Destroyed AMD Ryzen Gaming Laptop With Catastrophic Damage -- Still Has The Will To Live

This Dell Alienware m17 R5 suddenly died and would no longer turn on. This issue is pointing to a failed AMD Ryzen CPU. I attempt to repair the motherboard and give the laptop a new lease on life.

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💻Dell Alienware m17 R5 AMD Parts List
https://ppci.me/c/151/1612

🙎‍♂️About me
I (Nathan) have been working on and repairing Dell laptops for more than 25 years, and in 2002, I started Parts-People.com, which is a company that specializes exclusively in Dell and Alienware laptops. We buy out and stock all of Dell's laptop inventory, which Dell no longer stocks. We now have more than 500K Dell genuine OEM parts in our warehouse and have become the number one place for Dell laptop owners. You can purchase parts to repair your own laptop or send it in and have me or one of our Dell experts service your machine.

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