Hello,

I'm repairing the motherboard on a friend's Toshiba Satellite L305-S5919, and was hoping someone on the forums would be kind enough to help verify or double-check that I'm buying the correct caps.

Here's the data:

[U]Motherboard:[/U] Intel 6050A2170401-MB-A03
[U]Replacing:[/U] NEC/TOKIN OE907 Proadlizer (900uF/2.5V)

After scanning several blogs, most folks recommend replacing the craptastic Proadlizer with Tantalum capacitors. However, different folks report using different numbers and specs, and I haven't seen any mentions...

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Hey all!

I'm Lokki, a DIY-er and likely lurker. My background is absolutely not in electronics, but my addiction to learning new things and stubborn need to fix everything myself has given me a fair working knowledge. I fix computers, vehicles, furniture, and whatever I can get my hands on.

Lately, I've been working on a friend's computer and found this website when hunting down information on some bad capacitors. I'd like to double-check some specs before I order replacement parts, and I'm hoping...