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ordered one off ebay,thanks for the tut,i got all metal washers, no nylon washers.is that ok?
wow, thats not good, you should never put metal washers against the mobo...I stromgly suggest replacing some of the washers with nylon..any one esle ever used a all metal kit?
*** This is an ALL METAL repair kit if you DON`T want Nylons ***
You really need 16 of each(nylon/metal) But it depends on the size of the washers you get. Some are thicker and only need one to space and most you use two(metal/nylon). I would do the X clamp mod and then re flow the ana/hana chip. If you re ball the solder joints it will last you a long time to come. I still don't get why people insist on sending to MS for repair...Yes it's free if you have a warranty, but why not spend 10-20 to fix yourself? Even when you send to MS it's still only a temp fix...It'll just RROD on you again. lol If I was you I would focus on the ana/hana chip which is usually the main cause on E74. On all my E74 errors, I re flow the ana/hana chip top/bottom of the board and apply AS5 and the x clamp mod. It hasn't failed me yet. I also re flow all the chips, top/bottom of the board for preventative maintenance on all of my units I repair...Mainly because I offer 120 day warranty and I don't want returns lol