I got an asus AT3GC-I atom board which I uses as a firewall. Yesterday, when it was scheduled for a fan swap I've discovered the bloated caps.
The bad caps are Toshin Kogyo(TK) 105^C.
Odd thing is that the bad caps are filter caps for the 5v rail on all the USB ports which are not used. Looks like heat from adjacent components finally gotten to it.
The board runs perfectly fine as the vcore n vmem caps are poly caps which are not affected. But I've decided it wont be good for the long run.
Placed an order at element14 and went to pick up the caps at their trade counter in the afternoon.
Went for panny FR series.
http://sg.element14.com/panasonic/ee...0uf/dp/1800604
Too bad they dont look as nice as the FC or FM series but they're cheaper and have longer rated life.
2hrs of elbow grease and job well done. Not too bad for a xmas eve activity.
PS board is still under warranty but sending back for RMA will risk of another deja vu episode and wasted alot of waiting time.
The bad caps are Toshin Kogyo(TK) 105^C.
Odd thing is that the bad caps are filter caps for the 5v rail on all the USB ports which are not used. Looks like heat from adjacent components finally gotten to it.
The board runs perfectly fine as the vcore n vmem caps are poly caps which are not affected. But I've decided it wont be good for the long run.
Placed an order at element14 and went to pick up the caps at their trade counter in the afternoon.
Went for panny FR series.
http://sg.element14.com/panasonic/ee...0uf/dp/1800604
Too bad they dont look as nice as the FC or FM series but they're cheaper and have longer rated life.
2hrs of elbow grease and job well done. Not too bad for a xmas eve activity.
PS board is still under warranty but sending back for RMA will risk of another deja vu episode and wasted alot of waiting time.
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