[ale] Losing stability
Watson, Keith R.
krwatson at cc.gatech.edu
Mon Nov 6 13:53:02 EST 2006
Charles,
If you get the caps, I'll solder them for you.
keith
--
Keith R. Watson Georgia Institute of Technology
Systems Support Specialist IV College of Computing
keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu 801 Atlantic Drive NW
(404) 385-7401 Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Charles Shapiro
> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 09:10
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Losing stability
>
> Nah. I'm a wimp, I know. But 26 caps is a lotta soldering.
>
> -- CHS
>
>
>
> On 11/6/06, Mailing Lists <charriglists at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Charles Shapiro wrote:
>
> > Aha. Looks like the motherboard fell victim to the Capacitor
> Plague (
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague ) all right.
> > Out of about 40 electrolytic can capacitors on the board, 26
of
> them
> > show signs of bloating or have actually burst. I pulled the
> > motherboard and got a new one at MicroSeconds, but it appears
DOA.
> > When I plug it up in minimal boot configuration (processor, 1
> memory
> > stick installed, power, reset, front lights, monitor, keyboard
> plugged
> > in), and hit the power switch, I see the fans come on, hear
the
> drives
> > power up, and hear a single very soft click from the speaker
--
> but
> > nothing comes up on the monitor and I hear no diagnostic
beeps.
> I'm
> > gonna go wrassle with the clerks today. What fun.
> >
> > -- CHS
> >
> >
> <snip>
>
> You mean you're not going to change out the capacitors on the
> board?!
>
> Calvin...
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