Hi guys,
Hoping someone here can help.
I had a computer with visibly bulging caps around the CPU. This was on a VIA P4PB 400.
The Caps I replaced were 8 x GSC 2200uf 6.3v. After replacing these I tested the PC, the computer ran for two days without any problem. (Before it was rebooting every 60 minutes).
I then was asked to upgrade the RAM from 512Mb to 2gig. I ordered the correct Kingston Memory for the PC in 2 x 1Gig sticks, and with ESD precautions put it in.
Now heres where it got interesting - with the new RAM in it reboots just before the win xp welcome screen. Memtest showed the RAM was bad so i RMA'd it and got new RAM - but got the same fault!
Given the chances of bad RAM twice in a row are very low, I am wondering if some of the other caps are bad?
There are some other electrolytic ones around the CPU that visually look ok (GSC 1000uf 6.3v, GSC 1000uf 10v and GSC 1000uf 16v).
Can anyone comment on wether I am frying this RAM? If so why is it happening to the 2x1Gig sticks but not the 2x512 sticks?
Cheers
-Al
Hoping someone here can help.
I had a computer with visibly bulging caps around the CPU. This was on a VIA P4PB 400.
The Caps I replaced were 8 x GSC 2200uf 6.3v. After replacing these I tested the PC, the computer ran for two days without any problem. (Before it was rebooting every 60 minutes).
I then was asked to upgrade the RAM from 512Mb to 2gig. I ordered the correct Kingston Memory for the PC in 2 x 1Gig sticks, and with ESD precautions put it in.
Now heres where it got interesting - with the new RAM in it reboots just before the win xp welcome screen. Memtest showed the RAM was bad so i RMA'd it and got new RAM - but got the same fault!
Given the chances of bad RAM twice in a row are very low, I am wondering if some of the other caps are bad?
There are some other electrolytic ones around the CPU that visually look ok (GSC 1000uf 6.3v, GSC 1000uf 10v and GSC 1000uf 16v).
Can anyone comment on wether I am frying this RAM? If so why is it happening to the 2x1Gig sticks but not the 2x512 sticks?
Cheers
-Al
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