Oh Brother! (Mother?) By: Lisa Fiedler

Review Motherboard connects everything

Culprit: Capacitator Job: the hold a charge and release it when needed Failure: the goo inside gets too hot and overflows out of the top

How could this happen? Cheap formula = stolen formula Turns out to be the wrong one Moral: Be sure your sins will find you out!

Symptoms Freezing and locking up Not starting at all Just acting plain weird Pop ‘er open, check for bulging or overflow Especially check computers with 15XXX type asset tag.

Solution Replace all bad motherboards with new motherboards All in the school are under warranty, so new ones will be put in as they come in Learn how to replace

Removal Power Supply PCI/AGP Slots IDE cables Front connectors Six screws DIMM CPU fan/ CPU

Replacement Metal Backing Motherboard Re-hook up Double check and close

Drivers May need Admin rights, leave to veteran users During startup go into BIOS, disable the onboard sound card Save and exit Check Device Manager for any missing drivers (Right click my computer, look around for DM, varies from version to version)

Finish Cleanup Double check And you’re done! Next