Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Yeah, just a thought I had, I don't have a smartphone either, just an old Motorola Razor that works just fine for me! ,aybe when it goes south I'll see what is the best deal for a replacement...
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Thanks momaka, I guess I wasn't tooooo far off!
It's funny how caps over the years have certain coding standards but then things change like the technology, footprints, case styles etc and then you need to learn a new set of rules.
What they should do is use those QR code blocks, then we could just scan them....hehe!
Smart caps!Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Thanks for that Th3_uN1Qu3, good to know.....just for shits and googles I may replace the ecaps on that thing when I order caps for the other mobos I'm mucking around with....so far things are working well on this Asus board with the exception of that second PCIe card slot....not a problem though...
I think I'll move on to the Biostar TForce 6100-939 now!...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Good to know, I wasn't looking to do a recap on that card just yet, but I'm sure all those electrolytic's could be refreshed with some newer parts at some point.
Any idea why they used 3 different manufacturers in those locations?
The Uni-Cons are the same value as the one Sanyo and then the Rubyicons?
Could I replace all of them with the same series like Panasonic FR or Nichicon HZ, HN etc.
Also can you tell me how to read these polymer cap codes?
The ones with C 626 330 16V I'm...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Well this is an original EVGA GeForce 7600GT card that I used with this Asus A8N32-SLI board and it has been working fine (both DVI outputs work).
Maybe you can identify the caps from my photos. I saw Sanyo on one of the electrolytics and Uni-Con but no "FZ's" that I can see. There is a mix of silver metallic cap (polymers??) and some typical aluminum electrolytic's.
Electrolytics:
(2) blue/gold Uni-Con's 330uf 16V
(1) black/silver Sanyo's 330uf 16V
(2) Rubycon 100uf 10V
Polymers?
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Well I traced out the white side silkscreen of that reversed cap and it went to a regulator and pin Vout (APL1085) for the 3.3V rail and then to pin 11 on that second PCIe slot. So I'm convinced that cap was installed backwards at the factory now. It still didn't work even after I replaced it in the correct orientation. I measured +3.43V and +11.94V on the appropriate connector pin contacts. So it's getting correct power now but maybe it's a problem with the nVidia Southbridge??...or the data lines or the SMD caps were damaged because of...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Yes, I was careful to check that white half was positive on Asus boards (unconventional).
Each time I removed a cap I double checked....that's why this one stood out!
I did install my graphic card in that second PCIEx16 slot.....and no go on boot up!....repetitive beeps, no video? long beep 3 short beeps which is a video issue.
I don't think I had ever tried that slot before either so now I don't know what to think.
The Asus manual says either slot can be used either or both but I will check the BIOS to see if...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
LOL...no matter what....if they're KZG's they are bad!!
I'll have to do that TForce 6100-939 board next and replace those KZG's.
I finished the recap on my Asus board and it wen't very well....only one injury to my finger...I was holding something and slipped and my fingertip touched the iron!....ouch
One odd quirky thing that I came across and I have no idea what was going on there...???
One 820uf/6.3V cap located between the PCIEX16_2 (black) card slot and the PCI_2...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Well I'm currently replacing the caps on the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe board, I've got all replacements and taking my time.
While looking at this Biostar Tforce 6100-939 board I noticed it has KZG caps on it as well. This board works fine but wondering if anyone thinks it's a good candidate for a recap too? Again this is not an important mobo, so may not be that neccessary?
I noticed where the Asus board used a lot of 820uf/6.3V, the Biostar 6100-939 used 1000uf/6.3V. Would that size difference make a difference in the KZG li...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Good to know, my use is pretty much as you said....light use.
Keeping these things well ventilated, cool and clean of dust bunnies is a huge deal with all this stuff.
I just put a small fan on the heatsink of this Fuji A8NE-FM controller chip (which I believe is the nVidia nforce4) which was always very hot to the touch and now stays much cooler...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
I think I'll wait and see how my recap goes with the A8N32-SLI Deluxe board, plus I have a Biostar TForce 6100-939 with a AMD 3800+ to look at, so maybe more recap's in my future fun....we'll see how it all goes!
