Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures
I have 2 GX270's. One is SDT and one is SFF, both have that one cap by the DIMM and AGP slot that is bulging. All the others look okay, I know that doesn't mean they are.
You're right about the heat issues, wouldn't it be better just to stick them in aother case?...
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I guess like most people, they discover these boards when something goes wrong with their computer. Well, I discovered this site by accident shopping for a cheap graphics card for my GX270.
I have 2 GX270's one SFF and one SDT. There are bulging caps by the DIMM slots in both, however neither have shown any symptoms yet.
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Re: Dell OptiPlex GX270 - multiple bad cap failures
I had no idea there was such a huge problem with these GX270's until I went online to shop for a graphics card.
Somehow, during my search I wound up on these forums reading about the bad capacitors.
I purchased mine back in Feb 09 from Dell Direct Sales, where all their leased stuff winds up.
Anyways, I open mine up and lo and behold, I have a bulging capacitor right by the DIMM.
I actually remember there being a whole sh!tload of them on sale at the time.
I guess I should've...
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