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    #1

    help help...

    ok here is a copy of a post i did on another site and didnt get it figured out... lemme know what ya think...

    Ok well... in a nut shell I can be doing just about anything, sometimes it takes 5 minuites, sometimes all day, but this computer has been hanging, i dont really know what to call it really. My HDD light stays lit, fan on the cpu stops, but the fan in the power supply keeps turning... monitor signal is cut as well, being when it happens, he's always 'going to sleep' .. anyway.. any ideas? like a hjt log? how can i enable a boot log / crash log. just the normal windows boot logging? the ones i get all seem ok, and it seems to run just fine in the 'dos like' windows recovery console... i want to know if this is a motherboard issue or a power supply problem... can i check the leads with a multimeter? additionaly if i get another motherboard i'll have to do a repair install i would think and my 'disc' is just a partition on my hdd and i cant get to it now.. and with a new motherboard will it see my partition ? computer wont stay running long enough to run anything in safe mode or anything... i just dont know where to start.. ideas ?

    HP a335w/DM185A
    intel chipset 845gl on mb
    cmos says its an asus crw-4824ah-(sm)
    2.5Ghz P4 1024 Ram 478 socket
    BFG Nvidia fx 5500/oc pci
    SB Live 24 Bit Sound

    additionally the board is quite similiar to the one in this post
    https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=990
    same caps i have are bulging also the 2 next to the 4 pin connector are bluging a little...
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    #2
    Re: help help...

    Your last statement answered your own question.
    Your motherbd is in need of some new capacitors.
    Jim

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      #3
      Re: help help...

      well my next question is the caps are 6.3v 1500 uf,,, as long as they are all low esr caps i should be ok right ? roughly the same size ? additionally would all those caps go bad together like that? is that normal? is a psu causing this?
      Last edited by pimpskillet; 06-22-2006, 07:27 AM.

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        #4
        Re: help help...

        What model of caps are we talking about, if you can't see the name a picture would help...

        Generally if it is not one of the "good" cap brands you have to exchange all caps of the same type, because they will eventually fail too...
        "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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          #5
          Re: help help...

          Originally posted by Per Hansson
          What model of caps are we talking about, if you can't see the name a picture would help...

          Generally if it is not one of the "good" cap brands you have to exchange all caps of the same type, because they will eventually fail too...

          no name on them just the rating.. black and silver in color

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            #6
            Re: help help...

            It is essential that you check the power supply for bad caps as well. Any 10V caps can be replaced with 6.3V. The supplies on the board are either 12V or 5v and less. Clearly any 10V cap is not being used on 12 V.
            Gigabyte EP45-DS3L Ultra Reliable (Power saver)
            Intel E8400 (3000Mhz) Bios temps. 4096Mb 800Mhz DDR2 Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12
            160Gb WD SATAII Server grade
            Nvidia 8500GT 256Mb
            160Gb WD eSATAII Server grade for backup.
            Samsung 18x DVD writer
            Pioneer 16x DVD writer + 6x Dual layer
            33 way card reader
            Windows XP Pro SP3
            Thermaltake Matrix case with 430W Silent Power
            17" Benq FP737s LCD monitor
            HP Officejet Pro K5300 with refillable tanks

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              #7
              Re: help help...

              Originally posted by davmax
              It is essential that you check the power supply for bad caps as well. Any 10V caps can be replaced with 6.3V. The supplies on the board are either 12V or 5v and less. Clearly any 10V cap is not being used on 12 V.

              well my biggest question is this.... physical damage to caps is generally easy to see.. but would say a leaky cap in the powersupply cause the others to fail? And additionally I can't say I've seen any 10V caps... yet..

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                #8
                Re: help help...

                A bad cap in PS will stress Mb caps. Unfortunately not all caps show external symptoms of failure. You need to check PS for bad cap brands.
                Gigabyte EP45-DS3L Ultra Reliable (Power saver)
                Intel E8400 (3000Mhz) Bios temps. 4096Mb 800Mhz DDR2 Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12
                160Gb WD SATAII Server grade
                Nvidia 8500GT 256Mb
                160Gb WD eSATAII Server grade for backup.
                Samsung 18x DVD writer
                Pioneer 16x DVD writer + 6x Dual layer
                33 way card reader
                Windows XP Pro SP3
                Thermaltake Matrix case with 430W Silent Power
                17" Benq FP737s LCD monitor
                HP Officejet Pro K5300 with refillable tanks

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                  #9
                  Re: help help...

                  Originally posted by davmax
                  A bad cap in PS will stress Mb caps. Unfortunately not all caps show external symptoms of failure. You need to check PS for bad cap brands.

                  will they very as much as the caps do on same model # units ? ATX-250-12Z Rev D Bestec... is what is in there now..

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                    #10
                    Re: help help...

                    Variation of caps is best checked in every power supply. Look for recognised bad brands.

                    I am not sure that this answers your question.
                    Gigabyte EP45-DS3L Ultra Reliable (Power saver)
                    Intel E8400 (3000Mhz) Bios temps. 4096Mb 800Mhz DDR2 Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12
                    160Gb WD SATAII Server grade
                    Nvidia 8500GT 256Mb
                    160Gb WD eSATAII Server grade for backup.
                    Samsung 18x DVD writer
                    Pioneer 16x DVD writer + 6x Dual layer
                    33 way card reader
                    Windows XP Pro SP3
                    Thermaltake Matrix case with 430W Silent Power
                    17" Benq FP737s LCD monitor
                    HP Officejet Pro K5300 with refillable tanks

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                      #11
                      Re: help help...

                      first lets make a few suggestions.
                      post the brand/model of your problem instead of help help.
                      you are more likely to get help if someone here has had the same issue and resolved it.
                      2
                      all the bestec brand psu i have seen have been junk.several models used in evilmachines are the root cause of motherboard death. +5 stby goes high and kills the mobo.
                      3
                      visibly bad caps are the first thing to correct in your situation.

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