Cognitive Dissonance and Linux

[Matt Price]

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 9:45 PM, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Matt Price wrote:
>
>>
>>    I seem to remember you have high-end machines and I bet it can be
>>    repaired.  Perhaps a new optical drive.
>>
>>
>> um, not if there are blown caps.  that's a motherboard problem...
>> matt
>>
> Caps are replacable, for those of us with board repair skills.  Over the
> years, I have replaced thousands of components.  Capacitors tend to be among
> the easiest to replace.  I have also replaced many surface mount chips with
> well over 100 pins.
>
> maybe we could do a workshop on board repair, say at freegeek osmetime?
I'd love to learn how to do that, if only for fun.

matt

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