shevalier wrote on 2023-03-05, 08:12:
tauro wrote on 2023-03-05, 07:57:
If you have any ideas about what to measure/replace/do, please share them.
CuMine is less power hungry, then mendocino.
Electrolytic capacitors need replacing, I think.
You're right, they draw more current and run hotter.
I already checked all the capacitors a week ago and I don't think they can deteriorate that fast. But a different component could have been damaged because of heat, or maybe all the AGP cards I tested put some strain on a transistor. I measured 2v. on a MOSFET with a Mendocino inserted, so it probably gets the right voltage. I'll check that and confirm if it's the case.
The Celeron 566 requires only 1.5v to work, so it makes sense it could be power-related. I wouldn't know how to proceed if in fact it is, other than replacing the transistors. The bad part is that everything looks fine, so it's nothing obvious.