[wellylug] I think my motherboards gone.... :-(

[Bill Christiansen]

Whining could be the power supply inverter being loaded by a short
such as a failed capacitor. There's usally some signs when an
electrolytic cap goes like a swollen can and funny smell. I would
unplug & reseat evething & check for shorts etc.



On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 10:15:46 +1300, Jethro Carr
<dodocaptain at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> I have a issue with my desktop, which is only a couple of weeks old,
> booting.
> 
> PROBLEM::
> Yesterday, I turned it on. Just after grub started the kernel, the
> system locked up. I had booted it up the day before, and I had made no
> changes to any configuration. I turned it off & started it again. This
> time it locked up, just after the ram test, before the drive test.
> 
> I've noticed a slight whiny noise too, which never existed before.
> 
> ATTEMPTS TO FIX::
> I opened the case & had it on. All the fans, including the CPU's are
> going fine.
> 
> I left it off & unplugged from the mains for about 30 minutes. When I
> came back I turned it on, but it locked up, just after the kernal
> started. When I rebooted it locks up after the ram again.
> 
> I tried unplugging the hard disk to see if that was it, but it made no
> difference.
> 
> DIAGNOSTIC::
> I think it might be a failing capaciter on my motherboard. This would
> explain the whiny noise, and also explain how unplugging the pc from the
> mains helps it to get to the kernel boot, as the capaciter gets drained
> as the pc is off.
> 
> Can anyone else confirm with my diagnostic based on the info given?
> 
> The motherboard is a Gigabyte K8VT800 Pro.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> --
> -- Jethro
> 
> dodocaptain at paradise.net.nz
> jethro.carr at jedolinux.com
> 
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> 
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