no sound from computer

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by mheisig

Ok, note to self: steer clear of the exploding, bad PCI slot Dell's.

I'd actually pay to see a computer spontaneously combust...someone else's of course, but it'd be cool nontheless.

cheap power supplies are the most likely to pop caps. they'll pop right out of the pcb a lot of time or bulge up (towards the top silver part of the cap). actually exploding or catching fire is much more rare.

the best piece of electronic gear for fires are power amps. find an old really powerful one, turn it on, unplug the output cables, and just wait for enough energy to build up...