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Starting point for a mobo recap guide

I don't have one of these, but I did make a starting point guide to work with if someone has one that needs to be recapped

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+D...

It's a Optiplex GX260

I only have Dimension 4500s motherboards, and these lack Ethernet and AGP, but otherwise come apart the same way, so someone else is going to have to supply the cap values if I use one of these boards

If I do, these boards will lack Ethernet, but otherwise use the same othwewise(well, except the CPU heatsinks being SFF cases :-) )

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HI nick,

I think that it doesn't matter what MoBo you use, If you document the process of identifying the capacitors and how to remove/replace them that will suffice. It would be best to not have it as model specific - a generic technique possibly called Motherboard capacitor replacement. Just thinking as I type - things that could be covered are polarity of capacitors, identifying which lead is +ve by markings on case, lead length, reading voltage and temperature ratings and uF values. Desoldering technique and cleaning/clearing the PCB holes too.

The GX260 guide in progress should either be left as it is or removed unless someone can get the exact model PCB to complete it

just my 2 cents worth.

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Nick will be eternally grateful.