I have de-commissioned my old Abit BX6r2. Somehow that old m/b surely may
have something sick somewhere inside. I suspect the hard drive/CDROM logic
(pata?) is dorked. No issue.
Now that I've torn the system down, I find an alarming observation to share.
I accept that m/b's deal with high I/low E circuitry. But, I never
expected this high I/low E circuitry to ARC to the aluminum m/b tray
(Lian-Li PC69)! I've been looking at the tray with the highest
magnification I have, and, it seems that this tray exhibits ~30 sites that
sure do look to me like ARC sites! These sites appear to align with the
old NorthBridge chip, the VR's for the cpu, and some align with the RAM
modules. Has anyone else noticed this with and Aluminum m/b tray?
I thought I remembered what an ARC site looked like, but, I suppose I could
just be looking at general Aluminum corrosion over time. These Aluminum
cases are ~9yrs old now. (They take a licking! And, keep on ticking!)
I have never seen this before. Curious? Yes, does add credence to me that
the old BX6r2 was on the way out! Still, I wonder. I do know that the
ground continuity of the case is solid; always has been. And, all of the
m/b mounting clips still meet the normal height standard (not crushed).
Thoughts? Other observations?
Thanks,
Duncan
