I was hoping to find a solution before resorting to total dismantling, but
the concensus seems to be that that's the next step.
I'll report back on the outcome.
Chris.
On 11/06/07, Brian Chivers <brian@???> wrote:
>
>
> Chris. Aubrey-Smith wrote:
> > Yes, I'd checked the capacitors (and the rest of the board) for signs of
> > damage, but found nothing untoward.
> >
> > I've now tried Tim's suggestion of pre-charging the capacitors, but no
> > luck there.
> >
> > A pity: I'd already laid out the scraper and a wire brush to scour XP
> > off the disk, but it seems I may have to re-think my plans.
> >
> > Any advance on "motherboard capacitor failure"?
> >
> > Chris.
> >
> > On 11/06/07, *Tim B - Systems* < SysAdmin@???
> > <mailto:SysAdmin@marinedesign.tk>> wrote:
> >
> > I've got the same problem on a pentium 3 board. It will eventually
> > fail, but
> > generally waiting after plugging the power in and letting the
> Capacitors
> > charge for a few minutes before switching on works.
> >
> > Tim B.
> >
> >
> > On Monday 11 June 2007 13:29, Brian Chivers wrote:
> > > Chris. Aubrey-Smith wrote:
> > > > Can anyone suggest a reason for the following?
> > > >
> > > > On power-up from cold, the "power on" light flickers, the fan
> > blades
> > > > jump and then ...... nothing.
> > > >
> > > > Very occasionally, the machine will start and run normally.
> > > >
> > > > Identical symptoms with two different power supplies.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas? The machine is a Medion MD177A
> > > >
> > > > Chris.
> > >
> > > Have you checked the capacitors on the motherboard, make sure
> > they are all
> > > flat on top and not domed slightly, if they are I'm sorry to say
> > it's the
> > > motherboard on the way out, you've been hit by the dreaded
> > "Exploding
> > > Capacitors" problem.
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
> > >
> >
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> Have you tried stripping it down to just graphics card, RAM & CPU to see
> if it boots, disconnect
> HDD's & CD's both power & IDE, I've had one machine that the drives pulled
> the machine down.
>
> Brian
>
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