• Faulty or Leaking Electrolytic Capacitors

Some motherboards may contain faulty or leaking electrolytic capacitors, which can negatively impact system performance or stability. These capacitors may exhibit issues such as bulging, leaking, or even exploding, potentially damaging other components on the motherboard. Users should inspect their capacitors regularly and replace any that are faulty or leaking to avoid damage or system instability.

• No POST without CMOS Battery

This motherboard will not power on without a CMOS battery installed.

• ROM Corruption

This device is known for occasionally corrupting its configuration EEPROM. This may lead to the card malfunctioning or not being detected, or even the system refusing to boot. The 'BIOS/Firmware' section may have a dump of this EEPROM that can be used to restore functionality.

• Chipset Fan Failure

Dust or poor maintenance can cause the chipset fan to fail causing the motherboard to overheat or die. It is recommended the purchase a third party replacement heatsink and fan

• Cheap Thermal solution for Chipset - Easy to chip chipset die

This motherboard contains no sponge protection pad or only 2 points of securing of the chipset, Accidental force or nudging the heatsink durring instalation of other components can cause the chipset die to chip leading to failure of the motherboard

This board may behave erratic or act dead if the CMOS battery is low , it is recomended you replace with a fresh one