These repair instructions provide a troubleshooting guide for repairs to router boards. The guide consists of a decision tree where each node checks for a potential issue like faulty components and recommends replacing specified components if found to be faulty. The guide continues troubleshooting down the decision tree until the problem is resolved or the board is deemed unrepairable.
These repair instructions provide a troubleshooting guide for repairs to router boards. The guide consists of a decision tree where each node checks for a potential issue like faulty components and recommends replacing specified components if found to be faulty. The guide continues troubleshooting down the decision tree until the problem is resolved or the board is deemed unrepairable.
These repair instructions provide a troubleshooting guide for repairs to router boards. The guide consists of a decision tree where each node checks for a potential issue like faulty components and recommends replacing specified components if found to be faulty. The guide continues troubleshooting down the decision tree until the problem is resolved or the board is deemed unrepairable.
These repair instructions provide a troubleshooting guide for repairs to router boards. The guide consists of a decision tree where each node checks for a potential issue like faulty components and recommends replacing specified components if found to be faulty. The guide continues troubleshooting down the decision tree until the problem is resolved or the board is deemed unrepairable.
Please make visual inspection for signs of corrosion or mechanical
damages before starting.
dead Check Q903 Change faulty Q903 MOSFET MOSFET Normal
Short circuit to ground on 3.3V Check 3.3V for short Change faulty circuit to ground, for Q905, Q906 example on C918 Short circuit still appears No short circuit
Change faulty Check D904, D912 components OK
Check temperature of PWM
controller U902. If it is more than 85C (you can’t hold your Change faulty U902 finger on it) PWM is dead
PWM is normal but
problem still appears
The board is unrepairable
Doesn’t boot, blue LED is ON
NOT OK NOT OK Check CPU core Check N-channel Dual voltage 1.2V on C1012 Change faulty Q1001 MOSFET Q1001 pins
MOSFET is normal but the problem still OK
appears
No 33.333MHz Check system clock Change faulty oscillator 33.333MHz on Y601 oscillator Y601
The clock is 33.333MHZ but the problem still appears
The board is unrepairable
PoE doesn’t work
NOT OK Check Rectifier Bridges Change faulty D902, D905 D902, D905 OK
NOT OK Check RJ-45 connector Change faulty (J701) J701 connector
Problem still appears
The board is unrepairable
Ethernet1 or Ethernet2 doesn’t work, drops ping packets
NOT OK Check Ethernet cable, ethernet Change faulty cable or connector connector
OK Check voltage drop on D701, D702, D703, D704 pin#1 and ground. Less than 0.3V It should be in the range from 0.3V to 0.4V Change Ethernet PHY measured in diode mode. (hold “positive” U701 wire on the ground and “COM” wire to D701 pin#1) OK
More than 1Ohm
Check FB701, FB703, FB704, FB705 Change faulty resistance. components It should be less than 1Ohm OK
No 1.8V Check 1.8V on U1003 pin#3 Change faulty U1003 OK
No 25MHz Check Crystal 25.000MHz (Y701) Change faulty Y701
Problem still appears
The board is unrepairable
Ethernet3 doesn’t work, drops ping packets
NOT OK Check Ethernet cable, ethernet Change faulty cable or connectorOK connector
Check voltage drop on D401, D402
pin#1 and ground. Less than 0.3V It should be in the range from 0.3V to Change faulty Ethernet 0.4V measured in diode mode controller U401 (hold “positive” wire on the ground and “COM” wire to D401 pin#1) OK
More than 1Ohm
Check FB401, FB402 resistance. Change faulty Ferrites It should be less than 1Ohm OK
NO 25.000MHz Check crystal 25.000MHz (Y401) Change faulty Y401 OK
NO 1.5V Check 1.5V on C420 pins Change faulty U401
The board is unrepairable
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