[NBLUG/talk] Diagnosing lockups

[E Frank Ball III]

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 05:41:20PM -0700, Andrew wrote:
 > Bob Blick wrote on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:01:27 -0700:
 > 
 > > My computer has lately taken to freezing up.
 > ...
 > > I'm going to run Memtest86
 > 
 > Yes, check the memory and maybe try a new video driver. You
 > should also check the motherboard, video card, and power supply
 > for bad capacitors. Due to a botched industrial espionage job a
 > while back, a whole mess of faulty caps were put on the market
 > and ended up in a lot of electronic devices. There's a Wikipedia
 > page and at least one Website devoted to the problem. Google for
 > "bad capacitors" for more info.


Counterfeit capacitors (and other parts) have been an ongoing problem.
We get hit with problems several times a year at work.

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   E Frank Ball                frankb at frankb.us