We got a man down!!!

[Matt2]

My P4 system started rebooting when loading windows.

Right after the splash screen when the arrow is just about to appear, the damn thing reboots. This happens 100% of the time at the same point.

First couple times I thought overheat, I reseated the HSF and still happened, temps were around 39*C.

Then I thought it was the generic 350w PSU that it had been running on for 4 years. I replaced the PSU with an almost brand new Enermax 460w from my AXP system. Still same problem.

Then I noticed that some of the caps had started to explode and there was like an orange rust on the top of 3 or 4 of them.

Is the caps causing the prob? That's my guess since I ruled out the two most obvious culprits.

 

[cpacini]

Door number 3

 

[Matt2]

Thought so

 

[Matt2]

Anyone think it's worth upgrading to a better chipset than the i845 I have now? These motherboards are cheap enough, so I'd spend a couple more bucks if there is a better chipset. i865?

THis is for a P4 Northwood 2.4B btw.

 

[dexvx]

If you can solder (or know someone that can), replacing caps is relatively easy and probably the most cost-effective way of doing things.

If you're buying a new mobo, it depends on what you're doing with it. Theres no reason to get an 865 fora 2.4B, even though it is better in every imagineable way.

 

[zagood]

caps BAD!

get a new motherboard.

-z

 

[zagood]

If you're gonna get a new mobo, def. worth it to get the 865.

Asus P4P800E-Deluxe > Asus P4P800SE but only on added features and ATA/133 instead of ATA/100

ABIT IC7-G has the 875 but wouldn't be worth it for a 2.4.

-z

 

[batmanuel]

4 years old, huh? The faulty capacitor electrolyte formula that got passed around Japan and Tiawan around 2001-2002 strikes again!

 

[Matt2]

Originally posted by: batmanuel
4 years old, huh? The faulty capacitor electrolyte formula that got passed around Japan and Tiawan around 2001-2002 strikes again!

Interesting read indeed.

Except my caps are blowing up out the top, not the bottom like in that article. Same prob?

 

[eXx08]

Originally posted by: Matt2

Originally posted by: batmanuel
4 years old, huh? The faulty capacitor electrolyte formula that got passed around Japan and Tiawan around 2001-2002 strikes again!

Interesting read indeed.

Except my caps are blowing up out the top, not the bottom like in that article. Same prob?

Yea pretty much.

 

[devolutionist]

Replacing them is pretty easy. Ever soldered anything?

 

[Trey22]

Are these caps something you can find at Radio Shack?

 

[imported_g33k]

Wow systemic blown caps, what a nightmare for IT.