They Said A Windows Update Destroyed Their Motherboard- Can I Can See Why
90K views · May 2, 2026 · Education
Comments · 169
@mastermindesrpr · 4 months ago
Sorins' Law: "No capacitor, no shorted capacitor..." 😅
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@BrianMaddox · 4 months ago
"I don't think Windows is blowing up chips on the board" - the way Windows is going you know that's the natural next progression 🤣
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@Flytrap · 4 months ago
Perfect example of "Correlation /= Causation".
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@grastice · 4 months ago
Update changelog:<br>* added improvements<br>* your chip updated to a burnt one 😅
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@thewelder3538 · 4 months ago
Nate, this is the first time I've ever truly believed you'd got legs! I thought you were soldered to that seat! Great video as always.
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@pawelzajdel3425 · 4 months ago
Unfortunately WinUpdate messing up charging it is a real deal. I had a similar issue with my XPS 15 7590 when WinUpdate messed up charging via USB-C. Only the jack power is working now. USB-C devices work fine and are powered, so a one way charging problem.<br>Plugging in USB-C before the jack also stops charging. Happened a month after warranty expired. Reported the problem to Dell support and it seemed like people had similar issues, which required motherboard replacement. I've been using it like this for a few years.
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@bumweaselsr · 4 months ago
Applying BIOS updates, when they appear, exposes hardware weakness in my opinion. With so many Dells that were under my management, a BIOS update failure indicated a device to watch. Once the BIOS updates refuse to happen, Dell would not hesitate to replace the mainboard and then all is good. After the lease is over, sold the devices to our grad students and observed many worked for another 5 years according to the inventory system. Before retirement, the last batch of end of lease Dells had a 90% surviving rating at the 10 year mark (probably gone now as they were Windows 10 only). I'm a fan of BIOS updates (and onsite 5 yr all inclusive warranties).
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@Netzphantom · 4 months ago
i can hear Sorin..."replacing a capacitoooor? Hahahaha
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@SibertD · 4 months ago
While I certainly have electronics skills, repair is an area where I am lacking. Thanks to watching these videos, I managed to diagnose a non-booting nintendo switch. Found the 3.3v was not present and shorted. By injecting voltage and the alcohol, I found the IC that was shorting the rail. Desoldered the component, and the Switch boots once more (the IC was non-critical to booting). Now waiting for components to restore full functionality! Thanks for the great videos, which certainly have helped me motivating and teaching me these techniques.
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@OscarGTXD · 1 month ago
Two laptops burned the same day after upgrading Windows, I don't joke.
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@danielhulan3058 · 4 months ago
Nate did you see sorins fix today? There was a hole burnt all the way through the board layers and he fixed it! It was amazing. Great video Nate. Enjoy your break this weekend and next
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@Flavius-Tech · 4 months ago (edited)
I know few rootkits that can burn your chips :). That was not a 0.2mm wire, was a proper calibrated fuse.
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