[olug] OT: eMachines PITA

[aric at omahax.com]

Actually come to think of it......I (insert pejorative of choice)rigged a
similar system.  I used a staple to jump the green to black wire on the 20
pin PSU connector while it was connected to the board.  I used it as a bsd
router temporarily.


> have one very close to that. same thing.. PS went bad.. tried new PS ..
> had
> to replace board. did put in an OEM replacement only to have that one burn
> up another PS. thought maybe the outlet had dirty power. they donated it
> to
> me.
>
> I got it going again. but system has trouble starting still. somethings
> wrong with the main boards in these things IMO. but its good enough for
> 6yr
> old
>
> Shannon
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us> wrote:
>
>> +1
>>
>> I've seen it too many times to count.
>>
>> From a hardware quality POV eMachines are some of the biggest pieces of
>> crap around.
>>
>> BTW bulging and leaking capacitors are an ongoing issue.  I see it more
>> frequently with the cheaper Taiwan-based mfgrs than some of the more
>> expensive brands.
>>
>> On 1/21/2010 7:48 PM, Eric Lusk wrote:
>> > Would not be surprising if the PSU killed the motherboard.  Check the
>> > capacitors on the board to see if any of them are bulging/leaking (a
>> > big problem across multiple manufacturers for a while).
>>
>> --
>>
>> Phil Brutsche
>> phil at brutsche.us
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