Time for yet another cap job

=ACID RAIN= · 03-28-09, 11:34 PM

Acquired 2 dells - GX150 and GX270, both small form factor models.

Here are the boards. I was pulling caps off of the PIII board when it dawned on me that I could document this endeavor.

Pulling caps off cold is not recommended, but I do it that way half the time anyways. If the force applies to the board instead of the cap legs, you could potentially ruin/break the solder points on the board. You have been warned

You can see my shipment from badcaps.net on the top left.

More to come...

=ACID RAIN= · 03-29-09, 12:06 AM

First board done. I'll test it tonight and do the next one tomorrow.

=ACID RAIN= · 03-29-09, 12:44 AM

Successful boot. I'll run memtest on it later.

Jolly-Swagman · 03-29-09, 03:50 AM

Great work there ACID RAIN

=ACID RAIN= · 03-29-09, 01:32 PM

Thanks

Finished the 270 and it boots fine as well. PSU fan was noisy so I added some oil to the bearings. I'll have to see how that works out.

Basically for 27 bucks (caps plus shipping) I got 2 free computers

P4 2.8 and PIII 1.13GHz

Super Nade · 03-31-09, 09:00 AM

It is safer to un-solder the caps (very easy to do, see my sig) than to yank the caps off. I would replace the caps on the VRM daughterboard first!

=ACID RAIN= · 03-31-09, 04:01 PM

Agreed. These are just toss-out systems so it doesn't really matter. I could have peed on them and tossed them in the garbage (probably not in that order) and been just as happy. I'm just saying

I did end up walking the others out because of proximity to other components. No room to work haha.

I would have replaced the ones on the VRM but they are the same rubicons as I put in so I left them. I did really consider those two but they seem to be doing well and the system seems to be running fine with them. I know usage over time matters as with nearly any component, but again, just toss-out systems. If I sell them or something I'll be doing the VRM caps for sure. I can swap those two out in less time than it takes to heat up the iron.

Old Thrashbarg · 03-31-09, 04:13 PM

Ah, yes, I've done a few of those GX270s myself. Never seen any of 'em where the VRM caps went out, but the two by the RAM slots and one by the AGP slot have gone bad on every single one I've come across.

Both those models are pretty decent backup machines once the cap issues are fixed. If the GX150 has the 815E chipset (some just had the older 815), you can stick a Tualatin in there and have a pretty nice low-power system for a server or whatever.

henzo · 04-06-09, 07:01 AM

Skwisgaar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, had to lol.

=ACID RAIN= · 04-06-09, 08:22 AM

Best cartoon evar.

jediobi1 · 04-13-09, 06:41 AM

just wondering what the voltage and uF of the caps you had to replace were? i wanna see if they were the same as the ones i pulled recently

=ACID RAIN= · 04-23-09, 04:44 PM

The only ones I remember are 6.3v. I'm at work right now so I couldn't tell you more.

Manufacturer will matter more than anything, usually.

SuperMiguel · 04-23-09, 04:47 PM

good job... i know dell has had alotttt of issues with the caps of the gx260, gx270, and gx280

