Reply 26720 of 27724, by BitWrangler
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ubiq wrote on 2024-02-12, 02:11:Thanks! This sort of repair is obviously 100% outside my range of knowledge/comfort zone. I'll have a close read of that thread […]
PcBytes wrote on 2024-02-11, 08:17:MSI - that's a ferrite bead, not cap.
rasz_pl wrote on 2024-02-11, 03:50:ubiq wrote on 2024-02-11, 00:16:I saw one of those poor caps glow white hot before it died. Oh well, thankfully it seems that the only thing affected was the on-board USB. I've yet to attempt SMC repair - this might be a decent opportunity. Anyone able to identify what caps I need to get? 😅
its not a cap, exact same accident with a fix: Blown SMD components on Motherboard - any tips?
Thanks! This sort of repair is obviously 100% outside my range of knowledge/comfort zone. I'll have a close read of that thread and see if I can figure it out.
(One key thing I noticed already is - don't be an idiot and assume any 2x5 IDC USB header is going to have a standard USB 2.0 header pinout 😓)
I caught that before catastrophe with another MSI board, USB header on that, each row is flipped with respect to each other, so I guess MSI supplied cable it doesn't matter which way round you plug in, other common cables, no way is right, unless you only plug it in the left hand row, to the right side of the holes, hanging half off.
Unicorn herding operations are proceeding, but all the totes of hens teeth and barrels of rocking horse poop give them plenty of hiding spots.