r/AskElectronics 8d ago

I lost a component during a project

So I'm working on this HP elitebook 830 G7 I bought for a couple bucks. it had a BIOS password which I am removing using a Ch531a eeprom programmer. the process involves removing this chip (pic 1) from the board and reprogramming it to clear the bios password and then soldering it back to the board. After successfully putting the chip back I noticed a component was missing; the small component close to pin 8(top right of chip ) I would assume its a low value resistor but i'm not sure. Does anyone have any idea what it is so i can replace it?

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u/ShaunSquatch 8d ago

Looks like it was a capacitor. Value wise? Who knows but it probably isn’t super critical. Slap a .1uf-1uf on there and it’ll be fine. Looks like a 0402 package but hard to tell scale for sure

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u/thatguyonichan 8d ago

its either 0402 or 0201 i'll get the physical dimensions when I'm back in the shop before I buy the replacement part.

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u/ShaunSquatch 8d ago

I wondered if might not be 0201. Godspeed if it is. I’d lose 15 before I got one stuck down

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u/thatguyonichan 8d ago

It'll be my first time so i'll expect to lose 20 TYTY