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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems

It Could also be Caps on the Motherboard.  It is relative to check this. Open the case and if see Caps with a bulge on the mother board you'll have to replace the caps or the whole mother board/.  
 
Jeffrey Dean Moncrieff
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On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 2:53:13 PM, Bill Strosberg <oclug [ at ] strosberg [ dot ] com> wrote:
 
On 13-11-20 02:40 PM, Shawn H Corey wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:13:33 -0700
> "Jean-Francois Messier" <jf [ at ] messier [ dot ] ca> wrote:
>
>> That makes much sense to
>> me...........................................:-)
>>
>> JF
>> ---
>> Le code source libre c'est l'ouverture de l'esprit.
>> Open Source is open minded.
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Hardware Problems
>> From: Stephen Gregory <oclug [ at ] kernelpanic [ dot ] ca>
>> Date: Wed, November 20, 2013 1:12 pm
>> To: Shawn H Corey <shawnhcorey [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>
>> Cc: Ottawa Linux Users Group <linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca>
>>
>> Sounds like a bad power supply.
>>
> Well, I never took a power supply apart before. Anything special I
> should watch out for?
>
>

Generally, there are a couple large capacitors that are cooked.  The 
cans look a little "overinflated".  They aren't hard to change - but in 
reality it isn't worth doing.  A good replacement supply is $50 or so. 
If a power supply is questionable at all it isn't worth taking a chance.

The caps can retain power for a while, so shorting them can be ... shocking.

--
Bill

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