Hi,
Does anyone know whether electrolytic capacitors can be faulty on a mainboard such as a VIA EPIA ML whilst externally they look like healthy capacitors?
Do faulty electrolytic capacitors go open circuit or short circuit?
Checked the power rails using a reasonably inexpensive PCI Post Card and only the +3.3volt rail is powered-up however a transistor/voltage regulator nearby the BIOS gets extremely warm.
Would consider re-capping but none of the electrolytics look like they're suffering from any form of fault condition.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Does anyone know whether electrolytic capacitors can be faulty on a mainboard such as a VIA EPIA ML whilst externally they look like healthy capacitors?
Do faulty electrolytic capacitors go open circuit or short circuit?
Checked the power rails using a reasonably inexpensive PCI Post Card and only the +3.3volt rail is powered-up however a transistor/voltage regulator nearby the BIOS gets extremely warm.
Would consider re-capping but none of the electrolytics look like they're suffering from any form of fault condition.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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