[mdlug] Hardware diagnostic SW

[Aaron Kulkis]

Michael Rudas wrote:
> --- David Lane wrote:
> 
>> It started with that Intel CPU fan.  My system shut down a few times due to heat. I went and got a strapable CPU, But the damage was already done.
> 
> I hate to sound like a broken record here, but remember my years of
> component-level repair experience.  You have a bad-capacitor problem,
> I'm pretty sure...
> 

Strange coinkadink that a significant cap would go bad right
when his CPU fan died.

> Look around the CPU socket and RAM sockets for caps that look like the
> pictures in this article:
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_Plague>
> The same problem affects power supplies, even name brands (Antec comes
> to mind).  I would either open and examine the PS or substitute a
> known-good one of suitable rating).
> 
> Even if the caps are of good-quality manufacture, exposure to
> excessive heat long-term can cause them to fail early.

Lately, I've seen packaging for motherboards proclaiming:

			All CERAMIC Capacitors