Motherboard & Logic Board Repair — Micro-Soldering

"The board is bad, you need a new one." That is where most repair shops stop, and it is why a spilled drink can turn into a bill for a whole new laptop or phone.

A motherboard is a repairable thing. Individual components fail, charging circuits burn out, and corrosion eats specific traces — and each of those can be traced and fixed under a microscope. We do that work here in Waterville on the same bench we use for console HDMI ports, and we take boards by mail from anywhere in the country.

Board-level faults we repair

🔋

No power / no boot

Device completely dead with no lights and no fan. We trace the power rails to find where it stops.

🔌

Charging circuit failure

Plugged in and nothing happens, or it only charges at a certain angle. Often the charge IC or a damaged port.

💧

Liquid damage

Spills and water damage — cleaned, corroded traces repaired, and failed components replaced.

🔧

Charging port replacement

Lightning, USB-C and barrel jacks removed and replaced properly, not glued back into place.

🖥️

No display from board

Backlight and display circuit faults where the screen itself is fine but the board is not driving it.

🎮

Console HDMI ports

PlayStation and Xbox HDMI port repair — flat $174.99, about a two-week turnaround.

Board-level repair pricing

Board-Level Diagnostics

From $79

starting

— Fault traced under a microscope, not guessed at
— You get a quote for the repair before any work starts
— Phones, tablets, laptops and desktop boards
— Straight answer if the board is not economically repairable

Get a Free Quote

Console HDMI Port Repair

$174.99

flat rate

— PlayStation (PS5, PS4) & Xbox (Series X/S, Xbox One)
— Fixes black screen / no signal / no picture
— Port repaired or fully replaced by micro-soldering
— About a 2-week turnaround (excludes shipping time)
— Mail-in or drop off at our Waterville shop

Console HDMI Repair

If it got wet, read this first

Liquid damage is the one case where what you do in the first hour genuinely changes the outcome.

Power the device off and leave it off. Do not plug it in to "see if it still charges" — putting current through a wet board is what turns a cleanable spill into corroded, unrepairable traces. Do not put it in rice; it does nothing useful and buys the corrosion time.

Get it to us, or in the mail to us, as fast as you reasonably can. Corrosion starts immediately and keeps going until the board is properly cleaned.

Not local? Mail it to us.

We take mail-in repairs from anywhere in the United States.

📝

1. Tell us & pay $25

Describe the device and the problem on our mail-in form and pay a $25 deposit — it goes toward your repair.

📦

2. Ship it to us

We email you our shipping address. Pack it well and send it from anywhere in the U.S.

🔧

3. We quote & fix it

We diagnose it, email you a quote for the balance, and only start work once you approve.

🚚

4. We ship it back

Your repaired device ships back to you, backed by our warranty.

Motherboard repair — common questions

Another shop told me the board is dead and cannot be fixed. Is that true?

Sometimes, but often it just means they do not do board-level work. Most shops replace whole boards rather than repair them. We work under a microscope at component level, so it is worth a second opinion before you write the device off.

What does board repair cost?

Board-level diagnostics start at $79. We trace the fault, quote the repair, and you approve it before we go further. Console HDMI port repair is a flat $174.99.

My laptop got a drink spilled on it. Can it be saved?

Frequently, if it comes in quickly and has not been powered on since. Power it off, leave it off, do not charge it, and get it to us. Corrosion is the thing that does the permanent damage and it starts right away.

How long does board-level repair take?

It varies with the fault and with parts. Console HDMI port repair runs about two weeks once the console is in our hands, not counting shipping. For other boards we give you a timeframe once we have diagnosed it.

Do you repair phone logic boards too?

Yes — phones, tablets, laptops and desktop boards. Charging circuits, power faults and liquid damage are the most common jobs.

What if the board turns out not to be worth repairing?

We tell you. Some boards are too far gone to make financial sense, and we would rather say so than run up a bill on something that will not come back reliably.

Can I mail a board or a whole device in?

Yes, from anywhere in the U.S. Start on our mail-in page with a $25 deposit that goes toward the repair. If you are unsure how to pack it, call (207) 877-7780 first.

Anywhere in the U.S. — mail us your device or board.

$25 deposit to get started and it goes toward the repair. Questions first? Call (207) 877-7780.

Start a Mail-In Repair