Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
Yyonline:
Thanks for the advice. I'll give myself another shot at this and hopefully I'll be more patient this time.
PCBonez:
Luckily I found this illustration last week:
[url]http://www.circuitmedic.com/guides/5-3.shtml[/url]
Note the inner layer traces are already attached to the plated hole. Don't you think it's no longer necessary to fill it [U]completely[/U] with solder?
Just another thought. If a cap fails, the next in line would likely...
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Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
Ok, after weeks of practicing desoldering with sucker-braid-needle unsuccessfully, I'm thinking of going for this:
[url]http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/10146[/url]
I'm pretty sure this will get the job done fast and with little or no skills needed. My only question is...am I better off spending $89 for this or buying a new motherboard, case, cpu cooler, and a new operating system all for just under $250? With a new LGA775 mobo, I can still salvage the cpu, ram, power supply and hard/optical drives...Leave a comment:
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Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
I just want to make sure -- are the labels "RA-Rosin Activated" and "Rosin Core" the same? If so, I'd follow your preference and go with this Kester 44 [url]http://www.all-spec.com/products/Soldering_and_Rework|Solder_and_Soldering_Chemicals|SOL-0C/KW4450.html[/url] granting if I can't find one closest to this at Radio Shack.
Switching gears, when putting molten solder into a hole during cap installation, will it flow through the other side of the hole and touch or perhaps melt the plastic base of the ...Leave a comment:
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Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
Thanks, guys, for all your advise and opinions I don't know what I would've done without your help.
Yyonline,
All-Spec has this solders (very expensive) I only need a tube but they only have them in spools:
60/40 Rosin Activated Core Size 66
[url]http://www.all-spec.com/products/Soldering_and_Rework|Solder_and_Soldering_Chemicals|SOL-0C/KW4495.html[/url]
and this
63/37 No-Clean Core Size 50 (also available in 58)
[url]http://www.all-spec.com/products/Soldering_and_Rework|Solder_and_Soldering_Chemicals|SOL-0C/KW27515.html[/url]...Leave a comment:
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Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
I hope so.
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Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
I trust your opinion BUT the thing that still perplexes me is that, given Gigabyte's reputation of using quality caps, customers are still reporting DOAs, 'it quit on me,' and one-star reviews among all other things to name a few. I was almost leaning towards building another one instead of recapping, but these complaints always steer me back to it. I just can't allow myself to be the unlucky one receiving a dead board and guinea-pigging my other components.
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Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
Forgot to mention this with regards to the BlackJack D-Soldering Station (BK4000) and their station replacement irons. According to CSI tech support, that even though all their irons (soldering and desoldering) have the same 5-pin connectors, they can't be interchanged or crossmatched unless you want your station going up in smoke.
With that said, I'm foregoing the BK4K and get me either one of these:
[url]http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/9747[/url]
[url]http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7307[/url]...Leave a comment:
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Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
Why not ASUS? They've been around for a while now and why Gigabyte? If you please, no bias opinions.
Does Topcat sell MOSFETs too?
Is Topcat and Chris the same person?
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Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
Initially, I was thinking about getting this:
[url]http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/9750[/url]
for $119 which is the only cheapest quality desoldering station I can find out there, but for that price I can get a new LGA775 ASUS board and a case. So it doesn't make sense to go that route unless it's 100% guaranteed that it can clean holes way much better than using solder suckers and wicks as contrary to what others are saying. Also, to skimp on the cost of having 2 stations, is...Leave a comment:
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Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
You got it right, Seanc, it's KMG 470uF 6.3v.
If I do the recap myself:
1. How do I tie the motherboard to ground while working on it?
2. How do I drain all the board's capacitors of their power?
3. Does the coin battery need to be removed from the motherboard as well as the processor?
4. What size and shape of iron tips and size of solder do I need for this particular board?
5. Should I get a 'Lead-Free' solder station?
Also, I can't help but notice people saying to never use...Leave a comment:
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Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
What's wrong with a KZG? Is it a bad brand?
More pics of the innards of my Dell motherboard.
In P3, the one circled in blue at bottom center, is that a polymer cap? Can I go for all polys? In P5, the one circled in yellow, is that about to erupt?
BTW, here are the specs of the 410/9200:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86 GHz
3 Gigabyte RAM PC25300 667MHz
DVD +/- ROM Drive
Nvidia GeForce 7300 LE...Leave a comment:
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Re: 2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
Yikes!!! Running on borrowed time. Could it be some components on the board or perhaps the processor and the northbridge & southbridge themselves have already been compromised? If so, there's no point of fixing something that is already bound to fail sometime in the not-so-distant future. I ran the Dell 32-bit Diagnostics software comprehensive test and the board passed with flying colors. Is this a promising sign of a not-so-serious case?
Here are some pictures.
The ones marked red are bad caps.
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2007 Dell XPS 410/9200 with Bad Caps
I need help recapping this Dell XPS 410/9200 with 2 blown-out caps and some that are soon to be on their way out. Right now I'm not in a hurry because the PC is still running fine (luckily no BSODs, freezes, etc.)...so far. But why is this???
In the event it goes kaput, is it better to replace the board with a Dell-refurbed one (around $190), recap (buy myself a soldering/desoldering station) or just get another PC?
If I go with the recap, do I need a lead-free version soldering station? I heard motherboards nowadays are lead-free compliant or something. If so,...
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