On Sun, 7 Dec 2003 19:54:53 -0600
"Andrew S. Johnson" <andy@asjohnson.com> wrote:
>On Thursday 20 November 2003 08:29 pm, Andrew S. Johnson wrote:
>> My computer has been locking up frequently lately. I've determined
>> through trial and error that by not loading the agpgart and radeon
>> modules I can use X. Everything has worked fine for the last few
>> years, so something in the hardware is going out. I don't know if
>> it's the video card or the motherboard. I made a quick google for
>> diags, but I didn't find anything.
>>
>> Does anyone know a way to determine which it is, assuming I don't
>> have another video card or motherboard to try the parts?
>>
>> Andy Johnson
>
>Problem solved. Since I don't want to burden everyone with a
>long explaination and pictures, the interested may go here for
>the whole story:
>
>http://www.asjohnson.com/~asjohn1/bad-caps.html
>
>Andy Johnson
>
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AFAK, the voltage rating on a capacitor merely indicates the maximum voltage
that won't damage it. So if it's rated at a higher voltage than you have,
that's just a little harmless overkill. The really critical figure is
microfarads (μf), which, in simple terms, is how much of a charge the
capacitor will accumulate before discharging. If this value doesn't match,
the capacitor probably won't do the job you intend for it.
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