Re: Mach Speed with bad Caps?
I've come back to revive an old topic. I replaced all of the 1500uF capacitors on the Machspeed board, and its been running like a champ ever since. i had noticed reviews about the board in regards to RAM and similar issues. My guess is the shotty capacitors is what caused the issues. I am quite surprised a recall was never issued for the board. I decided to buy the sister company's motherboard. The JetWay J939GT4-SLI-G 939. It is exactly the same motherboard. When I get some time, I'll take a picture of the boards side by side. Other than the colors of the boards and the PCI slots, there is absolutely nothing different about the 2 boards. Even the parts to make the boards were the same.
Four months into having the board, I'm getting the exact same issues I had with the Machpeed board. Well, guess what I found....and not so much to my surprise? I noticed a capacitor by the RAM slot had popped open. Kind of a shame really. It's a nice motherboard.
I will say, the capacitors don't come out very easily. I've had to remove the solder, slide the shell off the pins, and then heat the pin while using needle nose pliers pulling the pin out. I hate doing it that way as it can damage the solder point on the board, or more. Very tight squeeze on the original part. Putting the replacement part in was also a slight squeeze, but not too bad. I've found that heating the hole with the iron, and poking a sewing needle through it with pliers, often clears a solder hole. Solder usually won't stick to the sewing needle.
So if you want to try out this board, I'd really recommend it, but be aware of having to replace the capacitors.
I've come back to revive an old topic. I replaced all of the 1500uF capacitors on the Machspeed board, and its been running like a champ ever since. i had noticed reviews about the board in regards to RAM and similar issues. My guess is the shotty capacitors is what caused the issues. I am quite surprised a recall was never issued for the board. I decided to buy the sister company's motherboard. The JetWay J939GT4-SLI-G 939. It is exactly the same motherboard. When I get some time, I'll take a picture of the boards side by side. Other than the colors of the boards and the PCI slots, there is absolutely nothing different about the 2 boards. Even the parts to make the boards were the same.
Four months into having the board, I'm getting the exact same issues I had with the Machpeed board. Well, guess what I found....and not so much to my surprise? I noticed a capacitor by the RAM slot had popped open. Kind of a shame really. It's a nice motherboard.
I will say, the capacitors don't come out very easily. I've had to remove the solder, slide the shell off the pins, and then heat the pin while using needle nose pliers pulling the pin out. I hate doing it that way as it can damage the solder point on the board, or more. Very tight squeeze on the original part. Putting the replacement part in was also a slight squeeze, but not too bad. I've found that heating the hole with the iron, and poking a sewing needle through it with pliers, often clears a solder hole. Solder usually won't stick to the sewing needle.
So if you want to try out this board, I'd really recommend it, but be aware of having to replace the capacitors.
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