Re: replacement cpu board (was Dead Box)

[mcompengr@earthlink.net]

You probably should replace the part with a new one, not the
same one, which most certainly is bad now if it got that hot.
If the new part cooks, then you'll know that the cause was
external to the part.

--Martin


Richard Fillion wrote:
> 
> I sent out an email about a week ago about my dead Digital Server 3305,
> and i got a bunch of responses, i thank you all for that.  Last night i
> was able to perform various tests on the box, and unfortunately the PSU
> seems not to be the problem.  The power gets to the motherboard, and the
> motherboard transfers the power to the cpu board, all at the right
> voltages.
> 
> I did find though, what i blame for the "fried smell", a small part
> seems to have gotten hot enough to unsolder itself from the cpu board.
> So i resoldered it, and tried it again, once again it did nothing.  But
> the part got _really_ hot, obviously hotter than standard operating
> temperatures.
> 
> All signs point to something being broken (But not visibly different) on
> the cpu board which is the cause of the extreme heating of this little
> black part (i wish i could say what it was, but im no EE, and i dont
> remember what my friend said it was).
> 
> This probably isnt the place to ask, but seeing how its the biggest/best
> repository of people that own alphas that i can find, i'll ask anyways.
> Does anyone here have a Digital Server 3305 cpu board that they want to
> sell?  I really dont feel like buying a whole new alpha (and god forbid i go
> back to x86), and i cant seem to find anyone on the net that sells parts
> for such old alphas.
> 
> I thank you all for all the help thus far, greatly appreciated
> 
> Richard Fillion - Owner of sick DEC Alpha
> rick@rhix.ods.org
> 
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