I read where they said the prefered is a desoldering station, however would a electric desoldering pump (kind of looks like a soldering iron type) be to dangerous? Or will it surfice to maybe use it 1 or 2 times on the hole before it may cause damage?

Re: Medion MD5000 P4 board packed with fried Nichicon caps

Hey thanks. I have the following that have bulginig/oozing on my MSI-6701 MB:


All are Nichicon
(7) 2200uf @ 6.3v
(4) 1500uf @ 16v
(1) smaller 1500uf @ 6.3v

I can find all but the four 1500uf @ 16v. Anyone with luck on finding these?

Re: Medion MD5000 P4 board packed with fried Nichicon caps

Anyone know what type of caps to use on this board or if there is a cap kit to order for this board here?

Re: Medion MD5000 P4 board packed with fried Nichicon caps

Hi I am new to this site and bought a Medion 5000 system 3years ago with the MSI 6701 motherboard in it. I have been searching and troubleshooting for sometime now and just ran upon this site. I have a lot of the classic problems that were noted here on the main page as a board with bad caps....ie, memory errors but the memory is good, and constant computer reboots. I just looked at my system again after reading at this site and noticed I have a number of caps bulging at the top and oozing the electrolyte out of the top...