Bad Caps will Affect Northbridge?

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  • hanief
    New Member
    • Jun 2006
    • 6
    #1

    Bad Caps will Affect Northbridge?

    Is it true if we leave the bad caps on the motherboard too long without care to change them, it will affect other parts such as Northbridge on the motherboard? (just curious)

    You can see some of my works here:-
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    • linuxguru
      Badcaps Legend
      • Apr 2005
      • 1564
      #2
      Re: Bad Caps will Affect Northbridge?

      Yes, failing caps on the +5v, +3.3v, +2.5v, and Vcore rails can cause CPU failure as well as Northbridge failure, usually in conjunction with bad caps in the PSU.

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        • yanz
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Nov 2004
          • 910
          #3
          Re: Bad Caps will Affect Northbridge?

          hanief, that link is inaccessible without password.. we would be glad to get the pics attached here..
          days are so short when you actually do something..

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            • tazwegion
              Badcaps Veteran
              • Jun 2006
              • 444
              • Australia
              #4
              Re: Bad Caps will Affect Northbridge?

              The Northbridge on a Abit KT7 I was once given had sustained damage, and despite the replacement of the capacitors it booted okay but IDE interface was stuffed (even when using add-on PCI controllers), hence it was scraped for the NB cooler

              Kinda' adds to the saying "A stitch in time, saves nine..."
              Viva LA Retro!

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