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Motherboard Mysteries: Dealing with Capacitator Culprits

Discover the hidden world of motherboard troubleshooting as Lisa Fiedler dives into the heart of tech failure. Learn the secrets to identifying, replacing, and maintaining motherboards with new insights in this engaging tale.

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Motherboard Mysteries: Dealing with Capacitator Culprits

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  1. Oh Brother! (Mother?) By: Lisa Fiedler

  2. Review • Motherboard connects everything

  3. Culprit: Capacitator • Job: the hold a charge and release it when needed • Failure: the goo inside gets too hot and overflows out of the top

  4. How could this happen? • Cheap formula = stolen formula • Turns out to be the wrong one • Moral: Be sure your sins will find you out!

  5. Symptoms • Freezing and locking up • Not starting at all • Just acting plain weird • Pop ‘er open, check for bulging or overflow • Especially check computers with 15XXX type asset tag.

  6. Solution • Replace all bad motherboards with new motherboards • All in the school are under warranty, so new ones will be put in as they come in • Learn how to replace

  7. Power Supply PCI/AGP Slots IDE cables Front connectors Six screws DIMM CPU fan/ CPU Removal

  8. Metal Backing Motherboard Re-hook up Double check and close Replacement

  9. Drivers • May need Admin rights, leave to veteran users • During startup go into BIOS, disable the onboard sound card • Save and exit • Check Device Manager for any missing drivers (Right click my computer, look around for DM, varies from version to version)

  10. Finish • Cleanup • Double check • And you’re done! • Next

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