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<blockquote data-quote="Paul S" data-source="post: 137661" data-attributes="member: 20531"><p>Besides checking that all fans are working (video card?), check for bad capacitors. A few years ago there was a flood of bad caps on the market. Many manufacturers used them. I have two VIA boards with bad caps.</p><p></p><p>A capacitor looks like a small beer can, they should be flat on the top. When they go bad, the top bulges and sometimes the contents oozes out. This resembles a frozen beer can.</p><p></p><p>There is a web site and forum dedicated to fixing boards with bad caps. You can get pictures and other help there.</p><p><a href="http://www.badcaps.net/" target="_blank">http://www.badcaps.net/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.badcaps.net/forum/" target="_blank">http://www.badcaps.net/forum/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paul S, post: 137661, member: 20531"] Besides checking that all fans are working (video card?), check for bad capacitors. A few years ago there was a flood of bad caps on the market. Many manufacturers used them. I have two VIA boards with bad caps. A capacitor looks like a small beer can, they should be flat on the top. When they go bad, the top bulges and sometimes the contents oozes out. This resembles a frozen beer can. There is a web site and forum dedicated to fixing boards with bad caps. You can get pictures and other help there. [URL]http://www.badcaps.net/[/URL] [URL]http://www.badcaps.net/forum/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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