Abit Bh6 this time...This completes the cycle all 4 abit boards I have purchased over the past years have officially died from bad caps now. I have a few questions once again:
1. This board was 6 or 7 years old. (Question)So, what is the general lifespan of well manufactured caps? Is 6-7 years about right?
2. This system was working fine yesturday. My home lost power last night two or three times for about 30 seconds each time. When I finally powered the system back up afterwords it would reboot trying to load windows. That's when I pulled the side panel off and discovered the bad caps. (Question) can a power surge blow caps? I assume that kind of a surge would have damaged other components...The molex connectors aren't melted or burnt, and there are no other signs of damage, just coincedince?
Thanks for any info.
1. This board was 6 or 7 years old. (Question)So, what is the general lifespan of well manufactured caps? Is 6-7 years about right?
2. This system was working fine yesturday. My home lost power last night two or three times for about 30 seconds each time. When I finally powered the system back up afterwords it would reboot trying to load windows. That's when I pulled the side panel off and discovered the bad caps. (Question) can a power surge blow caps? I assume that kind of a surge would have damaged other components...The molex connectors aren't melted or burnt, and there are no other signs of damage, just coincedince?
Thanks for any info.
The PSU might have bad caps too.
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