Hello mista1,
Please click the links below:
NO POWER 1
NO POWER 2
In my opinion it seems that due to plugging the 12V plug pack into your MX3, that it has done
major damage to the internals in some of the IC's on the motherboard. As you can see in the
first, "NO POWER 1" thread on the other Forum, that person did the same thing: Plugged a 12V
supply in.
For one, it would nearly be impossible to diagnose which component/s may be faulty without
datasheets on all the devices, plus the need for a 4 channel oscilloscope to read data lines.
What you can do though, is try to measure the Vss pins on each IC to see if power is at least
getting to them.
Please refer to the picture below:
RICOH IC
On the Richo IC marked:
RN5T618M, you need to check what voltages are
getting to it, and if they are present, and what voltages you're getting out.
Have your black multi-meter probe on Pin 9 (PGND), then begin with
measuring Pin 32 (
BLUE arrow) with the red probe. Please take note of all
voltages you check along each step, provided they are present, or low/high
in value.
Next, check all the arrows coloured
RED.
If you get no voltages at this point, then there's a problem with a component/s
between the IC and your plug-pack input.
If voltages are present, then check the
GREEN arrowed points. Note those
voltages.
If you get no voltages at all, then you need to ground Pin 29
VIOLET (PWRON).
If still no volts, then there are component/s that are stopping it from reaching that IC.
You will need to trace back from there.
If you are getting voltages going to the IC (
RED arrows), but nothing out (
GREEN arrows),
even with Pin 29 grounded, then the IC is un-serviceable and needs to be replaced.
Replacing that IC will require excellent soldering skills, plus the need for the right
equipment as well.
If you don't have either attributes, you could try and get a professional to do the repair,
but it won't be cheap.
Even if you managed to replace the device, it still doesn't mean its going to work.
Damage may have been done to other IC's and/or transistors.
Please let us know what results you get.
Regards,
Relayer