msi k7t-pro ver:1 missing cap

[noodlepringle]

hiya

i have an msi k7t-pro that ive had in storage for some time

what happened in storage i dont know but i do know alot of the caps are of course bulged or leaking - there does seem to be one missing though - possibly snapped off??

anyway i need to find out what value this cap is meant to be - its labelled "C325" and its right next to the cpu socket on the board

ive been happily replacing the rest of the caps on the board without issue

i am wondering though - with the 4700uF caps - im finding it hard to source 6.3v caps for them - is it possible to use 16v caps instead? they fit size wise but im wondering if that will cause any issues

j

[Nitwig]

Are you sure the capacitor is missing? A lot of times circuit boards do not use all the silk screened spots on the board. Obviously if there is a piece of capacitor hanging off of it then the cap is missing but most motherboards have places where a cap hasn't been installed and wasn't meant to be based on the design of the board. The board would have had to have had a pretty rough storage period for a cap to have fallen off. I have noticed how durable they are when I chuck them across the room in anger.

[tazwegion]

Hmmm... the capacitors you're using to replace the damaged units, are they Low ESR rated or merely general purpose caps? IIRC the MSI board I recapped last needed those exact same 4700uF parts, I ended up sourcing 6.3v (FC series) Panasonics

Have you tried contacting the owner of this site for capacitor supplies?