Re: Cap orientation on A7N8X Deluxe V2

Thanks all for the info.
The mobo is back to the shop to have those caps removed and put back on the right polarity now a few more weeks to wait till I have it back

Strange thing was that the mobo HAS been put under power for some minutes (when I got it originally back from the shop with the new caps), but none of them vent or blow up...

Again, thanks all for the help.

Hi all,

I have a few questions I hope someone out there with a A7N8X Deluxe v2 board can help me out. I recently had the capacitors replaced (the old ones were burn out), however I think they have been replaced with the wrong polarity.

The board has a circle with half of it painted white, on each place of the capacitors, for what I have been told the white area represents the NEGATIVE point. Each capacitor has a stripe on it, and also for what I have been told it represents the NEGATIVE pin. With that in mind all appears correct on my board, the new capacitors have...