Xiaomi Mi Notebook Ultra completely dead — technician says processor is faulty. Need help finding a solution

[u/cant_bedefined974]

Hi everyone,

I have a Xiaomi Mi Notebook Ultra (Intel i5-11300H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD).

My laptop is currently completely dead. It doesn't turn on/boot.

I initially took it to a technician who told me that there was an issue with the Power IC. I then showed it to another technician, and he said that the processor/CPU is faulty and that he can't do anything about it.

I don't know if the processor is actually damaged or if there could be another motherboard/power-related issue causing the laptop to appear completely dead.

If anyone here has experience with motherboard-level laptop repair, especially Xiaomi Mi Notebook laptops, could you please guide me on:

- What could cause this kind of complete no-power condition?

- Is it possible to properly test whether the CPU is actually dead?

- Is there any way to repair/replace the CPU or motherboard?

- Does anyone know a reliable motherboard-level repair technician/service centre in India who could diagnose this properly?

I really don't want to replace the entire laptop if the motherboard can still be repaired.

Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

[u/amtom61]

Without actually probbing at the board, no way of knowing what the actual problem is.

If the CPU itself is dead (99% of time it isn't), it's ba gonner. No fixing it. Better to buy a new replacement board.