[olug] Bad Caps = Bad Motherboard = OLUG Downtime

[Will Langford]

We've had about half a dozen or more motherboards go bad in this
building due to this very problem.  We're very aware of it and keep a
conscious eye for it whenever a 'funky' problem presents itself.

Blown power supplies tend to be somewhat common as well.

Sorry to hear this happened to the OLUG machine.

I remember slashdot articles in 2003 or 2002 about this, perhaps
earlier... as well as the hardware review sites being a-buzz about it.
 Sadly, some things take time to make themselves apparent.

-Will


On 5/28/05, John Dickson <jman at neonramp.com> wrote:
> It is an inability to dissapate heat efficiently. I have had 3 clients loose systems in this manner, though I have never had data loss.
> 
> Phil Brutsche wrote ..
> > The "bad electrolyte in capacitors" problem has been known for several
> > years.  I believe the problem first came to light in early 2003.
> >
> > In my experience the capacitors do not smell.  The most common
> > side-affect of blown caps in an unbootable machine.  Apparently they can
> > cause data corruption as well :)
> >
> > You know it's a problem with the capacitors when they have a *very*
> > obvious bulge. Sometimes the electrolyte will leave a brownish residue
> > at either end.
> >
> > One learns from experience to look for such things when a machine
> > suddenly stops booting.
> >
> > Rob Townley wrote:
> > > How did you find out about this?
> > > Was it that obvious that something was wrong with the capacitors?
> > > Did the capacitors smell?
> >
> > --
> >
> > Phil Brutsche
> > phil at brutsche.us
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