Re: computer fails to start on warm reboot

Johnny B Good wrote:
> The message <slrndgmifh.75c.this.address.is.fake@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> from Tony Houghton <this.address.is.fake@xxxxxxxxxxx> contains these
> words:
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>> In <430b486c$0$1278$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> Graham W <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> I had a look at the temps and they were ok (26º, 28º & 47ºC) so
>>> pulled off the side panel and ...arrrggggggghhhhhhhh! At least 6
>>> caps had domed
>>> tops so I'm now looking for the best way out of this. I'm not keen
>>> on moving
>>> on from Socket A as this current stuff all works nicely together
>>> and would need a lot of stuff to be replaced to go to 7nn or 9nn
>>> pin CPUs.
>
>> If you're not a complete clot with a soldering iron you should be
>> able
>> to replace the capacitors. There's not a lot to lose seeing as the
>> board has to come out anyway and is already broken. RS seems the
>> best place to get new ones.
>
> Yes, it's a 'do-able' repair job that's worth attempting on a
> motherboard. I reckon a 25 to 35 watt Antex soldering iron (or
> equivilent) should do the job nicely. The 18 watt model I've been
> using is barely up to the job.
>
> What makes it worth the trouble and expense is the fact that you save
> all the hassle of having to do a repair install of win2k or winXP and
> the windows updates that would likely ensue in the case of a
> motherboard 'upgrade' type of repair. Of course, if the os is win9x
> based, this isn't such a big issue.

Nonetheless it is still hassle (Win98SE here). I've got the tools - Weller
TCP[1] 50Watts on a PU-3D and a good sucker and donkey's years of
skill, so I reckon I can get the caps out and leave the through-plate in
the hole and not pulled out on the leg! But I'd like to minimise the down
time and as it is my only working machine I can't really be without it.
(Well, I have a laptop but it hasn't got a complete set of utils etc on
it.)
So if I can, I think it would be best to try and find another board of
the same model - EPoX 8RDA+ and just substitute it for the time being.
That would take the pressure of time off the job.

[1] TCP = Temperature Controlled Pencil (or point).

Thanks


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