MSI: lol

2009-02-10 14:17:30

#1

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6461|Winland

http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=278

Badcaps.net wrote:
I have seen this on every MSI 694D Pro 1.0 I've recapped. Between PCI slots 2 and 3, resides C390. The cap value stock is 1000uF 6.3v. Of course upon receiving the board, this cap is vented like many others. I recapped the board, of course replacing C390. I then would connect the board to my jig and burn it in for a while... Within the first 30 minutes or so, C390 would be vented again. I checked to make sure I installed it correctly, and the correct voltage. It was correct, so I assumed I had a dud for a replacement cap (Rubycon's, so this scenario was unlikely). I replaced it again, and tested again... Same result. Within the first 30 minutes, C390 vented again. Through this whole ordeal, the board was working fine.

At this point, I was puzzled... So I flipped the board over and read the voltage on the cap while the board was powered up and running the tests. On C390, I placed the '+' meter lead on the '+' cap lead, same thing with the neg leads. To my surprise, there was a -3.9v on the cap. I had to do a doubletake and make sure I had the leads attached correctly, and they were. There is a negative voltage on the C390 position when reading the cap position according to the polarity marking on the board.

I installed another Rubycon replacement, only this time I installed it backward. Opposite of the board polarity markings, and the board has been running flawlessly for over a week now, no more venting of C390.

Like I said, I've seen this on MANY MSI 694D Pro boards, so it was not an isolated case, or just a 'quirk' with one particular board. I will post some pics soon.

For reference, this can happen if you switch polarity on capacitors:

I've said it before, and I say it again: Don't buy MSI!

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-02-10 14:21:50

#2

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6678|Finland

lol...

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2009-02-10 14:30:08

#3

CrazeD: Member; +368|6937|Maine

LOLWTF! You got too much time on your hands Freezer.

2009-02-10 14:39:01

#4

phishman420: Banned; +821|5945

i have no clue whats going on here

2009-02-10 14:44:05

#5

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6461|Winland

phishman420 wrote:
i have no clue whats going on here

Shitty computer manufacturer makes computers go like the vid.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-02-10 14:45:28

#6

CrazeD: Member; +368|6937|Maine

phishman420 wrote:
i have no clue whats going on here

https://www.germes-online.com/direct/dbimage/50140474/810ET_Motherboard.jpg

+

https://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/jjhs/Technology/S&E0506/schermerp/images/capacitor.jpg

+ reversed polarity (negative on positive and positive on negative)

=

Blown capacitor

2009-02-10 16:38:14

#7

Jean_Peste_tu?: Yes I Do; +44|6884|Auteuil, Laval

Bought one MSI component once. (Graphic card) It died within a year.
Now this!?! Capacitors with polarity reversed!

ouhahahahaha ouhahahahaha
hicup!
ouhahahahaha

(Cramps in my belly.)

Still laughing!

2009-02-10 17:05:26

#8

Mr.Dooomed: Find your center.; +752|6592

https://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5504/notlolwutpearuw5hm0.jpg

but seriously, i do.

Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.

2009-02-10 17:11:51

#9

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|6834|Portland, OR, USA

I had an MSI mobo in my very first build (5 years ago now) and it's still running

2009-02-10 17:14:56

#10

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|6263|The Mitten

My girlfriends' desktop had an MSI PSU... maybe it has an MSI mobo.... anyway, i remember when we first hooked it up, i needed to replace the PSU.

EE (hats

2009-02-11 19:13:21

#11

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6764|so randum

CommieChipmunk wrote:
I had an MSI mobo in my very first build (5 years ago now) and it's still running

same

Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2009-02-11 19:15:45

#12

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6831|NYC / Hamburg

My K9A2 is purring along happily

*kocks on wood*

But yeah, MSI is shit. Their stuff does give off a rather interesting smell when it turns into expensive paperweights

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2009-02-11 19:49:56

#13

CrazeD: Member; +368|6937|Maine

max wrote:
My K9A2 is purring along happily

Fixed4me

2009-02-11 19:59:01

#14

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6703|King Of The Islands

max wrote:
*kocks on wood*

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2009-02-11 20:03:01

#15

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6831|NYC / Hamburg

wiki suggested that I say touch wood, but that just sounds even weirder

Spoiler (highlight to read):
unless you're into that sort of thing

Spoiler (highlight to read):
which I am

Spoiler (highlight to read):
<3

Spoiler (highlight to read):
aren't sexual puns awesome

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2009-02-11 20:03:11

#16

CrazeD: Member; +368|6937|Maine

Cheez wrote:
max wrote:
*kocks on wood*

2009-02-11 20:06:15

#17

Brasso: member; +1,549|6894

CrazeD wrote:
Cheez wrote:
max wrote:
*kocks on wood*

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

BF2S Forums MSI: lol

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