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

[Jethro Carr]

On Sun, 2004-12-19 at 23:37, Bill Christiansen wrote:
> 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.

I couldn't see any swollen caps or smell anything. Maybe it's only just
starting to go...

How would I check for shorts? I don't have a multimeter.

> 
> 
> 
> 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
> > 
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> > jethro.carr at jedolinux.com
> > 
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> > 
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-- Jethro

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