Tips for replacing bad capacitors on your motherboard

Joe · 03-08-2006, 10:17 PM

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jaydee · 03-08-2006, 10:31 PM

Been there done that. Epox for whatever reason just kept on using crappy caps for years. Mine were on a 8K7A+ which is far older than your board. I replaced the main caps a lot more carelessly than you and the board ran for another year. Then the bios (my best guess) died.

I pulled caps off a Abit KT7A and put them in the Epox board.

Joe · 03-08-2006, 10:34 PM

Yeh I am going to take some off a old P3 mobo to replace the remaining 1000uF caps

Also I really wanted to keep this board running so I was somewhat careful

Its my damn PVR... without it I am nothing

Spot · 03-10-2006, 04:07 AM

Now, where's my old NF-7.........? hmmm.....

Russell123 · 04-22-2010, 02:58 AM

Joe link not work properly can you check it again?

billbartuska · 04-26-2010, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell123

Joe link not work properly can you check it again?

Works for me.

You are aware that this thread is over 4 years old?

ben333 · 04-29-2010, 09:24 AM

Heh, I yanked the motherboard out of an old HP workstation the other day, pulling a leg out of the only capacitor on the board (except for on the VRMs). I went down to a repair shop, formerly a radioshack, asked for a 16V 330uF cap. The guy went out back and found one. How much? He said, oh, two bux should do it. (whaaat?) I'd been going there for a long time, so I didn't complain. I guess I'd never bought a capacitor there before though, I was surprised that he charged me $2 on a 30 cent part... a part that wasn't even in retail packaging. Just last year I brought an antique radio from the 30s in, and his partner gave me a handful of capacitors and about an hour of his time for something like $10, which I thought was very reasonable.

Kinda unrelated, but thought I'd chime in.

03-08-2006, 10:17 PM	#1
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	Tips for replacing bad capacitors on your motherboard Conversation about the article posted here: http://www.procooling.com/index.php?...icles&disp=147 __________________ Joe - I only take this hat off for one thing... ProCooling archive curator and dusty skeleton.

03-08-2006, 10:31 PM	#2
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	Re: Tips for replacing bad capacitors on your motherboard Been there done that. Epox for whatever reason just kept on using crappy caps for years. Mine were on a 8K7A+ which is far older than your board. I replaced the main caps a lot more carelessly than you and the board ran for another year. Then the bios (my best guess) died. I pulled caps off a Abit KT7A and put them in the Epox board.

03-08-2006, 10:34 PM	#3
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	Re: Tips for replacing bad capacitors on your motherboard Yeh I am going to take some off a old P3 mobo to replace the remaining 1000uF caps Also I really wanted to keep this board running so I was somewhat careful Its my damn PVR... without it I am nothing __________________ Joe - I only take this hat off for one thing... ProCooling archive curator and dusty skeleton.

03-10-2006, 04:07 AM	#4
Spot Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: huh? Posts: 85	Re: Tips for replacing bad capacitors on your motherboard Now, where's my old NF-7.........? hmmm.....

04-22-2010, 02:58 AM	#5
Russell123 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1	Re: Tips for replacing bad capacitors on your motherboard Joe link not work properly can you check it again? __________________ thomas sabo uk thomas sabo uk thomas sabo thomas sabo

04-29-2010, 09:24 AM	#7
ben333 Uber Pro/Mods Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Hampshire (USA) Posts: Two hundred somethin Posts: 432	Re: Tips for replacing bad capacitors on your motherboard Heh, I yanked the motherboard out of an old HP workstation the other day, pulling a leg out of the only capacitor on the board (except for on the VRMs). I went down to a repair shop, formerly a radioshack, asked for a 16V 330uF cap. The guy went out back and found one. How much? He said, oh, two bux should do it. (whaaat?) I'd been going there for a long time, so I didn't complain. I guess I'd never bought a capacitor there before though, I was surprised that he charged me $2 on a 30 cent part... a part that wasn't even in retail packaging. Just last year I brought an antique radio from the 30s in, and his partner gave me a handful of capacitors and about an hour of his time for something like $10, which I thought was very reasonable. Kinda unrelated, but thought I'd chime in. __________________ Pro Slacker

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