anyone fix pc's?

[crash]

Toasted cap, see the picture. Dell did a recall that ended about a year ago, like many I've replaced my share. If he doesn't mind a full tower I have an opti gx270 with other issues that we can populate with your HD and RAM.

[fish4striper]

Originally Posted by crash

Toasted cap, see the picture. Dell did a recall that ended about a year ago, like many I've replaced my share. If he doesn't mind a full tower I have an opti gx270 with other issues that we can populate with your HD and RAM.

yeah thats the one thats domed.

He's a teenager, he just wants one that runs! Sounds like we could mix and match.

He said this was the 1st problem he saw.

[bloocrab]

yep......just backing up what's already been said, I used to run Dell Service calls and that was the most common issue with that model. I'm surprised it failed on you that quickly...normally I'd find a few capacitors domed before it went and sometimes seen them run with erupted capacitors....some of my clients even used them as servers...

Pretty easy to swap out if it comes on the sled...8 additional minutes w/o sled