Tiny Broken Black Cylinder? ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming Motherboard

[Fliptzy]

I had an unfortunate incident where I knocked something into the side panel of my desktop. The side panel broke in half, and now my PC doesn't output a signal or anything. I looked inside my case and at the bottom was a little black plastic cylinder with two holes on the bottom. One of the pins that the cylinder connects to was bent a little bit. What is it? And if possible how easy would it be to fix? I'm planning to go by a local computer repair place this Monday if it's not something that can be fixed from home.

 

On the image it's the black cylinder piece above "REV. 1.02"

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, Fliptzy said:

 

You can just solder on a new capacitor, or just the old one again, dunno about the specifics

[Fliptzy]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You can just solder on a new capacitor, or just the old one again

Thank you

[-rascal-]

9 minutes ago, Fliptzy said:

I had an unfortunate incident where I knocked something into the side panel of my desktop. The side panel broke in half, and now my PC doesn't output a signal or anything. I looked inside my case and at the bottom was a little black plastic cylinder with two holes on the bottom. One of the pins that the cylinder connects to was bent a little bit. What is it? And if possible how easy would it be to fix? I'm planning to go by a local computer repair place this Monday if it's not something that can be fixed from home.

 

On the image it's the black cylinder piece above "REV. 1.02"

 

4 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You can just solder on a new capacitor, or just the old one again, dunno about the specifics

 

Looks like a through-hole capacitor.

 

If the capacitor broke off, and the two legs/leads are still on the motherboard...

It might be a tough fix with these multi-layer motherboards with huge ground planes.

[TheEpicDuck]

It's a capacitor. You can solder a new one on yourself but it can be difficult. Most repair shops should be able to do it.

[Guest]

Capacitors aren't supposed to "fall off" lol.

 

RMA the board. You shouldn't have to touch it. That's what a warranty is for. 

[Fliptzy]

15 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Capacitors aren't supposed to "fall off" lol.

 

RMA the board. You shouldn't have to touch it. That's what a warranty is for. 

I've had this build since early 2016 pretty sure all my warranties have run out. It didn't necessariy just "fall off". I believe it was due to the force applied to the back panel.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Fliptzy said:

I've had this build since early 2016 pretty sure all my warranties have run out. It didn't necessariy just "fall off". I believe it was due to the force applied to the back panel.

Product Warranty	Standard Warranty	Remarks
Motherboard	Standard: 3 Years TUF Gaming series: 3 Years TUF series: 5 Years Tinker Boards: 1 Year B250 MINING EXPERT: 90 days	ASUS motherboard purchased after November 1st, 1999 will carry 3 year warranty services. TUF series carry 5 years warranty. Tinker Board series carry 1 year warranty.

 

Never hurts to inquire. All else fails, slap a cap on it!