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On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> 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. They are small electronic compenents on your circuit board |
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that hold charge and tend to help smooth out noise on power circuits, |
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among other things. Sometimes they start to break down, overheat, |
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etc., and if they do then you might be able to spot this change |
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physically. In my experience the ones that go bad and that you have |
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some small chance of fixing are generally little cylinders sitting |
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upright so you see the circle on top. |
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If you're old like me you might need a magnifying glass to look |
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closely. They can be quite small and they are likely sitting all |
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around your processor, etc. |
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Good luck, |
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Mark |
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