Tantalum capacitors on IBM 51xx motherboards/cards
IBM 51xx (5150/5155/5160) motherboards and cards have three holes in the PCB for each tantalum capacitor.
However, some of those motherboards/cards are wired for 2-legged tantalum capacitors, and the others wired for 3-legged tantalum capacitors
View the image below, then click on the appropriate selection that follows.
• Click here if your IBM 51xx motherboard/card is wired for 2-legged tantalum capacitors.
• Click here if your IBM 51xx motherboard/card is wired for 3-legged tantalum capacitors.
![IBM 51xx motherboard - PCB wiring for tantalum capacitors.jpg](IBM%2051xx%20motherboard%20-%20PCB%20wiring%20for%20tantalum%20capacitors.jpg)