TroubleShooting for RB1200

These repair instructions are for NON WARRANTY repairs only!

Please make visual inspection for signs of corrosion
or mechanical damages before starting.

No power, blue LED does not shine

NOT OK

Check Schottky diode D1101 Change faulty diode

OK

NO 5.0V
Check 5.0V output on NPN transistor Change faulty Synchronous
Q1105 pin#3 Buck Controller U1101
OK

NOT OK
Check N-channel MOSFETs
Change faulty MOSFETs
Q1103, Q1108
OK

NOT OK
Check ferrite bead FB1101 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
It should be less than 1 Ohm

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 RB does not boot
NOT OK
Check 2.5V output,
Change faulty LDO U1410
for example on C1485 pins
OK

NO 1.25V NOT OK
Check 1.25V CPU core output, Check N-channel MOSFETs
Change faulty MOSFETs
for example on C1462 pins Q1405, Q1407

OK
NO 5.0V
Check 5.0V output on NPN
Change faulty transistor
transistor Q1401 pin#3
OK

NO 6.0V
Check 6.0-6.4V output on
Change faulty diode
OK

Zener diode D1402

OK

Change faulty Synchronous Buck

Controller U1406

NO 0.9V
Check 0.9V output on Change faulty Termination
Termination Regulator U1103 Regulator
OK

NO 66MHz
Check 66MHz CPU clock on Change faulty crystal
Crystal Oscillator Y401 pin#3 oscillator

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 Ethernet ports 10, 9(J501, J502) do not work,
drops ping packets
NOT OK
Check termination resistance between Tx and Rx
lines in the Ethernet connectors J501, J502. Change faulty Ethernet connectors
Resistance between lines should be 150 Ohm +/- 2%
OK

NOT OK
Check ferrite beads FB5603, FB5605 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite beads
It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 1.7V
Check 1.7V output on C5605 (for U5601) Change faulty Gbe NIC
and on C5642 (for U5602) pins U5601, U5602
OK

NO 25MHz
OK Try to change crystal Y301 if
Check 25MHz clock Check ferrite bead FB301 resistance.
problem remains than changed
on R661 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
Frequency Generator U301
NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite bead

NO 25MHz
OK
Check 25MHz clock on Check ferrite bead FB604 resistance. Change faulty PLL clock driver
U603 pin#2 and pin#3 It should be less than 1 Ohm U603
NOT OK

Problem still
appears

Change faulty ferrite bead

The board is unrepairable

 Ethernet ports 8, 7, 6 (J601, J701, J702)
do not work, drops ping packets
NOT OK
Check termination resistance between Tx and Rx
lines in the Ethernet connectors J601, J701, J702. Change faulty Ethernet connectors
Resistance between lines should be 150 Ohm +/- 2%
OK

NO 2.5V
Check 2.5V output, for example on Check ferrite beads FB601 (for U601), OK Change faulty Gigabit
C622 (for U601), C720 (for U701), FB701 (for U701), FB703 (for U702) Ethernet PHY U601,
C750 (for U702) pins resistance. It should be less than 1 Ohm U701, U702

NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite beads

NO 1.2V
Check ferrite beads FB602, FB702, FB704, OK
Check 1.2V output, for Change faulty DC-DC Step-Down
FB1403, FB1405 resistance.
example on C1443 pins converter U1405
It should be less than 1 Ohm
NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite beads

NO 25MHz
OK Try to change crystal Y301 if problem
Check 25MHz clock Check ferrite bead FB301 resistance.
remains than changed Frequency
on R661 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
Generator U301
NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite bead

NO 25MHz
OK
Check 25MHz clock on Check ferrite bead FB604 resistance. Change faulty PLL clock driver
U603 pin#5 and pin#7 It should be less than 1 Ohm U603
NOT OK

Problem still
appears
Change faulty ferrite bead

The board is unrepairable

 Ethernet ports 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (J8701-J8705)
do not work, drops ping packets
NOT OK
Check termination resistance between Tx and Rx
lines in the each Ethernet connector. Resistance Change faulty Ethernet connectors
between lines should be 150 Ohm +/- 2%
OK

NO 1.6V
Check ferrite beads FB8701, FB8702, OK
Check 1.6V output, Change faulty DC-DC Step-Down
FB8703, FB8704, FB8705, FB1406, FB1407
for example on C1448 pins Converter U1409
resistance. It should be less than 1 Ohm

NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite beads

NO 3.3V NOT OK
Check 3.3V output, Check ferrite bead FB9802 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite beads
for example on C9865 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 2.5V NOT OK
Check ferrite beads FB9801, FB9803,
Check 2.5V output,
FB9804, FB9806 resistance. Change faulty ferrite beads
for example on C9862 pins
It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 1.05V
Check ferrite beads FB9805, FB1409, OK
Check 1.05V output, Change faulty DC-DC Step-Down
FB1410 resistance.
for example on C1469 pins Converter U1407
It should be less than 1 Ohm
NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite beads

Try to change crystal Y301 if
problem remains than changed
K Frequency Generator U301
O
NO 25MHz
NO
Check 25MHz clock Check ferrite bead FB301 resistance. TO
K
on R661 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
Change faulty ferrite bead
OK

