820-02020 a2338 motherboard has a ppbus short to ground

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  • kjchatman
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    • Dec 2012
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    #1

    820-02020 a2338 motherboard has a ppbus short to ground

    this machine came to me as DOA and immediately found the issue as a 12v short to ground. Is it okay to inject voltage into that rail or does it have a potential path to the cpu or something?
  • mon2
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    • Dec 2019
    • 14634
    • Canada

    #2
    Flux and remove fuse @ F5200. Then power up again and measure the voltage to ground on pcb pad # 1 on the removed fuse @ F5200. Is the voltage present and stable? What is the voltage?

    Then remove all power. Meter in resistance mode. Measure the resistance to ground on pcb pad # 2 on the removed fuse @ F5200.

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    • kjchatman
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      • Dec 2012
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      #3
      12.38v is stable on #1. direct short to ground on #2. 0.3 ohms

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      • mon2
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        • Dec 2019
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        #4
        Inject 1 volt (not higher) onto the pin #2 side and test who heats up. If it is a capacitor, it will crumble / crack under the pressure. The fault may be the CPU but TBD.

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        • kjchatman
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          • Dec 2012
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          #5
          was a bad cap

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          • mon2
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            • Dec 2019
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            #6
            Board booting ?

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            • kjchatman
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              #7
              it boots

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