one component fell off from my mobo... :(

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trxman
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one component fell off from my mobo... :(

Post by trxman » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:01 pm

I had this stupid little accident with my mobo (MSI 694D Master, VIA 694X based dual Socket 370):

during mounting in case, I've pushed DVD ROM in it's place and it hit one little component on my board. component fell off of the board.

I don't know what kind of electrical component it is, so I've marked it on pics below:


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can someone indentify what kind of component is that?

board works well without it, but I feel unsafe. :cry:
I've run two instances of prime95 for hours (I have two CPUs) without an error.

is it posible that that specific electrical component is not so important to the motherboard?
I don't know if the mobo will work stable for good or am I sitting on the ticking bomb...

:(
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Post by andyb » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:22 pm

In my best "Cornish".

"That be a Capacitor That Be".

Q; Is it still attached.???

End of questions.


Andy

PS: Capacitor failure usually ends up with a new mobo, your might last 6 minutes or six months, be prepared to buy a ew system, lets face it you wont want to find a new mobo.
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Post by jhhoffma » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:34 pm

Well, normally I'd agree with andy, but...

I've had some experience with things like this before.

Sometimes miracles happen...

FWIW, that card is running on the system I am using to type this message. Not one hiccup since the incident...provided I keep the dust away.
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keep er' goin'

Post by Mike_P » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:45 pm

you know the saying, if it aint broke, dont fix it ;)

i'd just continue on as normal.
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trxman
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Post by trxman » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:05 pm

here's two pics of that particular electrical component:

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I'll try to solder it back - there's no chance to get board like this one these days...
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Post by CoolGav » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:09 am

What are the devices by the capacitor? Are they used? TYpically a cap like that is for making sure the voltage is smooth and that any sudden demands in current can be met without sagging the rail. If you have a good PSU then the board may be fine without it, especially if you don't use those components.
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Post by trxman » Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:20 pm

I've took it to professionals and thay solder it. it looks like this and it have run 20 hours of memtest86+ without problem (it's near DIMM slots):

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