Re: Would just recapping solve my problem - desoldered MOSFETs

Had exactly the same problem as shown in Smithrll46's photograph, except the Mosfet on the left of the photograph had fallen off the motherboard. Difficult to remember now, but I am convinced that all the Memory cards had lifted themselves out of their sockets. Heat ???

I replaced all the pyramid topped caps and the Mosfet.

Excellent results, up and running again.

4 days later the PC failed again. A hole had blown in the Mosfet between the centre pin and the right hand pin,...