Motherboard repair is the most technically demanding work we do — it means diagnosing and fixing a fault at component level on the board itself, using a microscope and micro-soldering equipment, rather than swapping a complete part like a screen or battery. Most phones that reach us for motherboard work have already been told by another shop that they "can't be fixed," often because that shop simply doesn't have the equipment or experience for board-level diagnosis.
We won't pretend every board-level fault is repairable — some component failures genuinely aren't economical or possible to fix — but we do a proper diagnostic first rather than writing a phone off without actually looking at the board under magnification.
Common causes we see include liquid damage corrosion, a failed charging IC from a damaged cable or adapter, physical shock from a hard drop cracking a solder joint, and power management chip failures that cause a phone to appear completely dead. Each has a different repair path once correctly identified.
Motherboard repair pricing depends entirely on what the diagnosis finds — this cannot be quoted without inspecting the board first. We diagnose, explain what's actually wrong and whether it's realistically fixable, and only quote once we know. If a repair isn't viable, we'll tell you honestly rather than attempting something unlikely to hold.
Not always. Board-level diagnosis requires a microscope and specific equipment that not every shop has. We regularly see phones that were written off elsewhere and are able to properly diagnose what's actually wrong.
Longer than most repairs — board-level diagnosis and micro-soldering takes real time to do properly. We'll give you a realistic timeline once we've actually inspected the board.
No repair shop can honestly guarantee every board-level fault is fixable — some component failures are beyond economical repair. We assess first and tell you the real likelihood before you spend anything.
Possibly — water damage is one of the most common causes of board-level faults. See our water damage repair page, and bring the phone in as soon as possible without trying to power it on again.
A full board replacement swaps the entire logic board — expensive and sometimes unnecessary. Component-level micro-soldering repair fixes just the failed part, which is usually far more affordable when it's viable.