http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/06/18/dell-motherboards-bulging-transistors/ thoughts. ideas. ponderings of an internet entrepreneur Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:23:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/06/18/dell-motherboards-bulging-transistors/comment-page-1/#comment-14301 MoleSniper666 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:23:23 +0000 http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/06/18/dell-motherboards-bulging-transistors/#comment-14301 This was very helpful. I was trying to fix my xbox 360 three ring of death and I thought it was the heat sync again. I put thermal compound on the heat syncs twice and it was still giving me the error. I noticed that two of the capacitors were bulged. Haven't fixed them yet but I think that might be the problem. This was very helpful. I was trying to fix my xbox 360 three ring of death and I thought it was the heat sync again. I put thermal compound on the heat syncs twice and it was still giving me the error. I noticed that two of the capacitors were bulged. Haven’t fixed them yet but I think that might be the problem.

]]> http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/06/18/dell-motherboards-bulging-transistors/comment-page-1/#comment-9466 LMC Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:48:01 +0000 http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/06/18/dell-motherboards-bulging-transistors/#comment-9466 Why do you refer to "bulging transistors" when your photos instead show bulging capacitors? Why do you refer to “bulging transistors” when your photos instead show bulging capacitors?

]]> http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/06/18/dell-motherboards-bulging-transistors/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Subhi Hashwa Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:37:05 +0000 http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/06/18/dell-motherboards-bulging-transistors/#comment-277 I have 15 Dells sx280s lovely little machines, 12 of them have the motherboards replaced now. new motherboards are smaller and the capacitors are different, common problem. I am thinking of pre-empting the last few machines by asking for a warranty replacement anyway since I only have 12 months of warranty left. I have 15 Dells sx280s lovely little machines,
12 of them have the motherboards replaced now.
new motherboards are smaller and the capacitors are different, common problem. I am thinking of pre-empting the last few machines by asking for a warranty replacement anyway since I only have 12 months of warranty left.

]]> http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/06/18/dell-motherboards-bulging-transistors/comment-page-1/#comment-247 seb Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:51:15 +0000 http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/06/18/dell-motherboards-bulging-transistors/#comment-247 Guess what.. same spec machine.. one week later and that one went too.. Another engineer I spoke to recently suggested this was a more common problem on other types of machines with cheap capacitors. Guess what.. same spec machine.. one week later and that one went too.. Another engineer I spoke to recently suggested this was a more common problem on other types of machines with cheap capacitors.

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