03-28-09, 11:34 PM	Thread Starter #1
=ACID RAIN= Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kingwood, TX	Time for yet another cap job Acquired 2 dells - GX150 and GX270, both small form factor models. Here are the boards. I was pulling caps off of the PIII board when it dawned on me that I could document this endeavor. Pulling caps off cold is not recommended, but I do it that way half the time anyways. If the force applies to the board instead of the cap legs, you could potentially ruin/break the solder points on the board. You have been warned You can see my shipment from badcaps.net on the top left. More to come... __________________ MY HEAT \| Websense who? \| Windows lockdown Mine: Q6600 . IP35 Pro . 8GB RAM . Velociraptor 150 . Win7 Enterprise Wife: E6600 . GA-G31M-ES2 . 4GB RAM . Buncha drives . WinXP Pro Domain Controller: E6600 . GA-G31M-S2L . 2GB RAM . 36GB Raptor . 2 x 1.5TB WD Green . 2008 R2 HTPC: E6300 . P5B . 1GB RAM . 320GB . Win7 Enterprise Sandbox 1: Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 120GB . FreeBSD 7.2 Sandbox 2: 3800+ X2. K8N Neo4 (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 4 x 400GB RAID0 . 2008 R2 (WDS, WSUS) Sandbox 3: Opteron 146 . 768MB RAM . 120GB . 2008 R2 (headless, no video, remote only) Laptop: Vostro 1700 . 4GB RAM . Win7 Enterprise
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03-29-09, 12:06 AM	Thread Starter #2
=ACID RAIN= Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kingwood, TX	First board done. I'll test it tonight and do the next one tomorrow. __________________ MY HEAT \| Websense who? \| Windows lockdown Mine: Q6600 . IP35 Pro . 8GB RAM . Velociraptor 150 . Win7 Enterprise Wife: E6600 . GA-G31M-ES2 . 4GB RAM . Buncha drives . WinXP Pro Domain Controller: E6600 . GA-G31M-S2L . 2GB RAM . 36GB Raptor . 2 x 1.5TB WD Green . 2008 R2 HTPC: E6300 . P5B . 1GB RAM . 320GB . Win7 Enterprise Sandbox 1: Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 120GB . FreeBSD 7.2 Sandbox 2: 3800+ X2. K8N Neo4 (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 4 x 400GB RAID0 . 2008 R2 (WDS, WSUS) Sandbox 3: Opteron 146 . 768MB RAM . 120GB . 2008 R2 (headless, no video, remote only) Laptop: Vostro 1700 . 4GB RAM . Win7 Enterprise
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03-29-09, 12:44 AM	Thread Starter #3
=ACID RAIN= Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kingwood, TX	Successful boot. I'll run memtest on it later. __________________ MY HEAT \| Websense who? \| Windows lockdown Mine: Q6600 . IP35 Pro . 8GB RAM . Velociraptor 150 . Win7 Enterprise Wife: E6600 . GA-G31M-ES2 . 4GB RAM . Buncha drives . WinXP Pro Domain Controller: E6600 . GA-G31M-S2L . 2GB RAM . 36GB Raptor . 2 x 1.5TB WD Green . 2008 R2 HTPC: E6300 . P5B . 1GB RAM . 320GB . Win7 Enterprise Sandbox 1: Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 120GB . FreeBSD 7.2 Sandbox 2: 3800+ X2. K8N Neo4 (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 4 x 400GB RAID0 . 2008 R2 (WDS, WSUS) Sandbox 3: Opteron 146 . 768MB RAM . 120GB . 2008 R2 (headless, no video, remote only) Laptop: Vostro 1700 . 4GB RAM . Win7 Enterprise
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03-29-09, 03:50 AM	#4
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03-29-09, 01:32 PM	Thread Starter #5
=ACID RAIN= Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kingwood, TX	Thanks Finished the 270 and it boots fine as well. PSU fan was noisy so I added some oil to the bearings. I'll have to see how that works out. Basically for 27 bucks (caps plus shipping) I got 2 free computers P4 2.8 and PIII 1.13GHz __________________ MY HEAT \| Websense who? \| Windows lockdown Mine: Q6600 . IP35 Pro . 8GB RAM . Velociraptor 150 . Win7 Enterprise Wife: E6600 . GA-G31M-ES2 . 4GB RAM . Buncha drives . WinXP Pro Domain Controller: E6600 . GA-G31M-S2L . 2GB RAM . 36GB Raptor . 2 x 1.5TB WD Green . 2008 R2 HTPC: E6300 . P5B . 1GB RAM . 320GB . Win7 Enterprise Sandbox 1: Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 120GB . FreeBSD 7.2 Sandbox 2: 3800+ X2. K8N Neo4 (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 4 x 400GB RAID0 . 2008 R2 (WDS, WSUS) Sandbox 3: Opteron 146 . 768MB RAM . 120GB . 2008 R2 (headless, no video, remote only) Laptop: Vostro 1700 . 4GB RAM . Win7 Enterprise
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03-31-09, 09:00 AM	#6
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03-31-09, 04:01 PM	Thread Starter #7
