Note the at least 3 literal errors on the pass screen…

Edit: Votes don’t matter to me, but if you missed the three obvious errors on screen, you shouldn’t be a technician. The problem was failed integrated GPU capacitors.

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
    25·
    4 days ago

    It was a very old version from around 2008, and what I discovered was that the onboard GPU had failing capacitors. And yes, screenshot from real hardware.

    I actually managed to fix it, but like who the hell expects the literal MemTest to declare a pass when obviously something failed?..

    Edit: Assumption, MemTest wasn’t designed to test GPU memory back then…

    • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      4 days ago

      oh right, I’m not sure if the GPU would really compose that differently even though it was faulty? honestly my guess was this was a typo in the program itself?

      • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
        16·
        4 days ago

        Again, please re-read my comments.

        I didn’t say the GPU was faulty, I said the GPU capacitors were faulty.

        Please learn the difference between components.

        Please.

        • Vik@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          4 days ago

          that still doesn’t explain this specific behaviour. habibi why are you so mad

          • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
            12·
            4 days ago

            I replaced the obviously exploded capacitors, and the system worked fine.

            Explanation is simple, diagnostic software ain’t smart enough to identify that capacitor C307 or whatever is expanding and about to explode, but putting your own human eyes on it can reveal a lot!!