This will be my first motherboard recap job, so I can learn on this one.
I hope my PS3 isn't going to start having issues!!
I may have to open it up!...LOL
Doesn't it have nVidia graphics chips?...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Yeah that's the plan, just waiting for the parts to show up!
I just looked at my A8NE-FM motherboard that I got as a replacement for this ASUS board and it has (6) 1000uf 16V KZG's and (1) 3300uf 6.3V KZG.
The only other cap that is that brown color is a small single KMA, but can't read the value. (7) are CFJ (1500uf 6.3V) and the rest are CFJS. Not sure what brand or values. I've been running that board with the AMD FX-60 with Ubuntu64bit and the preview version of Win10.
Do you think I should...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Thanks for the explanationTh3_uN1Qu3...very interesting and I'll have to do a little reading on "bumpgate".
I take it these issues have been resolved now with the latest motherboards?
It's not that important of a board to me and was more of a shot in the dark and a way to get some experience using a dead board. I had nothing to lose.
It was fun and exciting to have it come back to life, but then to have the two 1800uf caps let go, I'm sure I damaged the rest of them with...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
As far as the nvidia chipset issue goes, what's the exact nature of the inevitable failure again?
Will it be the same cracked/fractured solder balls and do people ever bother with re-balling those chips on a board this old?
Not that I would want to get into that and/or have the money to buy the proper tools for that. I do find it all very fascinating though!
It's quite interesting to realize that these chips themselves internally with their million/billions of transistors are perfectly fine and still...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
It was certainly a nice board at the time and I think the first one with x16 SLI.
Mine didn't have the WiFi board but that was another feature that was pretty new then. I probably paid close to $3k for everything back then. I still have the working AMD FX-60 CPU that was $1000 back then all by itself. Still have 3 out of 4 good sticks of the Corsair XMS RAM, WinXP Pro OEM and the Antec P180 case. I had a lot of fun putting that all together and it went without a hitch.
The software and drivers were the headache as I recall....Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Hi delaware74b, I think that is what I will do, just replace them all.
Have you had that board since new? It was always a quirky board!...I think it just had too much cutting edge stuff in it's day..but now that it's working again....or was working...it's now sitting here with two bad 1800uf KZG's
Like I mentioned earlier, I bought this one new in 05-06 and I think it died about 2 or even 3 years ago. It looks like about $20 in caps to replace all the electrolytics. I will check and see if I can find the HN...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Hi there c_hegge and thanks for the comment.....I see you're in AUS and my bad....the oven temp was 385F not celsius.....
I think my oven only goes up to 500F (260C)
I forget I could be chatting with international persons who use the smarter metric system unlike we here in the states. Some things will never change around here...maybe someday we'll come around to using metric everywhere. Still it's been a long time hanging onto the old system.
Excellent points though and probably exactly...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Ok so here's a little update on my dead Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe mobo I'm trying to resurrect....LOL
Before I went and replaced all the KZG caps (even though none had any signs of failure), I decided to bake the board in the oven at 385 degrees for 8 minutes. Pulled it out carefully and hit the 2 naked nvidia chips directly with my heat gun on HI for approx. 5-6 seconds each twice.
I had previously tested the melted solder on a penny trick at 1" and it melted on HI in about 5 seconds so I figured giving them a good bake...Leave a comment:
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
OK thanks for the recommendations....I think the CPU socket polymer caps in my photo are Fujitsu....they have that "F" with two bars logo on them.
Not sure what 614/615 code is (maybe date codes) but I have 2 that have 614 on them and 4 that have 615 on them. I will leave them as is for now though. Thanks again for the replacement suggestions...
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Re: Replace caps on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe?
Sorry selldoor that was 4 x 1Gb....
and yes I meant CPU tested on another mobo.
I am using just 2 sticks now.
I'll probably test the A8N32 with just one stick for now.
All those small caps around the audio chipset area seem fine and gave a reading close to their value. About 7 of those 820uf 6.3V and the two 1800uf 6.3V gave no reading at all...so I'm torn and might just replace those. I don't really feel like spending a bunch of $$
So replace caps first?....or bake the board first...Leave a comment:
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