MSI K7T266 Pro bad caps

[Pzero1]

Hi guys,

After one month of continuous problems with my PC someone tipped me on this site and the possibility of bad caps. So I just found out that my 3 yr old MSI K7T266 Pro has got 8 bad caps (4 popped with electrolyte coming out from the top and 4 clearly blown). Thought I post it here just for statistics sake.

The included photo shows one of the blown caps (sorry for the bad quality but I had to take it with my mobile)

Patrick
(who now ordered a new MB plus processor)

[Pzero1]

Re: MSI K7T266 Pro bad caps

I gave MSI a call, to see if they could supply me some new capacitors to try to repair it myself. To my big surprise they were very helpfull and after I provided them a copy of the invoice proving that I really paid for this MB they have sent me without costs 20 new capacitors so that I can try to repair it.
Time to practise my soldering skills again

[Chris1992]

Re: MSI K7T266 Pro bad caps

what brand are the new caps? If they are of known crap brand then expect to do this same thing in about a year or less.

[willawake]

Re: MSI K7T266 Pro bad caps

nice to know MSI are now doing the same as SOLTEK.