Re: PSU -> mobo connector

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:21:44 -0000, "Roger Cain"
<rogerspamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have an Iwill K266 mobo and have had to replace the PSU twice in 5 years.
Not because the PSU has blown but because the 5v rails of the connector have
oxidised and burnt out - all the plastic crumbles, intermittent re-starts
etc.

What's going on here? Is it a common failure with mobo connectors?

I've only seen that once, on an AT power connector for a dual P166mmx
motherboard running 2xP200mmx (my fault!).

Is there
any quick fix to reduce the resistance of the PSU-> mobo connections and
reduce the overheating?

Get a gold-plated one next time? Though it may well be cheaper to
replace the mobo+cpu+ram...

Cheers - Jaimie
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