MSI pro266 Master

[tidus_X]

this board was a computer build for someone about 2 years ago, it was working fine for about a year and the lady called me and said that it was locking up costantly, i took it to my shop and noticed that 2 capacitors had swollen and split, so i replaced it with a new board and figured i could fix this one sooner or later, now i am very new to this, i have never dealt with capacitors at all, but i can solder, the caps have 4700uf 6.7v on them, so maybe someone can tell me what i need and where i can get it, i took pictures of the others capacitors also so i could get someones opinion on them as well, to me they all look fine except for the 2 that split, but im not the professional, so just let me know if they need to be replaced also.

[willawake]

Re: MSI pro266 Master

tell us the brands and values (uf and v) of the capacitors on your board that are 330uf and above. i see chhsi, tayeh, teapo there. we will tell you what to replace.

please read

the recapping FAQ

the bad capacitor FAQ

where can i buy capacitors FAQ

and then come back with questions. we are pleased to help you. i am sure you can fix the board properly yourself no worries

[Rainbow]

Re: MSI pro266 Master

Changing the 2 big bad ones should fix it. Some of the other smaller caps may fail later.

[tidus_X]

Re: MSI pro266 Master

alright thanks i really appreciate it, ill get all that when i get off work tonight, im hoping that i will only have to replace the 2 big ones because i dont want to have to put alot of money into the board (there are quite a few capacitors on this board) im just putting it together with some spare parts i have at my shop and im going to use this as a spare computer in my room, but anyway thanks.

[tidus_X]

Re: MSI pro266 Master

alright, all the caps from midway down and in the upper right corner of the board 24 of them, all the same size, green and grey, are chhsi 1000uf 6.3v caps, there are 3 different brands around the cpu, one is yellow and black the writting on it is dead against another cap so i cant tell what brand it is but i can see that it says 4v820uf on it, 2 black and silver ones tayeh 2700uf 6.3v, and theres the four big ones two are teapo 3600uf 10v which are green and gold, and the other two wich have split are 4700uf 6.3v which are also green and gold, its hard to make out the brand but i think it says LELON

[willawake]

Re: MSI pro266 Master

the yellow and black sounds like a fujitsu (especially since it is 4v) dont worry about it.

sounds like an msi badcap pizza with everything. i would replace the lelon, chssi, tayeh and teapo to do a proper final job.

[Chris1992]

Re: MSI pro266 Master

Also, are you located in Georgia, the US state, or Georgia, the eastern European country? This will help in recommending places to get caps.

[tidus_X]

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wow really? man thats a lot of caps to replace, and i live in geogia the US state sorry i didnt put that on my profile but its there now, anyway so what do i replace all the caps with other brands? the very small ones the 24 caps in total that are chhsi, i really cant see that there are anything wrong with them, is it a necessity to replace these or just a precaution?

[willawake]

Re: MSI pro266 Master

its what is required to do the proper final job that will result in a stable trouble free board until it is obsolete. of course you should weigh up the costs and how you intend to use the board.

you can try replacing the blown caps and see if the board is working ok. i would run some http://www.memtest.org/ for a while to see if it is giving stable power to the ram, then install your os and run some test programs there.

i have personal bad experience with chhsi, tayeh and lelon though. if its not stable or becomes not stable later then you will have to look into replacing other caps.

[tidus_X]

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well where can i just get all the caps from then? or actualy can you refer me to the caps i should replace them with, im not sure what brands and such to look for, i mite as well go ahead and replace all of them, the small ones cant cost that much.

[tidus_X]

Re: MSI pro266 Master

hey, i see no one has put up a link since ive been gone, i havnt been around a computer for a few days, but anyway maybe someone can point me in the direction i can get the caps i need, just let me get a link and ill leave everyone alone, i swear lol

[willawake]

Re: MSI pro266 Master

pm topcat the owner of these forums, he will sell you caps. otherwise digikey catalogue page 1028 Panasonic FM

[tidus_X]

Re: MSI pro266 Master

thanks for all your help, im just going to pm topcat because i cant make head or tales of the catalouge, thanks again.