On 03/10/2012 04:54 PM, HeyBub wrote:
whit3rd wrote:
On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:45:14 PM UTC-8, wrote:
I just got a new laptop, delivered today. One big problem; the box
was crushed.

I am looking for a program like the old "Burn In" and "PC Test" that
we used to use ...

Why? You didn't buy the box, you bought the computer. And, if
it isn't visibly physically damaged, and has normal
disk/screen/keyboard functions, why would you want to test things
(like memory)
that AREN'T particularly likely to take stress/shock damage?

Discard the packaging and enjoy the computer; life's too short to
agonize over imaginary problems.

He bought the computer at retail from Tiger Direct. People who do that do
not think like most of us.

I just bought five Dell desktops for $100 (total). If one or more of the
desktops act a little funny, well, no great loss.


Well, if one or more does act "funny" like my wifes old Dell, it may
well be a result of bad electrolytic capacitors. Her PC started hanging
with no other indications. I opened it up and six or eight of the
electrolytics were bulging out the top. Sent the MB to these guys:

http://www.badcaps.net/

Got it back for under a hundred bucks with every electrolytic on the MB
replaced. Been working great now for almost a year where it was hanging
every few hours before.

Apparently, the chiwanese have been shipping electrolytics for all kinds
of devices that were like many of their other products.

I also had a rocketfish wireless speaker receiver fail for the same
reason. I may try to see if I can replace the bad caps myself as I
already hard wired the surround speakers.

The cheapest components to produce the cheapest product doesn't always
pay off for the consumer.


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