Help needed from any SN45G2 users

gr0d0n · 1 Sep 2006 at 18:00

Hi, I have an SN45G2 motherboad but i think there is a surface mount component missing from it:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h232/gr0don/mini-DSC00514.jpg

The missing part is just to the left of the northbridge heatsink, looks like its a crystal oscillator: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_oscillator
If anyone has an FN45V3.1 / FN45V2.0 motherboard would you be able to have a look and tell me the part number for the component, it would be a huge help. Thanks!

cokecan · 1 Sep 2006 at 18:16

I had this shuttle and never noticed this component??? and i think i may have seen it as i did a lot of volt modding on it, especially round the NB (actually volt modded the NB at one point before it died)

have you tried turning it on?? chances are its where the manfacturers were going to put a component but then decided against it after the board was designed. you usually find plenty of these "changes" on full size ATX boards, usually capacaters etc and some chips etc

gr0d0n · 3 Sep 2006 at 22:36

Turns out you were right, it works fine. when i tried to boot it at first it would power on but not post, so when i looked at it i noticed the part was missing and my FN41v1 motherboard has it, i figured that was the problem, i think it just didn't like the ram i was using. cheers for the help

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cokecan · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:02

no probs

ElectroBlaster · 10 Sep 2006 at 17:27

I have an sn45g2 aswell, has the exact same thing near the northbridge heatsink

Also think its the same on a dead v3 I have here