Intel PD440FX won't POST

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • pentium
    Badcaps Legend
    • Mar 2006
    • 2778
    • Canada

    #1

    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.
  • Rainbow
    Badcaps Legend
    • Aug 2005
    • 1371

    #2
    Re: Intel PD440FX won't POST

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

    Comment

    • kc8adu
      Super Moderator
      • Nov 2003
      • 8832
      • U.S.A!

      #3
      Re: Intel PD440FX won't POST

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

      Comment

      • pentium
        Badcaps Legend
        • Mar 2006
        • 2778
        • Canada

        #4
        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.
        Find Nedry!


        Check the Vending machines!!

        <----Computer says I need more beer.

        Comment

        Related Topics

        Collapse

        Working...