=ACID RAIN= Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kingwood, TX	Agreed. These are just toss-out systems so it doesn't really matter. I could have peed on them and tossed them in the garbage (probably not in that order) and been just as happy. I'm just saying I did end up walking the others out because of proximity to other components. No room to work haha. I would have replaced the ones on the VRM but they are the same rubicons as I put in so I left them. I did really consider those two but they seem to be doing well and the system seems to be running fine with them. I know usage over time matters as with nearly any component, but again, just toss-out systems. If I sell them or something I'll be doing the VRM caps for sure. I can swap those two out in less time than it takes to heat up the iron. __________________ MY HEAT \| Websense who? \| Windows lockdown Mine: Q6600 . IP35 Pro . 8GB RAM . Velociraptor 150 . Win7 Enterprise Wife: E6600 . GA-G31M-ES2 . 4GB RAM . Buncha drives . WinXP Pro Domain Controller: E6600 . GA-G31M-S2L . 2GB RAM . 36GB Raptor . 2 x 1.5TB WD Green . 2008 R2 HTPC: E6300 . P5B . 1GB RAM . 320GB . Win7 Enterprise Sandbox 1: Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 120GB . FreeBSD 7.2 Sandbox 2: 3800+ X2. K8N Neo4 (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 4 x 400GB RAID0 . 2008 R2 (WDS, WSUS) Sandbox 3: Opteron 146 . 768MB RAM . 120GB . 2008 R2 (headless, no video, remote only) Laptop: Vostro 1700 . 4GB RAM . Win7 Enterprise
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03-31-09, 04:13 PM	#8
Old Thrashbarg Member Join Date: Sep 2007	Ah, yes, I've done a few of those GX270s myself. Never seen any of 'em where the VRM caps went out, but the two by the RAM slots and one by the AGP slot have gone bad on every single one I've come across. Both those models are pretty decent backup machines once the cap issues are fixed. If the GX150 has the 815E chipset (some just had the older 815), you can stick a Tualatin in there and have a pretty nice low-power system for a server or whatever.
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04-06-09, 07:01 AM	#9
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04-06-09, 08:22 AM	Thread Starter #10
=ACID RAIN= Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kingwood, TX	Best cartoon evar. __________________ MY HEAT \| Websense who? \| Windows lockdown Mine: Q6600 . IP35 Pro . 8GB RAM . Velociraptor 150 . Win7 Enterprise Wife: E6600 . GA-G31M-ES2 . 4GB RAM . Buncha drives . WinXP Pro Domain Controller: E6600 . GA-G31M-S2L . 2GB RAM . 36GB Raptor . 2 x 1.5TB WD Green . 2008 R2 HTPC: E6300 . P5B . 1GB RAM . 320GB . Win7 Enterprise Sandbox 1: Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 120GB . FreeBSD 7.2 Sandbox 2: 3800+ X2. K8N Neo4 (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 4 x 400GB RAID0 . 2008 R2 (WDS, WSUS) Sandbox 3: Opteron 146 . 768MB RAM . 120GB . 2008 R2 (headless, no video, remote only) Laptop: Vostro 1700 . 4GB RAM . Win7 Enterprise
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04-13-09, 06:41 AM	#11
jediobi1 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nashville Tn	just wondering what the voltage and uF of the caps you had to replace were? i wanna see if they were the same as the ones i pulled recently __________________ Motherboard: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P CPU: E8400 3.0ghz Memory: Gskill 4 gigabyte 2x2gb sticks Videocard: ATI Radeon 4850 Case: Antec 900 Mouse: Logitech G5 Keyboard: Zboard Gaming Keyboard My Heatware
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04-23-09, 04:44 PM	Thread Starter #12
=ACID RAIN= Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kingwood, TX	The only ones I remember are 6.3v. I'm at work right now so I couldn't tell you more. Manufacturer will matter more than anything, usually. __________________ MY HEAT \| Websense who? \| Windows lockdown Mine: Q6600 . IP35 Pro . 8GB RAM . Velociraptor 150 . Win7 Enterprise Wife: E6600 . GA-G31M-ES2 . 4GB RAM . Buncha drives . WinXP Pro Domain Controller: E6600 . GA-G31M-S2L . 2GB RAM . 36GB Raptor . 2 x 1.5TB WD Green . 2008 R2 HTPC: E6300 . P5B . 1GB RAM . 320GB . Win7 Enterprise Sandbox 1: Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 120GB . FreeBSD 7.2 Sandbox 2: 3800+ X2. K8N Neo4 (new caps) . 1GB RAM . 4 x 400GB RAID0 . 2008 R2 (WDS, WSUS) Sandbox 3: Opteron 146 . 768MB RAM . 120GB . 2008 R2 (headless, no video, remote only) Laptop: Vostro 1700 . 4GB RAM . Win7 Enterprise
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04-23-09, 04:47 PM	#13
SuperMiguel Super User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida, US	good job... i know dell has had alotttt of issues with the caps of the gx260, gx270, and gx280 __________________ <(+_+)> §ûþê® (v)îgûê£ <(+_+)>
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