prestonmgb2003

Since Relic is an expert on everything about computers. I will not be like him and say that I'm leaving this thread and not. This is the last I will post on this thread again. Nice to know that some people have so BIG of an ego that they can't see any other options. Relic since you are unable to accecpt anything that disagrees with you. But my question is, Why are you replacing so many capacitors for? If you would quit burning up your boards they may last longer. But then you are the expert in everything about computers. Char27, I do hope you find out what the problem is. Also Relic if you had read all my post you would have found out that I had eliminated the ram and hd but still had the problem. Have fun folks.

I thought idea was to help Char27 find a cause and solution to his problem. Not bicker amoung ourselves or blow our own horn. I had made a suggestion to the cause from having the same problem with one of my computers on my network. If we are going to be blowing our horns and not come up with solutions then we should not be here at all. We can either learn from each other or not. The choice is up to us. If you always do what you have always done You will always get what you have alsways got. Look out side the box sometimes. It may suprise you.

For the expert Relic. Bad caps will pass diagnostic test as mine have. The only thing that was wrong was the caps. Why replace them? Not worth my time or trouble. But like I said he has tried everything else. Why not give it a try. Char27 let us know how the capacitors were.

Sounds like Relic is taking "shots in the dark". If he had read my earlier post than he would under stand that I change out the HD with a known good HD. But it still crashed. The first thing that people do after installing an OS is to do an update. Which is a download. I fack I have seen this issue twice. Once with my computer and another time with a friends. It is so easy just to check the capacitors. Easier than doing a format and less time consuming than a low level format. It sounds like he has tried everything but checking the capacitors.

If you can format and re-install the OS, then it is not the OS. It is a hardware issue. My computer was doing the samething as yours Char27. One os the capacitors was bad. The capacitors are the cylinders with a X on top. I am willing to bet you that one of them has a domed top. the top is normally flat. Just take a look and let us know. You have tried everything else. I have even ran diagnostic software and it found nothing wrong. CHECK the capacitors.

My computer kept crashing when I was trying to do a Windows update also. Check the capacitors. I may be wrong but, it won't hurt to take a look. Just remember they are to be flat on top and shiny. If you see any brown material on top it is bad also.

My computer kept crashing when I was trying to do a Windows update also. Check the capacitors. I may be wrong but, it won't hurt to take a look. Just remember they are to be flat on top and shiny. If you see any brown material on top it is bad also.

There is a third possible cause to the crashing. One or more of the capacitors may be bad. I bought a used system and it locked up like that also. I replaced the RAM, the HD, the video card. Then I started checking the motherboard. I found a bad capacitor. The tops of the capacitors are flat. This one had a bulge to it. This is the second time I've come across this. Just take a look for any bulges in the capacitors.