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| Thread ID: 115301 | 2011-01-12 02:57:00 | question on pc repair bill, if problem not fixed 1st time..? | sooby (15023) | Press F1 |
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| 1169101 | 2011-01-13 00:55:00 | I wouldnt bother with the backups you have. If youre going to reinstall do a clean install, and reinstall everything. Or slipstream the XP updates, make an ISO then burn it. Then reinstall windows. At least it'll be up to date, once its installed. Just be careful WHAT you install. Even drivers can be crappy (ie:Nvidia ones), and will / can cause nothing but trouble / crashing WTF?...LMAO |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1169102 | 2011-01-13 01:17:00 | Packet of fish 'n' chips and a couple of cold ones then wainui ... :D *Highlighted above* :drool | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1169103 | 2011-01-13 01:59:00 | WTF?...LMAO Drivers can be buggy. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1169104 | 2011-02-01 23:41:00 | Hi guys, Sorry its been a while since last posting - hardly had time to scratch myself lately, let alone sort these issues once & for all. So I thought the first step (before more drastic solutions) would be to open up the PC's case & check for faulty capacitors which could be casing the BSODs. At first glance, all capacitors seem the normal shape, and not bulged at their top. I've attached a photo of the inside of my PC - can anyone point out which area could be more likely to have the faulty capacitors? (or is a lottery and it could be any of them??) Thanks |
sooby (15023) | ||
| 1169105 | 2011-02-01 23:55:00 | The ones near the CPU get a lot of stress and usually fail first. The ones on the RAM and Chipset VRMs can often die before others as well. Did you have a look at the ones on the video card as well? It's also quite possible that there are dead ones in the PSU - what brand and how old? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1169106 | 2011-02-02 00:02:00 | The ones near the CPU get a lot of stress and usually fail first. The ones on the RAM and Chipset VRMs can often die before others as well. Did you have a look at the ones on the video card as well? video card capacitors were hard to access - will try again later It's also quite possible that there are dead ones in the PSU - what brand and how old? unsure of brand, but its as old as the pc, so 2003 vintage Thanks! |
sooby (15023) | ||
| 1169107 | 2011-02-02 00:12:00 | What's that logo on the side of the PSU? Blue square with green writing next to it... | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1169108 | 2011-02-02 00:20:00 | it reads 'max power' brand | sooby (15023) | ||
| 1169109 | 2011-02-02 00:51:00 | Any PC still going from 2003 has to be considered a good innings IMHO, and would of thought the repair bill would probably be more than the PC was worth! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1169110 | 2011-02-02 01:04:00 | it reads 'max power' brand Sounds cheap, and at 8 years old I wouldn't be surprised if it had leaking capacitors somewhere. If you're game you could open it up and have a look. Otherwise, if you've got a known good PSU try swapping them and see if it helps. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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