oh, man... WAS: Re:is my power supply failing?

[Madison Kelly]

Matt Price wrote:
> On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 02:27:04PM -0400, Madison Kelly wrote:
>>
>> I would now suspect that there are bubbling capacitors on your mainboard
>> (it's a common problem these days). Look at some of the bigger capacitors
>> and see if their tops are flat our round/bubbled (often you will see a
>> little yellowish hardened 'goop' on the tops, too). If so, you need a new
>> mainboard. If this is the case, it would very much explain the fluctuating
>> voltages, too, as the caps are meant to help stabalize the voltages during
>> fluctuations.
> 
> nicely done!  in fact this is precisely my situation.  nice detecting -
> though sorry ot hear it.  My box did start up again (had to chill out I
> guess) so if necessary I will use it a bit in this crippled condition.
> nonetheless am now in the parket for a new Socket A motherboard with AGP --
> anyone got one lying around?  they don't seem to have them in stores
> anymore.
> 
> ah well.
> 
> thanks so much, that was a huge help.
> 
> matt

Heh, glad to be of help (and right, for once! :P )

Madison
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