How dead is my A4000?**solved**

[da9000]

@Sandman + CRL,

countzero is referring to the motherboard SMD (surface mount devices) capacitors. They're little shiny silver cans. They are electrolytic and they leak, and yes they will corrode traces readily!

You might want to check here for more on the subject:

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38302

I have some good links on my posts in my photo gallery posting:
http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=2354

And some more photos:
http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=2353
http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=2355
http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=2356
http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=2357
http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=2358

I highly urge you get this job done, else you *will* get damage on your A4k mobo.

[da9000]

@A4000_Mad:

thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed them. I wish I had a better camera and some more talent to get some even better ones ;-)

@Pulsating:

That's a nice clean job you did there.

The main reason I chose tantalums instead of yet more electrolytics is that they'll eventually leak or fail again, while tantalums should last a whole lot longer. Hopefully I'll be able to use my 'migys when I'm 100! :-D

[da9000]

LOL!

Haven't you heard of cryogenic sleep??? :-)

Plus, it'll be so cold (due to the cryogenics) that I'll be able to overclock them even more!!!!!! MUHAHAHA :-D