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[lexluthermiester]

As my response goes a bit off topic for that thread, it seemed correct to reply here:

This Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6 was dirtier than a 25 year old socket 3 motherboard that I find at the scrappers. Good thing that the dust didn't make contact with water as it would've been a lot more challenging to clean.

I still have to sort the damaged SATA ports but otherwise this high end UD6 has all the bells and whistles to become collectible in about 20 years time.

After 5 min of some light brushing and a session with my trusty air compressor it came out quite nice. It will require some more elbow grease but only after testing and repairs.

Good grief!! That pair of SATA ports are gonesville. Luckily there 8 more so it's not a super critical loss.

Does it boot up?

 

[Mussels]

As my response goes a bit off topic for that thread, it seemed correct to reply here:


Good grief!! That pair of SATA ports are gonesville. Luckily there 8 more so it's not a super critical loss.

Does it boot up?

Nah, bobert can totally fix that with some duct tape, supeglue and a paperclip

 

[Robert B]

Do not forget the spit n' polish!

Yeah the P55 (not P51 Mustang) kind of it is both dead and alive. My bet is that the Main Bios is shot so I'll have to take out of the closet the paper clip trick so that the Backup Bios kicks in (probably) to the rescue. The board is stuck in a power on / off loop. It is hard to believe that it is dead. I mean 24 phases FTW!!! Joke aside, with that much dust and God knows how many running hours plus a closed case I'm going to be amazed if it still works.

Also I'll have to investigate the CPU retention system. I checked the pads on the CPU and there are no signs of damage. The CPU socket pins also look great. Back in 2009 there were some problems with the P55 motherboards that had a FOXCONN retention system. In the case of High Power OC the CPU and the pins could get damaged if certain conditions were met. I'll replace the top part of the retention system with another from a newer board so that it might increase the pressure a bit. I have a Thermalright Archon on my 9700K that has a pressure vault mount but I don't want to take apart my main rig just for this. In case you didn't know I still prefer air coolers for my daily drivers. Hassle free is always nice in my book.

The board spits a brief C1 error then some other code that I am unable to read as the board shuts off immediately. I got it to make some beeps so my bet with the Main Bios being borked might be true.

If nothing works I'll be sad to see this beast dead. I bought it dirt cheap. Price aside I can't leave such a beauty get torn up and destroyed even if it is not considered retro (yet).

You should've seen the graphic card. A Sapphire 6770 that looked like it was full of cement dust.

Also I got a second i7-860 CPU with a broken tooth ahem capacitor that I'll fix as soon as I get the new tips for my 30+ year old Weller Soldering station. Old HW needs OLD tools to repair. Right?

I'll scavenge the SATA ports from a dead board but I have to be extra patient so that they'll pop up at the flea market when I least expect it.

I can't believe that this board is 13 years old. Damn time flies.

 

[Audioave10]

Any time "I" can read all the text that is printed on the Motherboard...I know you take great pictures!

 

[Robert B]

BLOODY HELL!!! Yeah, viewer discretion might apply in this case. The Chased



Soon!

More later.

 

[Splinterdog]

Do not forget the spit n' polish!

Yeah the P55 (not P51 Mustang) kind of it is both dead and alive. My bet is that the Main Bios is shot so I'll have to take out of the closet the paper clip trick so that the Backup Bios kicks in (probably) to the rescue. The board is stuck in a power on / off loop. It is hard to believe that it is dead. I mean 24 phases FTW!!! Joke aside, with that much dust and God knows how many running hours plus a closed case I'm going to be amazed if it still works.

Also I'll have to investigate the CPU retention system. I checked the pads on the CPU and there are no signs of damage. The CPU socket pins also look great. Back in 2009 there were some problems with the P55 motherboards that had a FOXCONN retention system. In the case of High Power OC the CPU and the pins could get damaged if certain conditions were met. I'll replace the top part of the retention system with another from a newer board so that it might increase the pressure a bit. I have a Thermalright Archon on my 9700K that has a pressure vault mount but I don't want to take apart my main rig just for this. In case you didn't know I still prefer air coolers for my daily drivers. Hassle free is always nice in my book.

The board spits a brief C1 error then some other code that I am unable to read as the board shuts off immediately. I got it to make some beeps so my bet with the Main Bios being borked might be true.

If nothing works I'll be sad to see this beast dead. I bought it dirt cheap. Price aside I can't leave such a beauty get torn up and destroyed even if it is not considered retro (yet).

You should've seen the graphic card. A Sapphire 6770 that looked like it was full of cement dust.

Also I got a second i7-860 CPU with a broken tooth ahem capacitor that I'll fix as soon as I get the new tips for my 30+ year old Weller Soldering station. Old HW needs OLD tools to repair. Right?

I'll scavenge the SATA ports from a dead board but I have to be extra patient so that they'll pop up at the flea market when I least expect it.

I can't believe that this board is 13 years old. Damn time flies.

Did you get it going in the end, mate?

 

[Robert B]

Nope. Control to Int 19 Boot loader or no POST. Probably dead chipset or a short somewhere. For now it is considered dead but who knows? Maybe I'll fix it one day.

I removed both the BIOS chips and they were read perfectly in my programmer. The BIOS files were an exact match to those on Gigabyte's site.