Poor old Bp6 diead on me I think :(

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

Hey all... been using my beloved old BP6 as ftp server and storage for ages....went on vacation a few weeks back and uplugged all pcs from power.
When I came back, BP6 won't post... I start it up and nada.... then after 10-15 seconds a short beep...10 secs another short beep....
Tried to reboot and clear CMOS many times and mostly get the same odd beeps...sometimes a little different...
I even purchased and put in a new BIOS battery...still nada

In the weeks up to my vacation it had been freezing on my and had problems rebooting ... Could it simply be worn out?

[Dave Rave]

no, it's just showing signs of capacitor bulge.
or, the psu has had it.

try unplugging all drives and extras so the PSU only has to drive the mobo and vga card.
see if it starts easier.
PSU might not be able to cope with power load anymore.
check the fan on the PSU is running.
check the PSU for dust build up, don't kill yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

Don't think it is the PSU..recently put in a newish 300W PSU and also tried with another PSU..same deal...
Capacitor bulge?...sounds nasty....

[Dave Rave]

is that, newish, as in not new ?
how old is/was it ?
is it full of dust ?
just askin .....

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

it is quite new, and cleaned (put in a pabst 12db and cleaned it well) and besides, tried another PSU as well...
All componets do get power, so unfortunately don't hink it is as simple as a faulty PSU...if only..

[Dave Rave]

ok.

check the caps.
any doing the leaning tower of pisa ?
or hats ?
the hats should be flat, not like little pyramids.

[purrkur]

any doing the leaning tower of pisa ?

Hehehe! Good one Dave, a description that everybody should be able to understand!

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

Hmmm well... two of the caps, at the bottom side of the CPU socket are tilting slightly...but think they have always been that way... Have not been pushing them around as far as I know..

[purrkur]

Hmmm well... two of the caps, at the bottom side of the CPU socket are tilting slightly...but think they have always been that way... Have not been pushing them around as far as I know..

Bad caps are the main reason for unstable and non-working BP6's out there. You can find pictures on what that looks like all over this site if you look for it. I am with Dave Rave on this one, I think your caps are dead.

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

ohh crap...wonder if it is possible to find replacements for them and solder then on oneself..?
Or would it still be covered by ABIT RMA process when it is this old?

I would love to be able to use it again...running as ftp server/backup machine..

[Dave Rave]

Abit can do RMA
search us and there is a link somewhere

you can do it yourself.
be careful....

I had mine capped at a TV repair shop.
a lot of the good looking caps were tested on a multimeter, and most of the good looking ones still showed 0 uf
it don't take much for a cap to be a dud

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

Hmm beeing a european, I prob can't use http://rma.abit-usa.com..? (I can't NOT select a non US state....)
Have written their techincal support - will see what they answer..

[Dave Rave]

find out what postage might be to the US
a re-cap at a mobo-repair shop / TV repair shop is around US$40
mine were Au$60

[davd_bob]

Have written their techincal support - will see what they answer..

Let us know how Abit responds to your e-mail.

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

My mail to ABit>

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Last week my beloved BP6 mother apparently died on for no reason.
It had started shwoing problems....freezing in windows, problems rebooting etc... now it won''t even boot.
had been running smotthly for many months..
Reading on www.bp6.com, I see that there is a known problem with bad capacitors which was used on a lot of older motherboards, and the site says that I can RMA my board - is this true?
If so, how?
I cannot use http://rma.abit-usa.com as I live in Denmark...so how do I do it?

Their reply>

Dear customer,



and the site says that I can RMA my board - is this true? No, that counts only for ABIT USA, not for ABIT Europe.




We can send you (for free) the caps and you (or someone else) can try to replace them.
For that i need to have some answers on the following questions:


1. how many caps are blown up or leaking?
2. what is written on the Caps? (brand, how many uF)
3. How many of the same colour and size are on the MB?
4. If not mentioned before what MB model we are talking about?
5. what is your delivery adress?

My thoughts on the above - feel free to comment:
1) does it matter?...they should ALL be replaced as they are all faulty
2) No idea...I would hope that Abit would know their own product, right?
3) Again, would not know 100% - Abit should know!
4) Well, yes I did, Both in the subject tittle of my email and on the request form...duh!

Just in case...does someone have an EXACT list of the capacitors needed?

[Dave Rave]

i think if you answer 4. then they can figure it out.
even though you mentioned it in the request.
try posting BP6 to them.
and tell them the discontinued items has been wrong for quite some time too.
socket 478, puleeeze!

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

Wrote them 5 min ago...will see what they answer...would just more safe if Abit themselves would do the actual replacement of capacitors.... would even pay them to do it...

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

Disregarding the really poor english, I am definately NOT satisfied with this answer!!!!

Dear customer,

1. how many caps are blown up or leaking?
1) does it matter?...they should ALL be replaced as they are all faulty
We know all, but how many caps?

2. what is written on the Caps? (brand, how many uF)
No idea...I would hope that Abit would know their own product, right?
We are many sorry, because we didn't the model more. So can you this lessons on the caps!

3. How many of the same colour and size are on the MB?
3) Again, would not know 100% - Abit should know!
You can find this all on the MB, right?

His answer to 2) I don't even understand

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

Disregarding the really poor english, I am definately NOT satisfied with this answer!!!!

Dear customer,

1. how many caps are blown up or leaking?
1) does it matter?...they should ALL be replaced as they are all faulty
We know all, but how many caps?

2. what is written on the Caps? (brand, how many uF)
No idea...I would hope that Abit would know their own product, right?
We are many sorry, because we didn't the model more. So can you this lessons on the caps!

3. How many of the same colour and size are on the MB?
3) Again, would not know 100% - Abit should know!
You can find this all on the MB, right?

His answer to 2) I don't even understand

[Dave Rave]

We are many sorry, because we didn't the model more. So can you this lessons on the caps!

we are very sorry
because we don't make the model any more.
so can you tell us the caps plz

lessons, class room, instruct, tell, relate, etc ...
not too bad for a non-english speaker.
very hard for another non-eng speaker to figure out though

[purrkur]

Dave Rave the amazing english to english translator! I was lost too...

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

Update>Abit sent me new capasitors.
Going to find a tv repair shop tomorrow and have them solder them on....hope that will revive my old bp6

[Derek]

Update>Abit sent me new capasitors.
Going to find a tv repair shop tomorrow and have them solder them on....hope that will revive my old bp6

Good to see Abit is still supporting us.

[-.-PhanTom-.-]

another update> seems the faulty capacitors have damaged two other components on the motherboard
Have written Abit again, asking for replacements for these as well, will see what they say...

[hyperspace]

another update> seems the faulty capacitors have damaged two other components on the motherboard
Have written Abit again, asking for replacements for these as well, will see what they say...

The coils?