SIIG Ultra ATA-133 Failure
I discovered why my SIIG Ultra ATA-133 card quit working. I picked up the computer it was formerly in to move it and head something rolling around. At first I thought it was a loose screw. I found a little cylinder rolling around. It was about a half inch long and a quarter inch in diameter. I think it is a capacitor. At first I thought something had fallen off this computer but I looked at the SIIG card and there is a void where this thing plugs into. I am not sure how it is supposed to be aligned. It has a stripe down one side and all the other capacitors are facing the same way. I am wondering if it is worth trying to solder this back on. I don't know if my opinion of this card is improved now that I know that something has fallen off of it and that is the most likely reason it doesn't work and it's not really a piece of crap. Mark Murphy -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: SIIG Ultra ATA-133 Failure
On Mar 14, 2011, at 9:48 AM, smac0031 wrote: I am not sure how it is supposed to be aligned. It has a stripe down one side and all the other capacitors are facing the same way. I am wondering if it is worth trying to solder this back on. I don't know if my opinion of this card is improved now that I know that something has fallen off of it and that is the most likely reason it doesn't work and it's not really a piece of crap. I was lucky and found a local man who solders things onto mobo's, and he fixed such a problem on my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz mobo. I had knocked off a similar structure near a PCI slot when trying to install a PCI card. If you could find a picture of the card, and a pro mobo solder-man/ woman, I'm sure it would be satisfying. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: SIIG Ultra ATA-133 Failure
On Mar 14, 2011, at 6:48 AM, smac0031 wrote: I am not sure how it is supposed to be aligned. It has a stripe down one side and all the other capacitors are facing the same way. I am wondering if it is worth trying to solder this back on. I don't know if my opinion of this card is improved now that I know that something has fallen off of it and that is the most likely reason it doesn't work and it's not really a piece of crap. This has the instructions you'll need. It's an article about replacing bad caps on logic boards, but the soldering and placement info should get you where you want to be. It's worth a try, anyway... http://www.ehow.com/how_4914815_replace-motherboard-capacitors.html Here's how to id the positive and negative leads: http://www.wjoe.com/capacitorinfo.htm There should be markings on the board where the cap was soldered in. Now, if the cap was broken off, then it's likely you;ll have to replace it, rather than re-solder it. Take the cap you found to a decent electroncs supply store (or go online to http://www.mouser.com ) to get a replacement. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
