Falcon Next Disaster

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HomeLate
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Re: Falcon Next Disaster

Post by HomeLate »

Glorfindeal wrote: 26 Jun 2024 19:13 Wiztronics just got with me, I’ll be sending in my board once they get me a RMA.

By the way, Wiztronics do sell boards when they have them in stock.
Great to hear you found someone who is able to fix your Falcon!
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Glorfindeal
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Re: Falcon Next Disaster

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Thanks, it goes out Saturday. They have a backlog so they won’t actually look at it until July 25th…
Glorfindeal
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Re: Falcon Next Disaster

Post by Glorfindeal »

Got my falcon back. Fully functional now.
Hellraiseruk
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Re: Falcon Next Disaster

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Yay! What was wrong with it?

JD
Glorfindeal
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Re: Falcon Next Disaster

Post by Glorfindeal »

In the ide, one of the data lines was bad. They replaced a single resister to fix it. On the 5 volt rail. Nothing was wrong with the motherboard. It was the PSU..
Steve
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Re: Falcon Next Disaster

Post by Steve »

I could have sworn you said the 5v lines on the motherboard were shorted to ground. I guess you were just not using the multimeter properly?
Glorfindeal
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Re: Falcon Next Disaster

Post by Glorfindeal »

I was getting no volts on the 5 volt rail, but it was because of the PSU.

Ken
mikro
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Re: Falcon Next Disaster

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Glorfindeal wrote: 05 Aug 2024 12:43 I was getting no volts on the 5 volt rail, but it was because of the PSU.
Both of them? In your initial post you mention trying both PSUs, the old and new:
Glorfindeal wrote: 24 Jun 2024 23:36 Ok, this was totally my fault. I was looking at the existing power supply before installing the Exxos power supply. I accidentally shorted the power supply with my hand. Got a small shock. Now the Falcon won’t power up. With the new power supply in, all that powers is the fan.
Glorfindeal
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Re: Falcon Next Disaster

Post by Glorfindeal »

Yep. Got a new psu from Wiztronics.

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