by Karlsweldt » Sat May 10, 2014 10:45 am
Took the system apart, indeed there was another bad cap on the mobo! Replaced it, but still no go with video. Sometimes the 'confetti' screen, or a green or blue screen.. and the system freezes. The caps are small brown ones, 220 mfd at 6.3 volts.. only "brand" found is symbol of small rectangular box, with "KZG" logo. Rated 105°c. Still two more of them on board, guess I will have to dismember the system again, and replace those two. Hope that cures the problem. For now, loosing about 4500 PPD for F@H. Still some of those D975 mobos available, but may have the same "bad caps" plague!!!! Will open the GTX280 and look at its caps too.
Not looking forward to replacing the mobo, and the likely hassle of getting Win 7 registered again.
F@H.. to solve mankind's maladies.. in our lifetimes!