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Now I'm searching for a programmer for KBC and I found three different
ones.
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to use: http://bit.ly/2EnfcTW
I would like to know if anyone has used them and what do they prefer or
recommend.
Thanks.
Never give up
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Where did you buy 8987E? If you got 3.3V on 5V rail, there still can be a
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problem somewhere else. Did you check for short to ground on 5V
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VALW/LDO rail?
I'm still solving the problem.. I've got a new chip, when I first tried to
program the new chip with Vertyanov and JAWS, there was no problem, but
now when I try again chip does not respond. I tried it to flash it with bios and
without bios chip attached. So, for now, I'm just struggling to program the
chip. It looks like a dead chip, now I'm waiting for new one...
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Where did you buy 8987E? If you got 3.3V on 5V rail, there still can be a problem
somewhere else. Did you check for short to ground on 5V VALW/LDO rail?
I'm still solving the problem.. I've got a new chip, when I first tried to program the new
chip with Vertyanov and JAWS, there was no problem, but now when I try again chip
does not respond. I tried it to flash it with bios and without bios chip attached. So, for
now, I'm just struggling to program the chip. It looks like a dead chip, now I'm waiting for
new one...
I did not find any shorts. I also tried removing the 5V regulator and feed 5V
into the line, power adapter light went on but still no power button led light.
Maybe it's the fact that the BIOS chip is not programmed?
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Yea IT8987E and some others SIO chips as NUVOTON and ENE needs to
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be programmed for each individual motherboard separately, and so is the
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BIOS chip. Both are unique to each MB.
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I think that's not the problem in my case... I have booted into the system,
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and I see that Battery will not charge when the computer is on. When the
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computer turns off, battery immediately starts charging (i can see that's
charging via a status LED light on input jack). It seems that the charger IC
has problems with recognizing when to turn on battery charging FET's. I will
look into it...
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I've checked both ACFET and BATFET in the charging circuit, and they are
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both fine...
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1. So, for now, I've figured out, that SIO and BIOS are OK.
2. Computer boots normally, when both battery and DC plug are connected
in specific order. First, I need to plug the DC supply then Battery and
computer starts. When turned ON, I see that it draws about 1,4A from the
charger, then in the next second, it cuts away ACFET and powers the board
from Battery.
3. Charging circuit is charging battery ONLY when the computer is OFF.
When the computer is on and I try to reconnect DC power supply, again it
charges for a second, then stops.
4. I've checked Power adapter with my Dummy load and it easily provides
6A, voltage drops to around 18,5V, but this is expected due to cable length.
And schematic says that VIN is set to >15.2 (AC GOOD), so this cannot be
the problem).
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I'm going to measure SRN/SRP vs. Iout (it should be 20x SRP-SRN). As
discovered I suspect, that there is a problem somewhere in the charging
circuit. Thank you all for your suggestions...
I will try to hold tongue at the right angle and hope it helps.
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When looking at 3VPCU (that's LDO of 3.3 V Regulator that supplies power
to the SMC, BIOS and some other components) voltage jumps from 3.3V to
4V and in some point, it was stuck on 4.2V. I'm still going further in though..
I've removed 3V PCU line (used Exacto knife and cut the trace from +3.3V
LDO - SY8208B) and on the system side of +3VPCU I get 1.3V From where
After cutting the line, LDO regulates normally and outputs 3.3V even when
loaded. So LDO is working properly.
So investigating further, I measured all pull-ups that are tied from +3VPCU
to system and ending removing them all, but still measuring this +3VPCU
rail gives me 1.3V from thin air. SMC has been removed and replaced with
working one, reprogrammed both BIOS and SMC (SIO IT8987E)... So I'm
pretty sure that there is nothing wrong with SMC and BIOS.
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Where did you buy 8987E? If you got 3.3V on 5V rail, there still can be a problem
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somewhere else. Did you check for short to ground on 5V VALW/LDO rail?
I'm still solving the problem.. I've got a new chip, when I first tried to program the
new chip with Vertyanov and JAWS, there was no problem, but now when I try
again chip does not respond. I tried it to flash it with bios and without bios chip
attached. So, for now, I'm just struggling to program the chip. It looks like a dead
chip, now I'm waiting for new one...
It was just a cheap ebay purchase. I didn't know if it needed to be programmed so just
gave it a shot, but from what you said it seems it does need to be programmed so I can't
do that anyway without a programmer.
I did not find any shorts. I also tried removing the 5V regulator and feed 5V into the line,
power adapter light went on but still no power button led light. Maybe it's the fact that
the BIOS chip is not programmed?
If you want you can send it to me and I will reprogram it for you. You need
to send both BIOS and SIO chip, they both need to be programed/checked.
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Where did you buy 8987E? If you got 3.3V on 5V rail, there still can be a
problem somewhere else. Did you check for short to ground on 5V
VALW/LDO rail?
I'm still solving the problem.. I've got a new chip, when I first tried to
program the new chip with Vertyanov and JAWS, there was no problem,
but now when I try again chip does not respond. I tried it to flash it with bios
and without bios chip attached. So, for now, I'm just struggling to program
the chip. It looks like a dead chip, now I'm waiting for new one...
I did not find any shorts. I also tried removing the 5V regulator and feed 5V into
the line, power adapter light went on but still no power button led light. Maybe it's
the fact that the BIOS chip is not programmed?
If you want you can send it to me and I will reprogram it for you. You need to send both
BIOS and SIO chip, they both need to be programed.
