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    M3438G Cold Start issue

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by KountZERO, Aug 31, 2009.

  1. KountZERO

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    I have an Amilo M3438G that is a nightmare to fire up from cold.

    ~Exactly the same problem as show in this Youtube clip from a while back

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsI2XtpPDzY

    I assume it is down to a cold solder joint but i cant seem to nail down where the fault would lie ie. on The Power Board or on the Mobo itself.
    When the machine is warm it shuts down/powers on normally and works with no issues at all. I seem to remember a topic on a forum that mentioned an SMC power controller IC that was prone to having solder issues but it doesnt appear to have one in the same package type or so i believe.

    3 days of googling just seems to bring me round in circles, a fair few people with the same problem but no real resolution. I guess i havent found the right search string yet. ><
    It has a new Bios Battery installed too btw. that was the first thing i tried. I refuse to give up the old Girl as apart from this lazy starting she seems to be one of the more well behaved offspring from the *43* series judging by all the other issues people have had.

    Any advice greatly appreciated.
     
    KountZERO, Aug 31, 2009
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    I have been told that its possibly the gfx card causing this, but the gfx card behaves perfectly when the machine boots. Could it be down to bad caps on the mobo? There is a faint tick sound from the region of the 2 caps and coil near the mini-pci slot for the wifi card. When you hold down the power button the tick becomes a fainter squeal almost like the sound that has been reported on geforce graphics cards of late. Visualy the 2 caps look fine, no bulging or leaking
     
    KountZERO, Oct 7, 2009
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