Question Broken capacitor - ASUS A320M-k

[Zemo1]

So I just noticed I have a broken capacitor on my motherboard (the capacitor fell off). It has been like this for at least a couple of weeks and the PC has been working with no problems. I just noticed today as I was going to replace the PSU and GPU.
Unsure what I do now. Can I still use it given it’s been working ok?

Pics:

https://imgur.com/a/8slJ0Ah

View: https://imgur.com/a/8slJ0Ah

https://imgur.com/a/dv3EhaM

View: https://imgur.com/a/dv3EhaM

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

i imagine it's a fairly older board?

if not;
if recently purchased, contact the retailer for a replacement.
if not recently purchased but still within warranty, contact the manufacturer for RMA.

 

[Zemo1]

i imagine it's a fairly older board?

if not;
if recently purchased, contact the retailer for a replacement.
if not recently purchased but still within warranty, contact the manufacturer for RMA.

Yep, it’s quite old - 5 years or so. I can’t send it back.
I wonder if turning the pc on could damage the remaining components? Since it’s been working ok for 2 weeks.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

can’t send it back

yeah, my last couple boards only came with 3 year warranty.
ASUS may even claim this was user damage.

hopefully you could find some sort of blueprint/diagram for the board explaining what this specific capacitor is involved with powering.
or someone here that may have some experience in repair or construction that would have some deeper knowledge of the same sort.

 

[punkncat]

I figure it is part of the VRM powering CPU/RAM looking at the pic.

 

[Unolocogringo]

If you have or know someone with soldering skills.

270uF 16V Radial Polymer Electrolytic Capacitor Lelon® ORE271M1CBK-0608Z

Manufacturer: Lelon® Part Number: ORE271M1CBK-06089Z Capacitance (uF): 270 Amps: .000864 Voltage: 16 Ohms: .01 Tolerance (%): 20 Package: Can Mounting: Through Hole Lead/Terminal Type: Radial Number Leads/Terminals: 2 Material: Organic Polymer Color: Silver Temperature: -55 to 105°C RoHS...

www.westfloridacomponents.com

 

[Zemo1]

I figure it is part of the VRM powering CPU/RAM looking at the pic.

Thanks. That would mean that I risk damaging the CPU/RAM if I turn the pc on?

 

[Unolocogringo]

That none of us can say.
We do not have a schematic of the board for the circuits. So we can only guess as to what it does.
Knowing what it does and a simple solder job is 2 different things.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Unless you know someone who can solder etc might be ahead to find an 520 board or even a b450 or 550.