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No i dont see any bulging capacitors. Anyway can this happen to solid capacitors?
No i dont see any bulging capacitors. Anyway can this happen to solid capacitors?
Devlin, a Pentium D is a dual core.
nfsworldrace, you can get another Pentium D for $1 if you look.
Chances are if you hurt the cpu, you hurt the motherboard too
Capacitors are usually layers of foil and paper with an electrolyte solution in them. There were manufacturing problems in the plant/s making them some years ago that cause the bulging and/or leakage but haven't seen the problem in computers of the last few years, maybe the supplies have finally been refreshed and the issue no longer exists. It could also happen in power supplies. I haven't had to junk a computer because of the problem in the couple of years. Replacing a motherboard may be less cost-effective than getting a new computer if a board that will accept your CPU and Memory may not be available.