Thanks very much for the offer. I don't know yet if I will get it fixed, will have
to come back to it as I had given up for the moment. I assume that the
system should start even with (un)programmed ITE chip right? Right now I
get no fan spin at all.
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Where did you buy 8987E? If you got 3.3V on 5V rail, there still can
be a problem somewhere else. Did you check for short to ground on
5V VALW/LDO rail?
I'm still solving the problem.. I've got a new chip, when I first tried to
program the new chip with Vertyanov and JAWS, there was no
problem, but now when I try again chip does not respond. I tried it to
flash it with bios and without bios chip attached. So, for now, I'm just
struggling to program the chip. It looks like a dead chip, now I'm
waiting for new one...
I did not find any shorts. I also tried removing the 5V regulator and feed 5V
into the line, power adapter light went on but still no power button led light.
Maybe it's the fact that the BIOS chip is not programmed?
If you want you can send it to me and I will reprogram it for you. You need to send
both BIOS and SIO chip, they both need to be programed.
Thanks very much for the offer. I don't know yet if I will get it fixed, will have to come
back to it as I had given up for the moment. I assume that the system should start even
with (un)programmed ITE chip right? Right now I get no fan spin at all.
SIO is responsible for almost all voltage regulators (They call it Brains of
the circuit) so, there is no way the computer starts without that chip... And I
think that if the chip is not programmed the outcome will be the same... No
power no life.
You can check if the firmware of SIO and BIOS is OK. Find #RSMRST
signal and check it. If you have 3.3V on #RSMRST line than the BIOS and
SIO are most probably OK. If #RSMRST is not present then you most
probably have a problem either with SIO or SIO BIOS.
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Where did you buy 8987E? If you got 3.3V on 5V rail, there
still can be a problem somewhere else. Did you check for short
to ground on 5V VALW/LDO rail?
I'm still solving the problem.. I've got a new chip, when I first
tried to program the new chip with Vertyanov and JAWS, there
was no problem, but now when I try again chip does not
respond. I tried it to flash it with bios and without bios chip
attached. So, for now, I'm just struggling to program the chip. It
looks like a dead chip, now I'm waiting for new one...
I did not find any shorts. I also tried removing the 5V regulator and
feed 5V into the line, power adapter light went on but still no power
button led light. Maybe it's the fact that the BIOS chip is not
programmed?
If you want you can send it to me and I will reprogram it for you. You need
to send both BIOS and SIO chip, they both need to be programed.
Thanks very much for the offer. I don't know yet if I will get it fixed, will have to
come back to it as I had given up for the moment. I assume that the system
should start even with (un)programmed ITE chip right? Right now I get no fan spin
at all.
SIO is responsible for almost all voltage regulators (They call it Brains of the circuit) so,
there is no way the computer starts without that chip... And I think that if the chip is not
programmed the outcome will be the same... No power no life.
You can check if the firmware of SIO and BIOS is OK. Find #RSMRST signal and check
it. If you have 3.3V on #RSMRST line than the BIOS and SIO are most probably OK. If
#RSMRST is not present then you most probably have a problem either with SIO or SIO
BIOS.
Do you have the datasheet for this board? I never found one, so I am not
sure how I would find #RSMRST line. I didn't replace the BIOS chip just the
SIO/ITE chip but it's not programmed sso I guess that would be same as no
chip at all in this case. Would be interesting to check anyways.
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diagram is too big to directly upload (2.8MB vs 2MB limit), so link to some
shitty pdf hosting service https://www.pdf-archive.com/2018/04/06/hp-
pavilion-17t-ab-series-quanta-g37a-g37b-r1a/
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thats with battery disconnected?
lift/check Pr1001? might be charger chip after all
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Yes, supply is OK, middle pin of the power supply connector is outputting
the same voltage as the + (inside rim) of the power supply. I've tried to
connect both original PSU and my LAB power supply and I get the same
results from both of them.
You guessed it !!! AD_ID is feeding the SIO with voltage from the output...
Zener is clamping voltage to 5.6V, but I measured current draw on
AD_TYPE line to the SMC (I've cut PCB trace between kathode of Zenner
and pin 67 on SMC) and it's about 6mA, so that's limit of the 2k resistor in
series with AD_TYPE line from the output.
PR1001 is 100k as it should be, and as I said I have removed all the
resistors on the +3PCU line and tested them, they are all fine.
How and where is this current sinking through the SMC, that's my next
question?
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resistor in series with AD_TYPE line from the output.
> I've tried to connect both original PSU and my LAB power supply
wait, you put 19V lab supply on ID line? now I have no idea how it works,
but I have a strong suspicion ID should be severely current limited, and just
blasting 19V from unlimited source will fry something, maybe even EC input
>wait, you put 19V lab supply on ID line? now I have no idea how it works, but I have a
strong suspicion ID should be severely current limited, and just blasting 19V from
unlimited source will fry something, maybe even EC input
I have DC Jack converter, that has 200k Ohms resistor build in between
+VDD and AD_ID pin, so the pin is current limited..
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I'm thinking that something may be related to the charging circuit, cuz
battery is charging when the computer is off, but when turned on, It stops
charging and draws power from the battery. Problem began when computer
was turned on, then it stopped charging while ON, then user had
plugged/unplugged adapter 5 times and for some time the problem was
solved. But after few months even that didn't help. Now the battery is
charging only when the computer is OFF...
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