Intel PD440FX won't POST

pentium · 04-15-2007, 01:03 AM

I was given this board from a guy whose computer was ejected from his trailer (potholes are nasty around here) and rolled about 100 feet to the bottom af an embankment. I had to use the jaws of life (a car lift) to pry the case open enough to get to the screws and pull the board out. Besides one damaged trace that I easily fixed the board has some nasty bending that should settle out once it's in a case.
Anyways, when I set the board on my test bed (a rubber padded table with an ATX psu, monitor, PCI video card, keyboard and mouse and turned the thing on I got nothnig. To be positive that the system was not dead dead I pulled on stick of rm and I got the sandard three long beeps which indicate a memory error so I knew the bios was ok. I then double checked all settings and they all were properly set. I checked the cpu and it was properly seated and I know for a fact that there is no problem with bad caps. It only uses sanyo caps ( purple with no vent seam on the top) and nichicon PM(M) caps along with a few poly caps.
Wow, I'm stumped on this one.

Rainbow · 04-15-2007, 04:47 AM

As it's bend, there are probably some solder joints broken.

**kc8adu** · 04-15-2007, 08:55 AM

that amout of bending will also break smt caps and resistors.
its toast.

pentium · 04-15-2007, 12:05 PM

Oh rats.
Thanks guys. I didn't want to work on this board too much before I found out it was dead.

04-15-2007, 01:03 AM	#1
pentium Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 City & State: Kamloops BC My Country: Canada I'm a: Knowledge Seeker Posts: 2,552	Intel PD440FX won't POST I was given this board from a guy whose computer was ejected from his trailer (potholes are nasty around here) and rolled about 100 feet to the bottom af an embankment. I had to use the jaws of life (a car lift) to pry the case open enough to get to the screws and pull the board out. Besides one damaged trace that I easily fixed the board has some nasty bending that should settle out once it's in a case. Anyways, when I set the board on my test bed (a rubber padded table with an ATX psu, monitor, PCI video card, keyboard and mouse and turned the thing on I got nothnig. To be positive that the system was not dead dead I pulled on stick of rm and I got the sandard three long beeps which indicate a memory error so I knew the bios was ok. I then double checked all settings and they all were properly set. I checked the cpu and it was properly seated and I know for a fact that there is no problem with bad caps. It only uses sanyo caps ( purple with no vent seam on the top) and nichicon PM(M) caps along with a few poly caps. Wow, I'm stumped on this one. __________________ Find Nedry! Check the Vending machines!! <----Computer says I need more beer.

04-15-2007, 04:47 AM	#2
Rainbow Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 City & State: Slovakia Posts: 1,080	Re: Intel PD440FX won't POST As it's bend, there are probably some solder joints broken.

04-15-2007, 08:55 AM	#3
kc8adu Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 City & State: dayton ohio Posts: 6,435	Re: Intel PD440FX won't POST that amout of bending will also break smt caps and resistors. its toast.

04-15-2007, 12:05 PM	#4
pentium Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 City & State: Kamloops BC My Country: Canada I'm a: Knowledge Seeker Posts: 2,552	Re: Intel PD440FX won't POST Oh rats. Thanks guys. I didn't want to work on this board too much before I found out it was dead.

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