Is there anyone know what is this resistor for on the Pro2-A??

[heng1028]

anyone??

pics

 

[DainBrammage]

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[heng1028]

i want a email address for technical support

 

[Paladinexe]

The website has the tech support e-mail. Don't really expect an answer though. Many mainboard companies do not respond to questions.

 

[heng1028]

could anyone tell me what is the resistor for??

the resistor is shown in this pics

the 2 red arrows point where the resistor is

 

[Unsickle]

Short it and see what happens!

 

[heng1028]

how to short it??

use a multimeter

 

[Unsickle]

To short it, put a big fat solder lug over the entire resistor.

 

[heng1028]

what will happen??

 

[heng1028]

bump

 

[Nullity]

Why, may I ask, do you want to know?

Null

 

[heng1028]

because i chip it off

 

[Nullity]

Ouch...maybe you can replace it. Do you see any numbers on the resistor?

Null

 

[Zach]

Try shorting it, your board might work fine.. maybe it was redndant or for somethign stupid like monitoring fan RPM's or regulating LED power. Who needs all them stupid LED's!?!? DAMNIT!!!

 

[SDTom]

From the looks of it in that pic, I think that it is a a cap, not a resistor.
Is it brown / tan in color?
They, cap or resistor, can be replaced if the correct value is known. Unfortunatly, caps are not marked with their value.
Do you have the old one?

Tom

 

[heng1028]

it is written C106 beside the cap

yup it is tan or brown in color

 

[SDTom]

The C106 denotes that it is a capacitor. 106 is not a value, it is a location.
The only way to find out the value of the cap is to test it.
Do you have the old one?

Tom

 

[heng1028]

how can i test it

i have chipped it off

 

[RandyS]

To measure that cap you need a 5V power supply, a few high-value resistors (1-MOhm to 22-MOhm or higher), and an oscilloscope or transient analyzer. You probably don't have that kind of stuff lying around if you don't know how to do it (thats a couple thousand bucks worth of equipment)... you could take it to an electronics shop but they will probably charge you $50 to fix it... The manufacturer might fix it or at least tell you the value but then you'd still have to have it fixed. Hate to sound discouraging but you'll probably end up junking it and buying a new one

 

[heng1028]

yeah

i have to find if the problem is serious or not
if not i will repair it

if it is not so serious i will keep it