> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Toby Bluhm > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 8:05 AM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Emergency rescue help needed > > John wrote: > . > . > . > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague. > >> > >> I just fixed a test box that kept getting something like > >> "received INT > >> 11 - no one cared" and then locks up. Replaced two caps - I > >> yanked them > >> from some old, defunct power supplies. > > > > ----- > > How did you know they were bad? Could you explain to her > what to look for > > and how to use a Multimeter? > > > > > You look at them - no meter required. The tops of the electrolytic > capacitors should be flat and clean looking - not bulged, puffed or > discolored. It's all described very well in the wiki page. > > Replacing the capacitors does require soldering equipment and > soldering > skills. Or just replace the whole MB or power supply - > whichever is the > problem. --- Thank You! JohnStanley