only quote it after diagnosis. Board-level repairs are price on application — you get a fixed quote once we know what has failed, and nothing is done until you agree it.
Other Micro Soldering & Board-Level repairs
MacBook Logic Board RepairNo power, liquid damage, charging and USB-C faults fixed on the original logic board — not swapped for a new one, so your data and your board stay with the machine.MacBook Not Charging RepairCharger connected, nothing happening — or charging from one side only, stuck at a percentage, or "not charging" in the menu bar. Found and fixed on the board.Laptop Motherboard RepairDead laptops, charging faults, broken DC jacks and USB-C ports, liquid damage and firmware chip faults repaired on the motherboard you already have.BIOS & Firmware Chip RepairFans spin, lights come on, nothing on screen — often after a firmware update that was interrupted. The firmware chip is reprogrammed or replaced on the board.iPhone & iPad Logic Board RepairDead iPhones, charging and audio chip faults, backlight circuits, liquid damage and stacked-board repairs — fixed on your own board, so your data and paired parts stay put.Samsung & Android Motherboard RepairNo power, charging circuit faults, boot loops, liquid damage and board-to-board connector faults on Android phones, foldables and tablets.Games Console Board RepairHDMI and no-picture faults, consoles that will not power on, Switch charging chip and USB-C repairs, controller boards and retro console restoration.Handheld Gaming PC Board RepairUSB-C and charging faults, dead handhelds, card reader failures and liquid damage on handheld gaming PCs, repaired on the main board.Graphics Card RepairDead cards, shorted power stages, melted 16-pin power connectors, broken video outputs and cracked PCBs repaired at component level.Melted GPU Power Connector RepairA burnt or melted 16-pin power connector replaced, with the pads beneath it rebuilt and the card's power circuit checked before it goes back under load.BGA Reballing & Chip ReplacementChips that sit on a grid of solder balls — GPUs, processors, memory — removed, reballed or replaced when their joints crack or the chip itself fails.Liquid Damage & Corrosion RepairWater, coffee, sea water and sugary drinks cleaned off the board, corroded components replaced and eaten-through traces rebuilt — not just dried out.No Power & Short-Circuit RepairDevices that are completely dead, boot loop, cut out or fail intermittently — short circuits traced to the failed part and fixed at component level.Backlight Circuit RepairA black screen on a device that is clearly on — you can just see the picture with a torch — is often the backlight circuit on the board, not the screen.USB-C, HDMI & DC Jack RepairBroken, loose or burnt USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort and DC power ports replaced where they are soldered to the board, with any torn pads rebuilt.Data Recovery From Dead DevicesWhen the board is what stands between you and your files, we repair it for long enough to get them back — assessed honestly first, because not every case is recoverable.Torn Connector & Pad RepairRipped FPC and board-to-board connectors, lifted solder pads and broken traces repaired — including boards damaged by a previous repair attempt.Drone, Camera & Electronics Board RepairDrones and controllers, cameras, premium audio, VR headsets, NAS and networking gear with board faults — assessed model by model before anything is promised.
Book this repair
Post it in from anywhere in the UK, free both ways, or walk in to 119 New Bridge Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2SW with free private parking in front of the shop. We diagnose it and quote a fixed price before any work starts.
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