What did I break in my c90?

iROCK77 · 06-19-2008, 06:57 PM

I have an Asus c90 and i was trying to open it one day to put in a new 8700m gt that i borrowed from my friend. I unscrewed 3 of the 4 screws required to gain access to the inside and then realized that 1 screw was stripped and i could not unscrew it. I then tried to pry it open a little with a screw driver and i accidentally shoved the screw driver into the notebook damaging a small silver square inside. I am not sure what it is that I damaged and I'd like somebody to please tell me what it is because now my battery life is only 15 minutes (everything else works perfectly).

This is what i damaged

Full specs are
-intel core 2 duo e6600 2.4 ghz
-nvidia 8600m gt
-2gb corsair ram
-wd scorpio 160gb 5400rpm hdd
-vista home premium

Somebody please tell me what it is.

**magnethead** · 06-19-2008, 07:45 PM

well the picture is almost too blury to tell. I can't tell what your arrow is pointing at but i think the large chip is either the north or south bridge.

06-19-2008, 06:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
iROCK77 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Vista	What did I break in my c90? I have an Asus c90 and i was trying to open it one day to put in a new 8700m gt that i borrowed from my friend. I unscrewed 3 of the 4 screws required to gain access to the inside and then realized that 1 screw was stripped and i could not unscrew it. I then tried to pry it open a little with a screw driver and i accidentally shoved the screw driver into the notebook damaging a small silver square inside. I am not sure what it is that I damaged and I'd like somebody to please tell me what it is because now my battery life is only 15 minutes (everything else works perfectly). This is what i damaged Full specs are -intel core 2 duo e6600 2.4 ghz -nvidia 8600m gt -2gb corsair ram -wd scorpio 160gb 5400rpm hdd -vista home premium Somebody please tell me what it is.

06-19-2008, 07:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
magnethead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 3,552 OS: Vista ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: What did I break in my c90? well the picture is almost too blury to tell. I can't tell what your arrow is pointing at but i think the large chip is either the north or south bridge. __________________ For proper support: what are you running? graphics, cpu, m/board, ram, PSU brand wattage PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER . Bench Testing Your System