Re: [Hampshire] Power Failure

Hi,

Chris. Aubrey-Smith wrote:
> Yes, I'd checked the capacitors (and the rest of the board) for signs of
> damage, but found nothing untoward.
>
> I've now tried Tim's suggestion of pre-charging the capacitors, but no
> luck there.
>
> A pity: I'd already laid out the scraper and a wire brush to scour XP
> off the disk, but it seems I may have to re-think my plans.
>
> Any advance on "motherboard capacitor failure"?
>
> Chris.
>

I had exactly the same symptoms, except that the PC never powered up.
It was the PSU that was faulty, not the mainboard. Have you used a
known to be working PSU?

Simon