[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Steve, > > sr> I can almost guarantee the capacitors are oozing onto the motherboard. > > Sure enough, six of the capacitors alongside the > cpu are bulging. All are from the same manufacturer. > > The problem is well documented. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague > > I'm tempted to try to replace the caps. The only > deterent is fear of breaking one of the delicate > traces on the p.c.b. Has anyone succeeded in > resurrecting a board from this failure? > > Thanks, ... Peter E. > Yes, I got an IBM NetVista (2257-B4U) for using parts (it was just rebooting like crazy). On closer examination, I found lots of capacitors had bulged. To try my luck I ordered equivalents for all electrolytic caps on the motherboard. Its been working nicely ever since.
/KS PS: you need to have good soldering skills to put the caps on though. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]