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Diode mode to ground at PPBUS_G3H and 3V3_G3H_RTC?
If good, post U7000 basic voltages; P_IN, AUX_DET, SMC_RST_IN, VDDA/P, EN_MVR, A/BMON.
Also check resistance over C7020/23.
"Resistance between C7020/23 is 60kohms"
Pay more atention when you read; is not first time when I asked such checkings.
Do you really get 60k between C7020 pins???
"PPBUS_G3H: 0.0002"
No need to check U7000 voltages then.
Switch to ohm scale and see if any big coils shows the same value.
Start with CPU coils.
Check all coils, including SSD ones.
If none gives the same value as PPBUS_G3H, then is safe to use voltage injection method.
First remove F7000 and see which side the short remains.