Change faulty PLL clock driver

NO 25MHz OK
Check 25MHz clock Check ferrite bead FB604 resistance. U603
on U603 pin#8 It should be less than 1 Ohm
NO
T
O
K
OK

Change faulty ferrite bead

Change 6-port GbE Switch
U8701

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 Voltage monitor does not work
NOT OK
Check SPDT Switch
Change faulty switch
U102
OK

NOT OK
Check Dual OP Amplifier
Change faulty amplifier
U103
OK

NOT OK
Check TRENCH MOSFET
Change faulty MOSFET
Q101

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

PCB Temperature monitor does not work

NOT OK
Check SPDT Switch
Change faulty SPDT Switch
U104
OK

NOT OK
Check NTC Thermistor
Change thermistor
RT101

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

CPU Temperature monitor does not work

NOT OK
Check SPDT Switch
Change faulty switch
U104
OK

NOT OK
Check low-voltage rail-to-rail
Change faulty operational amplifier
output operational amplifier U101

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 Reference
Part Number Manufacturer Description
number
Won-Top Electronics Co.,
D1101 SK36-T3-LF Diode Schottky 60V 3A SMC
Ltd.
Diode Zener BZX84C 6.2V 5%
D1402 BZX84-C6V2,215 NXP Semiconductors
350mW SOT23

FB301, FB601, FB602,

FB701-FB705,
Murata manufacturing Ferr Chip Beads 120 Om 500mA,
FB5603, FB5605, BLM15AG121SN1D
Co. 0402, FB120
FB8701-FB8705,
FB9801-FB9806

FB604,FB1403, Murata manufacturing Ferr Chip Beads 330 Om

BLM18PG331SN1D
FB1406, FB1409 Co. 1200mA, 0603
FBMA-11-453215- King Core Electronics
FB1101 Ferr Bead 90 Ohm, 9A, 4mOhm, 1812
900A90T Inc.

FB1405 RC0603JR-070RL Yageo Corporation Resistor 0R 5% 0603

Murata manufacturing
FB1407, FB1410 BLM18SG121TN1D Ferr Chip Beads 120Ohm, 3.0A, 0603
Co.
J501, J502, J601, J701, Super Link Electronics RJ45 Ethernet connector 10/100/1000
ARB-1FAK-F235-B
J702, J8701-J8705 Co, Ltd magnetics(Gigabit), LEDs(G/Y)
Transistor MOSFET N-Ch 60V 180mA
Q101 2N7002,215 NXP Semiconductors
5Ohm 300mW
Q1103, Q1108, N-Ch MOSFET 40V 10A
AO4484 Alpha & Omega
Q1405, Q1407 10mOhm SO-8
Trans NPN, 80V,2A,1W,
Q1401 BCX5616TA Diodes Zetex Limited
hfe=100-250, SOT89

RT101 ERT-J1VT152J Panasonic CVCA NTC Thermistor 1.5K, 0603, 5%

IC OPAMP GP R-R 1MHZ SGL

U101 LMV321IDBVR Texas Instruments
SOT23-5
SN74LVC1G3157DCK
U102, U104 Texas Instruments IC SWITCH SPDT SC70-6
R

U103 LM258DR Texas Instruments IC DUAL OP AMP 8-SOIC

Integrated Device IC FREQ TIMING GENERATOR

U301 ICS9FG104DGLFT
Technology, Inc [IDT] 28TSSOP
Single-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)
U601, U701, U702 AR8021-AL1E Atheros Technology Ltd.
PHY device
Integrated Device PLL clock driver 1-to-5, 10MHz-
U603 IDT2305-1DCG8
Technology, Inc [IDT] 133MHz SO8
Synchronous Buck
Richtek Technology
U1101, U1406 RT8209BGQW Controller,Vin=4.5...26V, WQFN-
Corporation
14L_3.5x3.5
ANALOG INTEGRATIONS
U1103 AIC1384-GSHTR DDR2 Termination Regulator, PSOP-8
CORPORATION
Step-down DC/DC converter 1.5MHz
Richtek Technology
U1405, U1409 RT8016GQW 1A WDFN-6L 2x2 Vin=2.5...5.5V,
Corporation
Vout=0.6V...Vin, Iout=1.0A, f=1.5MHz,

When you order components for repairing boards from our sales,
please, write components reference number not a part number
Reference
Part Number Manufacturer Description
number

Richtek Technology 1MHz, 2A, Step-Down DC/DC

U1407 RT8058GQW
Corporation Converter, WQFN-16L 3x3

Advanced Power
U1410 APU1205Y5-HF 0.3A, ADJ LDO, SOT23-5
Electronics Corp.
AR8131, QFN48-04MM, Gbe NIC,
U5601, U5602 AR8131-AL1E-R Atheros Technology Ltd.
PCIe, 3V T&R

U8701 AR8316-AK1E Atheros Technology Ltd. 6-port GbE Switch

NSK Jenjaan Quartek Crystal 25MHz 30ppm 20pF -10+70

Y301 NXE25.000AC20F-AHF
Corporation HC-49 (SMD) H=3.2mm
NSK Jenjaan Quartek Crystal Oscillator 66.666MHz 30ppm
Y401 NAOD66.666-C3C
Corporation 3.3V 15pF -10+70 7x5

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please, write components reference number not a part number
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