TroubleShooting for RB411UAHL

These repair instructions are for NON WARRANTY repairs only!

Please make visual inspection for signs of corrosion
or mechanical damages before starting.
No power, LED LD301 does not shine
NOT OK
Check Schottky diode
Change faulty diode
D802
OK

NOT OK NOT OK
Check Zener diode Check PNP transistor Q801 and
Change faulty components
D807 Zener diode D803
OK

NOT OK
Check P-channel MOSFET
Change faulty MOSFET
Q802
OK

NOT OK
Check ferrite bead FB801 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NOT OK
Check DC-DC Step-Down converter
Change faulty converter
U801

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

PoE does not work

NOT OK
Check Schottky diode
Change faulty diode
D801
OK

NOT OK
Check Ethernet connector
Change faulty connector
J5

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 RouterBoard does not boot
NO 2.5V
OK
Check 2.6V output, Check LDO Change faulty RAM
on C811 pins U804 U201

NOT OK
OK

Change faulty LDO

NO 1.2V
OK
Check CPU core voltage 1.2V Check ferrite beads FB702, FB803 Change faulty PWM DC-DC
output, for example on L806 pins resistance. It should be less than 1 Ohm Step-Down converter U807

NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite beads

NO 3.3V
Check 3.3V output, Change faulty ferrite bead
on C701 pins FB701
OK

NO 1.2V
Check 1.2V output, Change faulty ferrite bead
on C706 pins FB702
OK

NOT OK
Check ferrite bead FB301 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NOT OK
Check NPN transistor
Change faulty transistor
Q302
OK

NO 40MHz
Check 40MHz CPU clock on crystal
Change faulty crystal oscillator
oscillator X3 pin#3
OK

Try to change processor

U1

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 Ethernet port J5 does not work,
drop ping packets
NOT OK
Check voltage drop between diode array D5
Change faulty diode array and Ethernet
pin#1 and Ground. Voltage drop value
PHY U5
should be in the range from 0.44V to 0.5V
OK

NOT OK
Check Ethernet transformer
Change faulty transformer
TR5
OK

NOT OK
Check ferrite beads FB5, FB6 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite beads
It should be less than 1 Ohm.
OK

NOT OK
Check resistors R502, R513 resistance.
For R502 it should be 4.7 kOhm, Change faulty resistors
for R513 – 10kOhms.
OK

Try to change Ethernet PHY

OK U5

Check resistor arrays RP502, RP503 NO

T OK
resistance. It should be 22 Ohm

Change faulty resistor arrays

OK

NO 25MHz
Change faulty processor
Check 25MHz clock on R510 pins
U1

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 USB doesn’t work
Check USB port J302 for
mechanical damages
OK

NO 5.0V
OK Change faulty DC-DC Step-Down
Check 5.0V output, Check ferrite beads FB1 resistance.
for example on C806 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm converter U802

NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite bead

NOT OK
Check ferrite beads FB303, FB304
Change faulty ferrite beads
resistance. It should be less than 1 Ohm.
OK

NOT OK
Check USB EMI filter
Change faulty filter
L301
OK

NO 3.3V NOT OK
Check 3.3V output, Check ferrite bead FB302 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
on C328 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 12MHz
Check USB clock 12MHz
Change faulty crystal Y3
on crystal Y3
OK

Try to change processor

U1

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

Reference number Part Number Manufacturer Description

IC TVS ARRAY LOW-CAP

D5 AOZ8000CIL Alpha & Omega
SOT23-6
Won-Top Electronics Co.,
D801, D802 SR210-T3-LF Diode Schottky 100V 2A SMA
Ltd.
Diode Zener BZX84B 30V 2%
D803 BZX84-B30,215 NXP Semiconductors
250mW SOT23
Won-Top Electronics Co., Diode Zener BZX84C 10V 5%
D807 BZX84C10-T1-LF
Ltd. 225mW SOT23
Murata manufacturing
FB1, FB801 BLM18EG221SN1D Ferr Bead 220 Ohm, 2A, 0603
Co.
Murata manufacturing
FB303, FB304 BLM18SG121TN1D Ferrite Bead 120 Ohm 3A 0603
Co.
FB5, FB6, FB301, Murata manufacturing Ferr Chip Beads 120 Om
BLM15AG121SN1D
FB302 FB701, FB702 Co. 500mA, 0402, FB120
Murata manufacturing Ferr Chip Beads 330 Om
FB803 BLM18PG331SN1D
Co. 1200mA, 0603
Powerway Electronics RJ45 w/oLED w/oShield (with
J5 8588D-B11-L2-TR
Co., LTD grounding)
Dragon Well Electronics USB Female connector, type A,
J302 USBAFDIP-605
Co.,Ltd. DIP Right angle
L301 WCM-2012-900T King Core Electronic Inc USB 2.0 EMI Filter, ACM2012
Transistor NPN 65V 100mA
Q302 BC846B,215 NXP Semiconductors
250mW Hfe=290 SOT-23

Transistor PNP -65V -100mA

Q801 BC856B,215 NXP Semiconductors
250mW Hfe=220-470 SOT-23

Transistor MOSFET P-Ch -60V

Q802 AO4441 Alpha & Omega
-4A 100mOhm 3W SO-8
Vishay Intertechnology,
R502 CRCW04024K70FKTDBC Resistor 4.7k 1% 0402
Inc.
Vishay Intertechnology,
R510 CRCW040222R0FKTDBC Resistor 22R 1% 0402
Inc.
Vishay Intertechnology,
R513 CRCW040210K0FKTDBC Resistor 10k 1% 0402
Inc.
Resistor Array 22R 5% 4x0402
RP502, RP503 WA04X220 JTL Walsin Technology
Convex
10/100 Single Ethernet
TR5 LCZ3A1GB Cetus International Ltd.
transformer SMD
600MHz Network Processor
U1 AR7161-BC1A Atheros Technology Ltd.
(LF-AR7100X chipset)
10/100 Fast Ethernet
U5 AR8032-BL1A Atheros Technology Ltd.
Transceiver, MII, RMII
NANYA TECHNOLOGY DDR SDRAM 512Mbit
U201 NT5DS32M16BS-5T
CORPORATION DDR400 32Mx16bit TSOP-66
DC-DC Step-down converter
Lite-On Semiconductor
U801 LSP5503SEAC 4.5-30V input 3A output Sync
corporation
SO8

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sales, please, write components reference number not a part number
Reference number Part Number Manufacturer Description

DC-DC Step-down converter

Lite-On Semiconductor
U802 LSP5502SAC 4.5-30V input 2A output Sync
corporation
SO8

Richtek Technology
U804 RT9183HPS 1.5A Adj LDO SO8
Corporation

1.25MHz, 400mA (works with

Richtek Technology
U807 RT8025GJ5 600mA load). PWM Step-Down
Corporation
DC/DC converter TSOT-23-5

NSK Jenjaan Quartek Crystal 40MHz +/-10ppm SMD

X3 NXH40.000AG16F-BT
Corporation 5.2mm x 3.4mm

Crystal 12MHz 30ppm 20pF -

NSK Jenjaan Quartek
Y3 NXE12.000AC20F-AHF 10+70 HC-49S (SMD)
Corporation
Height=3.2mm

When you order components for repairing router boards from our
sales, please, write components reference number not a part number
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