Capacitors are an inexpensive little component on a PC motherboard, but they can be a costly headache for manufacturers when a whole bunch of them go bad. Last week, Dell announced it was going to ...

Defective capacitors--or "bad caps" as they are sometimes called--can disable your computer. And while they may not be widely familiar to consumers, they're nothing new to the PC industry. Capacitors, ...

I worked as a design engineer for an optical-telecom company that had deployed 1000 pieces of equipment worldwide. Having so many modules in the field means a trickle of returns, and it was my job to ...

I have this computer that is acting really weird. <BR><BR>The computer will fail to boot most of the time, but sometimes it will boot and then it works okay. The problem is most of the time it doesnt ...

We've continue to cover a number issues with iMac G5s apparently overheating, and generating excessive fan noise in an apparent effort to cope with the heat. In some cases, the overheating can cause ...

[glytch] sent in a tutorial on replacing dying capacitors on a motherboard, and we honestly can’t think of a better subject for an introductory tutorial. There’s nothing like having your friends think ...

At work I've recently discovered that many of our 2002-era computers with AOpen motherboards have bad capacitors, which are causing a wide range of problems.<BR><BR>The decision must now be made as to ...