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02. How to Find Out the Physical Damage Which Caused by Improper Installation or

Handling.
a. Trace Cut: Usually at PCB Corner, edge, screw hole or CPU fan retention hole. This
kind of defect can cause no power, no reset or no boot depending on which signal was
damaged.

Figure 1-3: Trace Cut
b. Pad Broken: heat sink broken, pin lift or PCB bent would also be found when pad
broken.

Figure 1-4: Pad Broken
c. Scratch: Chipset or Component Broken

Figure 1-5: Chipset or Component Broken
d. PIN bent: CPU, memory slot, PCI slot,

Figure 1-6: PIN bent

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