Turn your computer on, got no post (beeps), error code on board, etc?

GT2000 · 04-23-2005, 06:15 PM

Open up your case and have a looksie, my Mom was complaining how the monitor wasn't coming on, the mouse light wasn't coming on (optical), etc. I booted it up, drives turned, no post, C1 error on an Epox mobo (supposedly memory problem, but, nah...).

So I pull the case, have a quick look, and I counted 5 capacitors that had blown (showing signs of leaking), and several more with bulging tops, which are ready to blow up.

Check out http://www.badcaps.net for more info, I'm not putting this on the front page because it is extremely bad news, but I figured I'd still share my new experience with it, the board is...maybe a year to a year and a half old, but newer boards than that are being found with the bad caps. The site sells kits if you feel like desoldering about 15-20 caps, and soldering in new ones, me, I'm lazy, I'll buy a new board to throw in there, and maybe use it as an excuse to upgrade a system in my farm to a more current setup.

I'll take a zoomed pic later of the board.

GT2000 · 04-25-2005, 03:29 PM

The blown caps have been circled, you can see others are bulging but haven't yet broken open.

Metallistar · 04-25-2005, 05:47 PM

I had the same thing happen to an epox 8rda+ Looks to be the same board. Its funny cause if i remember right, it was the same exact caps.. even the one on the lower right. I figured it was because I was running it at 2.0 volts for about 4 months straight.

thecreeper · 04-27-2005, 02:16 AM

all i have to say is...yikes.

GT2000 · 04-27-2005, 11:01 AM

Lol...I wasn't running THAT high on the voltage...I forget to be honest...have an 1800+ T-bred running at 2.0ghz in it. I have an Albatron replacement coming in Friday, should be able to solely replace the board and be good, I'll let ya know..

GT2000 · 04-28-2005, 03:26 PM

Wewt, got the new board in today, so I went ahead and installed it. System booted up no problem, so I went ahead and put back the exact same overclock I had been running before with the same volts (I think at least...heh). Might have to go ahead and reload the OS...it's needed it for a while, and now that there's a new mobo in, with a slightly different chipset..eh, might not play nice with the current install.

Thatsmypunk · 11-17-2005, 10:59 PM

Seems like some older Via boards we used to sell at work have a problem with blown capacitors.

04-23-2005, 06:15 PM	#1
GT2000 Playing God @ Your Xpense Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 2,040	Turn your computer on, got no post (beeps), error code on board, etc? Open up your case and have a looksie, my Mom was complaining how the monitor wasn't coming on, the mouse light wasn't coming on (optical), etc. I booted it up, drives turned, no post, C1 error on an Epox mobo (supposedly memory problem, but, nah...). So I pull the case, have a quick look, and I counted 5 capacitors that had blown (showing signs of leaking), and several more with bulging tops, which are ready to blow up. Check out http://www.badcaps.net for more info, I'm not putting this on the front page because it is extremely bad news, but I figured I'd still share my new experience with it, the board is...maybe a year to a year and a half old, but newer boards than that are being found with the bad caps. The site sells kits if you feel like desoldering about 15-20 caps, and soldering in new ones, me, I'm lazy, I'll buy a new board to throw in there, and maybe use it as an excuse to upgrade a system in my farm to a more current setup. I'll take a zoomed pic later of the board. __________________ Hop in, strap down, and hold on tight.

04-25-2005, 03:29 PM	#2
GT2000 Playing God @ Your Xpense Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 2,040	The blown caps have been circled, you can see others are bulging but haven't yet broken open. __________________ Hop in, strap down, and hold on tight.

04-25-2005, 05:47 PM	#3
Metallistar Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wakeman, OH Posts: 320	I had the same thing happen to an epox 8rda+ Looks to be the same board. Its funny cause if i remember right, it was the same exact caps.. even the one on the lower right. I figured it was because I was running it at 2.0 volts for about 4 months straight. __________________ 1997 GTP & 1998 GTX http://www.metallistar.com

04-27-2005, 02:16 AM	#4
thecreeper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 2,330	all i have to say is...yikes. __________________ good-evil.net - ahh, wade boggs...goes down smooth.

04-27-2005, 11:01 AM	#5
GT2000 Playing God @ Your Xpense Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 2,040	Lol...I wasn't running THAT high on the voltage...I forget to be honest...have an 1800+ T-bred running at 2.0ghz in it. I have an Albatron replacement coming in Friday, should be able to solely replace the board and be good, I'll let ya know.. __________________ Hop in, strap down, and hold on tight.

04-28-2005, 03:26 PM	#6
GT2000 Playing God @ Your Xpense Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 2,040	Wewt, got the new board in today, so I went ahead and installed it. System booted up no problem, so I went ahead and put back the exact same overclock I had been running before with the same volts (I think at least...heh). Might have to go ahead and reload the OS...it's needed it for a while, and now that there's a new mobo in, with a slightly different chipset..eh, might not play nice with the current install. __________________ Hop in, strap down, and hold on tight.

11-17-2005, 10:59 PM	#7
Thatsmypunk Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 16	Seems like some older Via boards we used to sell at work have a problem with blown capacitors.