Reply 23740 of 27790, by Shponglefan
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ChrisK wrote on 2023-02-13, 16:55:I'd suggest reflashing the BIOS. Wouldn't be the first board appearing dead but a simple reflash could bring back to life. I had […]
Shponglefan wrote on 2023-02-12, 00:21:Replaced some capacitors on this SOYO SY-5EMA+ V1.0 motherboard. […]
Replaced some capacitors on this SOYO SY-5EMA+ V1.0 motherboard.
In initial testing I couldn't get it to POST. One of the 1000 uF caps was budging so decided to de-solder and replace all the 1000uF caps.
After testing them it turns out only the one cap was bad. Oh well, no harm in replacing all them I suppose. At least they now match the other caps on the board. 😁
Not sure if this fixed the issue, but we'll see once I get around to testing the board again.
edited to add:
Didn't fix the problem. Still won't POST. It's getting power, fans spin and various components (including the CPU) get warm. But no POST, no beeps.
Back to the drawing board.
I'd suggest reflashing the BIOS. Wouldn't be the first board appearing dead but a simple reflash could bring back to life.
I had several socket 7 boards with no signs of damage but not POSTing. A reflash with the correct BIOS brang them back to life.
Another slot A even POSTed with beep codes indicating bad memory or graphics card. None of that was the case, after reflashing the BIOS it worked like a charm.
That's good advice.
I do need to test the BIOS chip to make sure it's working and I suppose reflashing it couldn't hurt.