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PCs Plagued by Bad Capacitors

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the enemy-within dept.

Hawaiian Rules writes "CNET has a story detailing a new threat to Dell PCs, Apple iMacs and other computers with Intel boards. This has been documented on BadCaps.net for some time, but the article also discusses what to do if you suspect you've got a case of the bad caps."

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  1. I did not fail it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I would like to thank the Opera Web Browser, without mouse gestures and instant back/forward i would not have been able to do this. I'd also like to thank my parents, for getting me the internet as a teen. Also, I would like to thank God. Thanks big guy, you really came through for me today.

    -Tez

    1. Re:I did not fail it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yeah yeah, congratulations. Now go and get some clean underwear.

  2. faIlzo8s... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and piss cocktail#. Shouts To the

  3. Re:Problem's been around for awhile. by Gulthek · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Pretty offtopic but what would it mean for a computer to figuratively catch fire?

  4. Re:knowledge is not a judgement substitute by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    twitter -- you should consider cleaning out some of your [foes] list. it is quite extensive.