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Drizzlah
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June 19th, 2018 11:00
hi,
I try to change my video card and this piece broke? Is my motherboard dead or can I fix it?
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Tesla1856
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That is a surface-mount electrolytic capacitor. Either it or a replacement will have to be carefully soldered back on.
It's there for a reason, so can't really say how well it will work without it.
Swapping the motherboard is another solution.
ejn63
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June 20th, 2018 07:00
It's a solid state capacitor -- the board likely won't run in stable fashion without it. If no other damage was done, a shop capable of doing soldering should be able to replace it -- expect to pay an hour's labor charge or so.
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Tesla1856
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June 19th, 2018 11:00
That is a surface-mount electrolytic capacitor. Either it or a replacement will have to be carefully soldered back on.
It's there for a reason, so can't really say how well it will work without it.
Swapping the motherboard is another solution.
ejn63
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June 20th, 2018 07:00
It's a solid state capacitor -- the board likely won't run in stable fashion without it. If no other damage was done, a shop capable of doing soldering should be able to replace it -- expect to pay an hour's labor charge or so.