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ECS C51GM-M Capacitor Loose= 2 not working USB ports?




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I got a ECS board from ebay and I noticed that one of the caps near the rear IO had its "-" negative side detached...Could this be responsible for 2 dead USB ports in the rear IO? Would they work if I got a new capacitor (with the same ratings) and soldered it back together?

Or would the 2 dead USB ports be caused by something else?

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t3chb0y wrote :

I got a ECS board from ebay and I noticed that one of the caps near the rear IO had its "-" negative side detached...Could this be responsible for 2 dead USB ports in the rear IO? Would they work if I got a new capacitor (with the same ratings) and soldered it back together?

Or would the 2 dead USB ports be caused by something else?



Its ECS, dont expect much.


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well...that was sure helpful...

I was wondering about desoldering the current cap and then soldering a new one in and hopefully solving the problem.

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Why not solder the old cap back on if it just came off. Next time be more careful.

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If the negative lead is there, but simply not soldered, then solder it. If the lead is broken off, replace the cap.

You would need to trace the negative lead to see where it winds up. It it terminates at the south bridge chip, then it can very well be USB related. I would solder or replace the cap regardless.

Obviously it was on Ebay because it was defective. Hope you got a good price. Replacement caps are cheap.


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I have the same problem with ECS p4890 , the 4 usb ports and ps2 are dead , only the atached usb ports with cable into motherboard are working now,


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