Re: Where do i start first...




i wanted to put the larger wattage psu in there because of a bad experience with an inadequate PSU, changing back did not fix it.

caps are from apparently two brands. none show degradation

wasnt expecting to be grilled on this...
its sort of like that with the cap arrangement..
that is probably an early version of the board. "V5.0A" some of the regulators/fets are moved, mine has a 12V for the CPU......
referring to the image,

there are five near the...

i came to this site because i discovered a bad cap in a PSU.

the PSU was a replacement for a low wattage PSU and was almost new though i had it for a while. i put it in the machine and it worked properly for a period of time (week or so). afterwards the board started randomly rebooting (reboots slow down over time, not stop though) and now it turns on in reboot mode, as though i hold the reset. using the post card cant rember the code, it appeared to be a faulty CPU, then later the powersupply cooked a 11ohm quarter watt resistor. (No, changing back to the other PSU did not solve...