In article , jakdedert
says...

Conor wrote:
In article , Rich Webb
says...

Perhaps the plague? No, not THAT one, THIS one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

Worth eyeballing since you already have the main board exposed.

Didn't think laptops used electrolytic capacitors...



They're surface mount, so you might not recognize them. Google is your
friend....

I wouldn't buy any laptop using electrolytics other than in an external
power brick.


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