Re: Can someone help me identify this SMD??

Ok, this is the motherboard.



The hard drive is a 3.5 inch one. You can see the burn marks near the bottom left of the pic. It was plugged into an external USB box. When it was found not to be working, we plugged it into another usb case, but it didn't power up. So i tried it on a 3rd usb case, and it cause one of the chips on the usb case to light up light a lamp! It was very pretty, but killed the case...

I'm could also get 3a "shot keys" but am still unsure which i should use....

Re: Can someone help me identify this SMD??

Thanks Kikkoman,

I love this place! It's the first time I've heard the term Schottky. I even have trouble pronouncing it!!

Just did a quick search on eBay for the component. Would it be better if i got a 1a 30v or a 1a 40v to replace it? Or is neither advisable??

Would some kind soul out there help me identify this component?


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From what i can make out, the values on it are "AE 84A G".

It came out of a USB hard drive which had it's power input damaged and it must have shorted this component. From what i read this is a polarised capcitor but i'm not sure, and am totally confused by the values on it too.

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