[ale] Losing stability

[Watson, Keith R.]

Charles,

If you get the caps, I'll solder them for you.

keith

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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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