[OPLINTECH] Dell motherboard issues

[Chad Neeper]

This problem has been around for quite a while and has an interesting 
history. I suspect that most of the bad capacitors in daily use for more 
than nine months have failed by now, but I still occasionally run into a 
few that have lived longer than the others. This problem isn't limited 
to Dells. In my case, I've had a number of Acer computers fail. The 
faulty capacitors could be in any electronic device, however and is not 
limited to computers.

Wikipedia.org has a good overview of the problem, although I feel it's a 
little lacking on the actual history/source of the problem (the espionage).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague


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sandusco at oplin.org wrote:
> Just an FYI for those with Dell Optiplex Small Form Factor computers. I
> have had to replace four motherboards in the last two weeks. There seems
> to be a problem with a brand of capacitor that was used on some of these
> motherboards. If you have any, I would suggest you open them up and check
> for bulging or blown capacitors.
>
> Colleen Sandusky
> Loudonville Public Library
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