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On 2011/07/14 16:29 (GMT+0300) Stan Goodman composed:
my venerable Pentium 4 motherboard died yesterday
Died how? Many motherboards supporting P4 chips were built using defective caps. Typically cap replacement puts them back in service, and as long as your eye/hand coordination and vision aren't too bad, it isn't too hard to do. There are howtos describing the process. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague describes the problem and may have a howto link. If you're using the same case and PS for the new motherboard, better open up the PS and inspect for possible bad caps. You wouldn't want to risk damaging the new one and have to install all over again soon or suffer downtime for warranty replacement for an easily avoided problem. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org