Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-14 Thread Curt
On 2013-12-13, Goren Buckwalk wrote: > > Maybe that is it, I'll replace it when I get the chance (as Jerry and > others suggest), but keep the board to see if I get the time to try > replacing the capacitors and not really care if it works or not, as > entertainment. I'll probably just burn myself

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Joe
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 21:28:23 +0100 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 21:17 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 13:31 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > > > good soldering station with an vacuum pump driven solder removal > > > tool > > > > I had boards where a Weller vacuum

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/13/2013 3:17 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 13:31 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: good soldering station with an vacuum pump driven solder removal tool I had boards where a Weller vacuum pump driven solder removal tool didn't help, but it was easy to do with hot air soldering.

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Goren Buckwalk
> - Original Message - > From: Ralf Mardorf > Sent: 12/13/13 03:28 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors > > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 21:17 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 13:31

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 21:17 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 13:31 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > > good soldering station with an vacuum pump driven solder removal tool > > I had boards where a Weller vacuum pump driven solder removal tool > didn't help, but it was easy to do wit

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 13:31 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > good soldering station with an vacuum pump driven solder removal tool I had boards where a Weller vacuum pump driven solder removal tool didn't help, but it was easy to do with hot air soldering. It doesn't pay for me to own such gear, but

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Doug
On 12/13/2013 01:00 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 11:49 -0500, Goren Buckwalk wrote: - Original Message - From: Ralf Mardorf Sent: 12/12/13 07:23 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors I would replace all capacitors

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Jerry Stuckle
On 12/13/2013 1:00 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 11:49 -0500, Goren Buckwalk wrote: - Original Message - From: Ralf Mardorf Sent: 12/12/13 07:23 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors I would replace all capacitors in

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
> Better don't sent such a request not as a private mail. ^^ :D Ouch ;) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/138695879

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 11:49 -0500, Goren Buckwalk wrote: > > - Original Message - > > From: Ralf Mardorf > > Sent: 12/12/13 07:23 PM > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors > > > > I woul

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Goren Buckwalk
> - Original Message - > From: Ralf Mardorf > Sent: 12/12/13 05:32 PM > To: debian-user > Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors > > The photos are not that good but I guess the capacitors are broken, they > seem to leak. Are some caps curved?

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-12-13 at 00:17 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > $20USD In Germany replacing all the capacitors, also those that are not broken, does coast a few cents for the capacitors. And in the OPs case perhaps a six pack beer for the friend too. Assumed the OP is from Europe, I could mention a compan

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-13 Thread Helmut Wollmersdorfer
Am 13.12.2013 um 08:42 schrieb Stan Hoeppner : > On 12/12/2013 1:11 PM, Goren Buckwalk wrote: > ... >> I have a system with two AMD Athlon 2400 MP processors and the >> motherboard has 4 slots for RAM. > > That makes this board ~10 years old. Seems so. AFAIR I bought an 2400 XP(?) around 2004

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 12/12/2013 1:11 PM, Goren Buckwalk wrote: ... > I have a system with two AMD Athlon 2400 MP processors and the > motherboard has 4 slots for RAM. That makes this board ~10 years old. ... > About a month ago, I found the box crashed again and beeping on > reboot, so going through the same elimi

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Bob Proulx
Goren Buckwalk wrote: > Pics I can do. However, the angles a bit rough, me leaning on one > leg, system is up and running at the end of rack near the wall, Oh those photos were difficult! :-) But I think you definitely have the bad capacitor problem. Read about it here. http://en.wikipedia.o

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
I would replace all capacitors in that area, not only the leaking. The others will leak soon too. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1386894222.688.70.cam

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Doug
On 12/12/2013 05:03 PM, Goren Buckwalk wrote: - Original Message - From: Ralf Mardorf Sent: 12/12/13 04:01 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 15:45 -0500, Doug wrote: On 12/12/2013 02:11 PM, Goren Buckwalk

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
The photos are not that good but I guess the capacitors are broken, they seem to leak. Are some caps curved? It's unlikely that there would be flux. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Arc

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Goren Buckwalk
> - Original Message - > From: Ralf Mardorf > Sent: 12/12/13 04:01 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors > > On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 15:45 -0500, Doug wrote: > > On 12/12/2013 02:11 PM, Goren Buckwalk wro

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Joe
On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:11:32 -0500 "Goren Buckwalk" wrote: > > Are three rusty capacitors and 3 bad slots just a coincidence? Thanks. > > The exactly matching numbers is a coincidence, but overall it isn't. Dying capacitors mean that the power rails they are attached to are no longer nice and

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Goren Buckwalk
. > - Original Message - > From: Dan Hitt > Sent: 12/12/13 02:28 PM > To: Goren Buckwalk > Subject: Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors > > If you're really feeling ambitious, you can replace the capacitors on > the motherboard (or at least in the o

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2013-12-12 at 15:45 -0500, Doug wrote: > On 12/12/2013 02:11 PM, Goren Buckwalk wrote: > > [snip] rusty looking coating on the top. > > > > [snip] > > > > Are three rusty capacitors and 3 bad slots just a coincidence? Thanks. > > > > > As a subscriber to various electronics lists, I can tel

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Doug
On 12/12/2013 02:11 PM, Goren Buckwalk wrote: Having not been warned off, I'll post another. I have a system with two AMD Athlon 2400 MP processors and the motherboard has 4 slots for RAM. It still runes squeeze (too lazy to upgrade, sorry). About a year ago it locked-up and on reboot it beepe

Re: Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Dan Hitt
If you're really feeling ambitious, you can replace the capacitors on the motherboard (or at least in the old days you could). Good luck! dan On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Goren Buckwalk wrote: > Having not been warned off, I'll post another. > > I have a system with two AMD Athlon 2400 MP

Hardware Question about RAM and Capacitors

2013-12-12 Thread Goren Buckwalk
Having not been warned off, I'll post another. I have a system with two AMD Athlon 2400 MP processors and the motherboard has 4 slots for RAM. It still runes squeeze (too lazy to upgrade, sorry). About a year ago it locked-up and on reboot it beeped like crazy before the POST got very far. I st