Asus P5KC

[matthmal]

Hi there,

I have this Asus P5KC motherboard which I really liked (when it was still working). I wish to repair it if there is the chance.

Symptoms:
PC starting but no display and not even posting.
It suddenly restarts the computer. (When it was still booting up)
When shutting the computer down, the power supply never turns off, one will have to turn it off manually. (When it was still booting up)

Thanks.

[c_hegge]

Re: Asus P5KC

It could be that ASUS random death 'feature'.

[matthmal]

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so there is nothing that one can do right?

[retiredcaps]

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Have you tried another power supply or opened up the power supply to see if you have bad caps?

[matthmal]

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yes i did try 3 different psu's and the problem remained the same

[kc8adu]

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hold down firmly on nb and power on.repeat sb.bet it posts.
bga strikes again.
last 2 a reflow of nb and sb fixed them

[RJARRRPCGP]

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Nice board!

And bad BGA is not likely with P35, IIRC. Not as likely as Nvidia northbridges and southbridges from word that I got.

I wish I had a P5KC in nice condition.

[matthmal]

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will try and keep you posted. That's why I want to fix it as it is (or was) a good board.

I couldn't find an exact new one to buy it.

[mockingbird]

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This is a FET problem... Test the FETS (That is if yuo can desolder them) on the bottom left corner of the board. If they test OK, test the VRM FETS. Asus used underspec'd FETs on that generation of board...

Replace with FETs that have a higher amperage rating and a lower RDS on.

[Kiriakos GR]

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I have some experiances where a bad VGA can make the all system to be in trouble.

Edit: Other than that check the pins in the socket. (Get a magnifier glass too)

[matthmal]

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hold down firmly on nb and power on.repeat sb.bet it posts.
bga strikes again.
last 2 a reflow of nb and sb fixed them

i held down firmly both of them and problem persisted.

[matthmal]

Re: Asus P5KC

This is a FET problem... Test the FETS (That is if yuo can desolder them) on the bottom left corner of the board. If they test OK, test the VRM FETS. Asus used underspec'd FETs on that generation of board...

Replace with FETs that have a higher amperage rating and a lower RDS on.

How can I test the FETS with a meter? I'm not experienced.

[matthmal]

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I have some experiances where a bad VGA can make the all system to be in trouble.

Edit: Other than that check the pins in the socket. (Get a magnifier glass too)

the vga should be fine as I use it on other PCs and they work fine

[matthmal]

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One thing that I have to point out is that when trying to power the board on, it powers but no display. It then turns off and turns on again automatically and stays on with no display.

I have just noticed this now while doing a bench test.

[Kiriakos GR]

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Well @matthmal if you are not experienced to do an actual repair of the electronics of this board.
Other than a one attempt for a Bios re-flash, there is nothing that you can do.

I am using on my system an ASUS P5QC which is a great board stable and all,
check this model as alternative if you get out for a second hand buy on ebay.

[matthmal]

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although i'm not very experienced, i am always willing to learn. well I have been troubleshooting TVs and TFTs with the help of this forum

[matthmal]

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it seems that I can't figure out which are the FETS of the board.... can someone help me please?

[ben7]

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One thing that I have to point out is that when trying to power the board on, it powers but no display. It then turns off and turns on again automatically and stays on with no display.

I have just noticed this now while doing a bench test.

Tried a different graphics card?!

Also, is the motherboard making any beep sounds?

[matthmal]

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Yes I tried it with another one. Nope there are no beeps

[RJARRRPCGP]

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Nope there are no beeps

The no-BIOS-screen-and-no-bleeps symptom ominously reminds me of when I accidentally crushed my T'bird 1.3 with the heatsink on October 13, 2002!
(Because of how I got the heatsink on after coming back from the Keene, NH RadioShack for white heatsink paste.)

(At least the Soyo board was fine, just had to drop the T'bird 900 back in. )