6/9/2003, David wrote: > >I had posted a problem recently that my computer was not restarting unless >i turned off the power and let it sit for a while. >i was told by many that this might mean a problem with my power supply. > I now checked out my PS with a voltmeter and it seems to be ok. >Can someone lead me to the next idea as to what might be causing this problem? Look at the tops of the larger, round capacitors on the m-board. Are the tops buldging up ? Is there any tan or carmel- brown colored salt or goo extruding from the tops (or bottoms) of any of the larger capacitors ? This type of problem has been going on with many m-boards manufactured during approx. the past 2 or maybe 3 years -- up until 6-9 months ago. Many brands of motherboards are affected. See links below... Bill . Leaking Capacitors Muck up Motherboards - Finger-pointing and fury as manufacturers try to dodge blame - http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/resource/feb03/ncap.html . Pictures of Leaking Capacitors - http://www.careyholzman.com/caps/thumbnails.html . Got Juice? Leaky capacitors shorting circuits; problem spreads - http://www.e-insite.net/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA255062 . Hushed-Up Disaster Dept. - By John C. Dvorak - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,933571,00.asp . Taiwanese component problems may cause mass recalls - Faulty capacitors may afflict mobos, modems - http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=6085 . Leaking capacitors get own rogue gallery - Goo, what a scorcha - http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9423 . Replacing capacitors - http://www.vp6-board.com/caps1.htm http://www.glencoe.com/ps/ee/bsee/leaking.php?book=electricity . Leaking Capacitors - more links - http://www.careyholzman.com http://www.buildorbuy.org/capacitors.html http://www.timcousins.com.au/capacitorfailures.htm . Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com
