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On Montag 16 Februar 2009, Harry Putnam wrote: |
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> Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> writes: |
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> > Do the easy thing first. Clean your case, reseat all cards and |
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> > memory modules and check all caps while doing so. Any of them |
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> > deformed? The 'head' going up? Strange stuff around its feet? |
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> > Congratulation, you need new hardware. |
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> Sorry to be a numb skull here but what do you mean by `caps' |
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capacitors. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor |
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that little black&white or green&white or black&silver or all silver |
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cylindrical thingies that are all over your mainboard. Some of them are on |
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your cards too. And this little guys aren't known for their robustness. In |
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fact they don't like heat - dying very fast when things get hot. (excpet |
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polymer/'solid' cap). |
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