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E510 Goes Black When Desktop Comes Up
On 12/15/2016 2:34 AM, dg1261 wrote:
Boris wrote in 09.88: I decided to reinstall the OS again. I formatted the hard drive and did a clean install. Same problem. [...] I was able to install SP3 from a CD I had. It installed successfully. I then began to get automatic updates show up in the system tray. I did an Express Install, but it shut down. I tried a Custome install, but it shut down. [...] This is not a normal shut down. The machine doesn't give me a BSOD or lock up when it shuts down, What happens is that the monitor goes black, which indicates no incoming signal from pc, and the keyboard lights go off. Both the processor and power supply stay on, and the green light on the motherboard stays on. The network light (amber) stays on. [...] This one's really got me. Boris, All the additional information you've provided sounds vaguely reminiscent of the symptoms customers were experiencing during an industry-wide scandal a decade ago over bad capacitors. That scandal hit all the major brands--Apple, Lenovo, HP, and especially Dell--mostly their Optiplex models. (Do a google search if you want to learn more.) Now that I think about it, the E510 was first released during the same era. In fact, it occurred to me my wife is still using a E510. Her computer is still running fine, so I hadn't put two and two together and didn't consider whether the E510 might be susceptible to the bad cap problem, but I suppose some E510's could be. That's when I decided to go take a peek inside her E510. Guess what? She's got two bad capacitors!! https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx...TJOQU4ySUFXdzA The first four photos show the two bad caps, as indicated by their bulging tops. Note all the good caps have tops that are flat. The two bad caps are even starting to leak a bit of yellowish electrolyte. As I said, her computer has been working fine. But I now realize it's just a matter of time before she starts getting the symptoms you're experiencing. I'll have to put it on my to-do list to pick up a pair of 820uf electrolytics and replace them on her motherboard before they fail completely. I don't know if you're having the same problem (perhaps with different caps), but this has taught me the E510 is indeed susceptible, so it's probably something you may want to consider. Good catch. I'm using a Viewsonic monitor I got for free on CL that had several bad caps, it's worked perfectly ever since. I would recommend replacing the caps asap, as other components may be damaged if they fail badly enough. |
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