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Flyer Recall Boards
Product: Flyer
Platforms: 2000 3000 3000T 4000 4000T
Recall Part Description: The error on those boards
which require recall is the installation of a 6-volt
capacitor on a line which requires a 16-volt part.
Since this power trace feeds through this part and
from there to most of the board, symptoms can range
from none at all to virtually anything. Boards especially
sensitive to heat or susceptible to random failure
and crashing should be suspect, especially if another
Flyer can operate properly in the same installation.
To assist you in checking your board, two diagrams
are included below. They illustrate how to identify
your board as one which may have the defect part, and
how to locate and confirm whether you have the recall
part or a proper capacitor on your board.
The recall affects boards of revision CS445 only.
CS440 boards do not have the problem. On the side of
the Flyer which has the port headers and most of the
components, at the bottom edge of the end which would
be at the front of the computer when the board is installed,
look for the following text (see Figure 1 for location):
JP11 VERSION 1 RELEASE 1 CS445
If you find that text, then turn your board over,
and face the end with the RCA ports toward you. Just
one inch inward from the second RCA port from your
right, there are a row of three surface mount capacitors,
which look like small rectangular chips. If the first
is marked "68-6V", your board requires repair
(see Figure 2).
Call Technical Support if you have a recall board,
and they will issue an RMA (Return Materials Authorization).
(This FAQ entry is revised as of June 2001 - and yes,
we still honor this recall, and will correct this problem
at no charge to the customer!)
Capacitor Recall Diagrams
Figure 1: Board Revision ID Location
Figure 2: Part Location and ID Data
