BE6-II Over heat alarm

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My very stable and long running BE6-2 (~3 years) based system sounded the Hi-Lo
warble which I take to mean that the system has detected an over temp condition.
I shut down (power supply switch off) the system and let it cool overnight.
This morning it doesn't even get to display the POST before the alaram sounds.

The CPU (PII 500Mhz) fan is working as well as the PS and Case Fans.

Any suggestions as to the culprit and possible points to trouble shoot would be
appreciated.

Regards,

John
 
My very stable and long running BE6-2 (~3 years) based system sounded the Hi-Lo
warble which I take to mean that the system has detected an over temp condition.
I shut down (power supply switch off) the system and let it cool overnight.
This morning it doesn't even get to display the POST before the alaram sounds.

The CPU (PII 500Mhz) fan is working as well as the PS and Case Fans.

Any suggestions as to the culprit and possible points to trouble shoot would be
appreciated.

Regards,

John
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Maybe you should ask this question in the Abit forum.
BTW... Consider yourself lucky that your BE6-2 lasted 3 years.
Mine didn't. That's why I'm here in the Asus forum.
 
Look at the caps around the slot. If they are bulging even a little at the
top, the board is toast. The BE6II is known for this. In fact, a number of
Abit boards have this trait.

Bob
 
Cap'n Jack said:
Maybe you should ask this question in the Abit forum.
BTW... Consider yourself lucky that your BE6-2 lasted 3 years.
Mine didn't. That's why I'm here in the Asus forum.
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If it is an Abit board, look for swollen, burst, or leaking electrolytic
caps near the processor. You may see brown coffee-like stains under
the caps. The top of the cap has seams in it, which are designed to
rupture safely if there is too much internal pressure - you may see
the top of the cap bulging outward. A side effect of cap failure, may
be the destruction of MOSFETs (plastic square with three legs), or
of the toroidal inductors. Either you can replace the caps or "Homey"
in the Abit group will do it for $50 or so. If the other components
are affected, it will be harder to fix.

The reason it won't POST, is because the Vcore circuit can no longer
make a PWR_GOOD signal.

HTH,
Paul
 
JTM said:
Yes, three caps near the CPU show signs of failure.

Regards,

John
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Same problem I had with my BE6-II uears back. I bought another ABIT
board a few years later, a KG7-Raid and that board wound up being
RMA'd for a bad IDE controller. Last ABIT board I will buy. My A7N8X
is far and away a better board - and it still works, unlike the ABIT
boards.
 
Wow, same issue here with mine.... Thanks for the info!

Bob said:
Look at the caps around the slot. If they are bulging even a little at the
top, the board is toast. The BE6II is known for this. In fact, a number of
Abit boards have this trait.
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Same problem I had with my BE6-II uears back. I bought another ABIT
board a few years later, a KG7-Raid and that board wound up being
RMA'd for a bad IDE controller. Last ABIT board I will buy. My A7N8X
is far and away a better board - and it still works, unlike the ABIT
boards.
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I'll second that. Although, I've got a 4 year old Abit BX6-2-r2 (in wife's
computer) that's still going strong. It may have been the last decent board
Abit made.
 
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