Bad caps on an AMD 64 mobo

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  • Technoid
    Super MURCer
    • Sep 1999
    • 7645

    #1

    Bad caps on an AMD 64 mobo



    remember all those bad capacitors we were plagued by some years ago?

    We still regularly get socket A and slot A motherboards that needs cap replacements and some p3 motherboards.

    But this is the first time I've seen in on a Socket 754 motherboard
    If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

    Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."
  • Nowhere
    Super MURCer
    • Jun 2002
    • 4830

    #2
    Well, since the manufacturer also used cheap, low quality chipset it's no wonder they also used low quality caps

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    • Fat Tone
      Super MURCer
      • Aug 1999
      • 7579

      #3
      Huh? I dont have any problems (so far) with mine.

      What mobo is that, Technoid? I've passed up 2 or 3 opportunities to upgrade my S754 A64 3400 system recently. Maybe I shouldn't pass over the next one. Although I wouldn't want a customer/friend to have a problem.
      FT.

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      • Technoid
        Super MURCer
        • Sep 1999
        • 7645

        #4
        It's one of SiemensFujitsu's own custom boards

        and according to my soldering obsessed coworker those caps was a good brandname, so I figgure SF took a calculated risk and specifikally bought a secondgrade batch
        If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

        Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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        • Fat Tone
          Super MURCer
          • Aug 1999
          • 7579

          #5
          You'll always get some percentage fail, admittedly most are at either end of the 'bath tub curve'. Start worrying when you see your second and third...
          FT.

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          • az
            Moderator
            • Feb 2001
            • 9336

            #6
            The caps probably got too hot (not enough airflow from the CPU fan) or got some "dirty" energy from the voltage regulators.

            Anyway, this is just one board, not a sign of the apocalypse or something.
            There's an Opera in my macbook.

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            • Technoid
              Super MURCer
              • Sep 1999
              • 7645

              #7
              Originally posted by az
              The caps probably got too hot (not enough airflow from the CPU fan) or got some "dirty" energy from the voltage regulators.

              Anyway, this is just one board, not a sign of the apocalypse or something.
              well, there was definitly enough airflow so we can rule that out.

              And the first of a kind is always something extra
              If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

              Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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              • Technoid
                Super MURCer
                • Sep 1999
                • 7645

                #8
                Recently one of the motherboards we had in one machine at work started to go really wonky, not having anything else laying around at the moment we soldered new caps on to the Fujitsu siemens mobo and got some fun results when it tried to come to terms with the Sempron 64 cpu we plugged into it

                First boot up:


                After updating the bios (wich was a pain to find on FS site )



                Alright, we have some improvement



                Hehe, its having a hard time making up its mind
                If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

                Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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                • Greebe
                  Super MURCer
                  • Aug 1999
                  • 8555

                  #9
                  "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss

                  "Always do good. It will gratify some and astonish the rest." ~Mark Twain

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                  • klc314
                    mini MURCer
                    • Aug 2004
                    • 13

                    #10
                    This guy (US) sells cap kits etc

                    Badcaps - Capacitor Search Engine & Electronics Repair Forum

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