jimma47
New member
I was just dusting off the rig and noticed a strange greenish/yellow mark on one of the chips between the battery and the top PCI slot.
As far as I can distinguish it's a MXIC BIOS chip. I can't see much more than that whilst the rig is assembled.
I've not seen the mark on it before and just wondering if it's a cause for concern and what it could possibly be? Do chips just go bad? Or could it be oxidisation or something? It's not overly humid here.
Any advice appreciated.
It's a Gigabyte Z77x-UD3H
Normal:
Mine:

Closeup:

Once I post this I'll power down, let it cool and see if I can clean or scrape it off.
Have any of you guys had similar experiences? What does this chip actually do? If it fails is it terminal for the rig or just a feature I can't use?
Cheers
Jimma
As far as I can distinguish it's a MXIC BIOS chip. I can't see much more than that whilst the rig is assembled.
I've not seen the mark on it before and just wondering if it's a cause for concern and what it could possibly be? Do chips just go bad? Or could it be oxidisation or something? It's not overly humid here.
Any advice appreciated.
It's a Gigabyte Z77x-UD3H
Normal:

Mine:

Closeup:

Once I post this I'll power down, let it cool and see if I can clean or scrape it off.
Have any of you guys had similar experiences? What does this chip actually do? If it fails is it terminal for the rig or just a feature I can't use?
Cheers
Jimma