Capacitor repair?

[Goldensapling]

Hi, Ive got a Gigabyte 970A DS3P and Ive had some trouble. A few months ago, I had a capacitor fall off, so I put it back on. It happened today, so I tried to put it back on. This time, the pin broke. I cant very well put that on, so can I repair this or pull warranty? I dont know how long warranty is, or if it even covers this. Any help is appreciated.

[Morgan Everett]

Hi, Ive got a Gigabyte 970A DS3P and Ive had some trouble. A few months ago, I had a capacitor fall off, so I put it back on. It happened today, so I tried to put it back on. This time, the pin broke. I cant very well put that on, so can I repair this or pull warranty? I dont know how long warranty is, or if it even covers this. Any help is appreciated.

 

Can't you just deal with the retailer who sold it to you?

[FruitBasketSilex]

Hi, Ive got a Gigabyte 970A DS3P and Ive had some trouble. A few months ago, I had a capacitor fall off, so I put it back on. It happened today, so I tried to put it back on. This time, the pin broke. I cant very well put that on, so can I repair this or pull warranty? I dont know how long warranty is, or if it even covers this. Any help is appreciated.

Is it within the RMA period?

[Goldensapling]

Can't you just deal with the retailer who sold it to you?

I would, but I never registered when I bought it (December)

[Goldensapling]

Is it within the RMA period?

Dunno, its been 6 months so I would assume no

[FruitBasketSilex]

Dunno, its been 6 months so I would assume no

I would assume otherwise. Try calling gigabyte.

[flipped_bit]

AFAIK most boards come with a limited 3 year warranty.  I'd definitely call the manufacturer. 

[ThomasD]

Definitely go warranty if you can.

 

If you cannot then which kind of cap is it?  Is it SMD, or is it through-hole with leads?   Either way getting a replacement should not be a problem from somewhere like Mouser.com but attaching it might not be real easy.  Most production soldering today is high temperature lead free.  You can't just reflow it, or drop a blob of lead-tin on top and expect it to work. 

 

If it has leads then protecting nearby components with heat sinks, and using a high watt pencil should take off the old stuff, allowing you to attach the replacement.  If it is surface mount it is still possible but you are going to need a quality soldering station and a very fine soldering tip.