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I had recently the same problem with one of mine Ensembles (see Ensemble starting but not booting )

After some discussion between my dealer and his Meridian contact he could organize a new replacement main board and he gave it to me for free (but he was charged)

At the end, I hadn't to replace the main board. Before replacement I checked the Battery and this resolved the problem. Ensemble is running with old main board.



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Do you still have the spare? Would it be possible to post pictures of it on Duncs site?


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Here you are ... do you need more detailed pictures from specific areas or positions?

Unfortunately I couldn't find any information about manufacturer or model. Can you?

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Looks like a stripped / custom version of an Albatron KI690-AM2

To interact with the board, it looks like an adaptor cable would be needed to hook into the video connector that has been put near where the DVI/VGA stacked connectors would have gone.

The existing picture on Duncan's site shows a board with the video connectors still in place - there may be several revisions floating around.

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I replaced the battery in my motherboard and now everything is working again.

Thanks to everyone for the advice.

Pity that I already bought an MD600 as a replacement!

Anyone want to buy an Ensemble from Australia?


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Big thanks to everyone. Already wanted to trash my Ensemble. Came across this threat and a few screws later and one new CR2032 Battery she's back up running again laugh

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I had 2 mainboards with faulty power supplies.

Changed the FET transistors Q31 and Q32 (on the back) but there was still a short circuit. The driver U6 on top of the board was also faulty.

Also TC10 capacitor (next to the ATX PSU connector) was blown. Replace it with a low ESR type.

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