Got 2 of these boards. Both have the three GSC 2200uf 10v caps leaking electrolyte from the top (well some are visibly bulged and a couple have started leaking) to the left of the CPU socket (see attached picture 1) and both have a TEAPO 1000uf 6.3v cap bulging, albeit in different places. One board has it in between the northbridge and southbridge, and the other has it up towards the CPU fan header (in the image it's the centre of the 3 caps - this one looks worse in reality than my phone camera can show)
Am I best off replacing with these? (with this Panasonic cap to replace the GSCs http://uk.farnell.com/panasonic/eca1...0uf/dp/1848535 and this one for the Teapos http://uk.farnell.com/panasonic/eca0...-3v/dp/9692738). I've never tried replacing caps before but I got these boards with a very nice mITX case that won't take any other mITX board due to the back panel (and even if I cut this out, I don't have cash to spend on an mITX board :S)
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Board 1 Teapo - This is the taller one to the immediate right of the BIOS chip.
Board 2 Teapo (the middle one of the three)
Am I best off replacing with these? (with this Panasonic cap to replace the GSCs http://uk.farnell.com/panasonic/eca1...0uf/dp/1848535 and this one for the Teapos http://uk.farnell.com/panasonic/eca0...-3v/dp/9692738). I've never tried replacing caps before but I got these boards with a very nice mITX case that won't take any other mITX board due to the back panel (and even if I cut this out, I don't have cash to spend on an mITX board :S)
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Board 1 Teapo - This is the taller one to the immediate right of the BIOS chip.
Board 2 Teapo (the middle one of the three)
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