Originally posted by Super Nade
When it was rather young it gave trouble and I replaced 16 1000uf 6.3v and it seemed much better for a couple of years. Eventually I began having random trouble with various Linux activity. Then for a while it seemed to be behaving well, so I added a 2nd HD. Then freeze-ups began.
I ran memtest86+ and almost immediately it spewed endless red. I tried 6 different RAM sticks total, and same thing with all. Then I disconnected both HDs and ran memtest from CD, which did 5 passes plus with no errors. So there must be a power problem of some sort. I changed PS to a newer Earthwatts that was working fine when shelved last year. With it, the board won't even POST.
Might replacing caps with no obvious bulges or leaking really resurrect this antique?
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