And Dell managed to get on my nerves today... - Page 2

Silound · 02-03-2010, 03:48 PM

I could do the soldering work IF I had the time. I don't.

Plus, like you said, it's a tedious and delicate process. Even with experience, I'd say 50/50 odds that I screw up AT LEAST one

Unfortunately, I need the extra beef of the server I had to run all the crap I had going. The worst stress was some CAD rendering that would literally render the machine unusable for upwards of 4 hours at a time. I can't skimp very far on parts without severely crimping my ability to run all that at once.

Right now I'm browsing crapBay for parts. I have an offer with a guy to purchase a MOBO that has caps from a different manufacturer (thus not subject to the problems). It's also a newer one that supports dimms instead of rimms, so with some luck if I can get that and I have a couple gigs of unused dimms laying around. That would give me the least headache and probably the best option until a future date that I can afford a new workstation.

02-03-2010, 04:10 PM

I have to agree with Volt on this one... This isn't a repair that anyone can do. MoBo are typically multilayer and while replacing the caps may not be to difficult doing so without stippling the board or burning up a nearby SMT.

Not saying it can't be done, but I am saying I think some people in this thread are making it sound much easier than it really is. Take it for what it's worth, but you've got 2 people who have a background in electronics telling you it's harder than some people here are making it out to be.

JE3146 · 02-03-2010, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by coastietech

I have to agree with Volt on this one... This isn't a repair that anyone can do. MoBo are typically multilayer and while replacing the caps may not be to difficult doing so without stippling the board or burning up a nearby SMT.

Not saying it can't be done, but I am saying I think some people in this thread are making it sound much easier than it really is. Take it for what it's worth, but you've got 2 people who have a background in electronics telling you it's harder than some people here are making it out to be.

The assumption is that someone with enough technical understanding to not only know how to set up a system like the one he's using, but also be able to identify the problem and culprit of the issue he's facing might posses the know-how to be able to fix it as well

If he knows, he knows. If he doesn't he doesn't. Either way, it's a solution to the problem, and one worth offering to him as long as he does it the way it needs to be done. If not, then it's wasted time and money.

02-03-2010, 03:48 PM	#1
Silound ex-CS Swamp Gorilla Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere in a swamp, south of sanity Posts: 802 Trading: (15)	Re: And Dell managed to get on my nerves today... I could do the soldering work IF I had the time. I don't. Plus, like you said, it's a tedious and delicate process. Even with experience, I'd say 50/50 odds that I screw up AT LEAST one Unfortunately, I need the extra beef of the server I had to run all the crap I had going. The worst stress was some CAD rendering that would literally render the machine unusable for upwards of 4 hours at a time. I can't skimp very far on parts without severely crimping my ability to run all that at once. Right now I'm browsing crapBay for parts. I have an offer with a guy to purchase a MOBO that has caps from a different manufacturer (thus not subject to the problems). It's also a newer one that supports dimms instead of rimms, so with some luck if I can get that and I have a couple gigs of unused dimms laying around. That would give me the least headache and probably the best option until a future date that I can afford a new workstation. __________________ Back in black, and better than ever! You can't keep a good gorilla down! LSU Geaux Tigers!

02-03-2010, 04:10 PM	#2
coastietech Guest Posts: n/a	Re: And Dell managed to get on my nerves today... I have to agree with Volt on this one... This isn't a repair that anyone can do. MoBo are typically multilayer and while replacing the caps may not be to difficult doing so without stippling the board or burning up a nearby SMT. Not saying it can't be done, but I am saying I think some people in this thread are making it sound much easier than it really is. Take it for what it's worth, but you've got 2 people who have a background in electronics telling you it's harder than some people here are making it out to be.