PC Chips MB-810LMR

[dood]

This is branded as a PC Ware, but is made by PC Chips. Many failed caps on the board. Replaced with a mix of some Nichicon here, some Rubycon there... and a few Panasonic to boot. Pics tell millions of words in this place!

The overall board. Note 12 failed caps by the CPU


Closer of the dead ones. This board is completely outfitted with G-Luxon
http://www.king-nerd.com/dood/images...d_100_2902.jpg

The hodgepodge of new caps.


Important ones replaced.


All 1000uf and up caps replaced.

[Shroomie]

Re: PC Chips MB-810LMR

Looks like I know what to look forward to with the M810LR behind me...Been watching it, OST and G-Luxon everywhere, all right.

[dood]

Re: PC Chips MB-810LMR

This is a very similar board, just some things layed out differently... also a PC Chips.





Different spot for the ATX connector, one small cap by the USB instead of two, no network, lower section completely different. Okay, so just the caps by the CPU look the same!!!!

[yanz]

Re: PC Chips MB-810LMR

i love nichicon HE. nice work, dood

[dood]

Re: PC Chips MB-810LMR

Thanks... the nichicon HE make for a very clean-looking recap, don't they? I like them all lined up like that on the board.

[dood]

Re: PC Chips MB-810LMR

Just noticed that the second board I posted is a M805LR

[yanz]

Re: PC Chips MB-810LMR

Thanks... the nichicon HE make for a very clean-looking recap, don't they? I like them all lined up like that on the board.

yea, they do..

[dood]

Re: PC Chips MB-810LMR

Another board that appears to use similar VRM circuitry, the ECS K7S5A:



I knew it was familiar when I started working on this one Maybe it was just common for 462 boards to have that type of VRM layout?

[linuxguru]

Re: PC Chips MB-810LMR

> Thanks... the nichicon HE make for a very clean-looking recap, don't they?

Yup, and even better would be the Nichicon HD lacquer-on-bare-aluminium caps (post-2001). It would look a a vintage tube amplifier :-).

[Rainbow]

Re: PC Chips MB-810LMR

Maybe it was just common for 462 boards to have that type of VRM layout?

It's common PC Chips VRM layout used on most of their Socket 462 boards. It've also seen that circuit (with that KA7500C controller) on a Socket 754 board but with different layout.

[MD Willington]

Re: PC Chips MB-810LMR

That appears to be a M830LR with K7S5A firmware/bios on it...