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Post by pcrecycle on Jun 28, 2009 10:06:28 GMT -5
To those of you out there like me that at one point decided to get an Emachine Computer (desktop) like from a Walmart store, only to find some point down the road the system has a major malfunction and you cant get it to work.
Emachines have one design flaw or maybe its an intentional. The Capacitors in their boards cant take a hit to save their lives. If there is a power spike to your system and there is nothing stopping it from getting to the motherboard then the board itself takes a hit.
The capacitors on the motherboard located right next to the Processor chip will take a fit and if you look at the top of them you will see they either try to explode or it looks like they are bulging at the seams.
Most people will think the powersupply took a dump. Either there is a design flaw in the motherboard and its configuration/contruction or the BESTEC powersupplies that they use for these systems can not take the beating and pass along a power spike to the board.
Mind you in my experience with the Emachine it gave me a few years of service before it took a dump. If your emachine takes this dump before investing in a power supply to see if it will come back please either have a tech check your capacitors on the board or you can look at them yourself.
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Post by mitch on Jun 28, 2009 18:17:16 GMT -5
Now that you mention it, I have seen several eMachines which have had similar failures. Typically, the problem is either a blown Power Supply, fried Motherboard, or both. Thanks for the awesome post!
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Post by millertime on Jun 30, 2009 12:47:08 GMT -5
Ah yes, we've had many e-machines with similar problems. They are as cheaply made as it gets.
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Post by pcrecycle on Jul 7, 2009 6:37:03 GMT -5
So when I see Emachines on Craigslist I skip them right off the bat cuz no clue how much life they have left before they blow.
I still think its the powersupply cuz I dont see any other computers come with that brand.
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Post by mitch on Jul 7, 2009 23:46:29 GMT -5
It makes perfect sense. eMachines probably has a corporate agreement with some cheap manufacturer, and they don't exactly care if your machine blows up after a year or two. After all, a dead computer means you have to buy a new one.
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Post by Gary on Aug 8, 2009 9:48:08 GMT -5
Interestingly enough it has been the most passed around brand name in the history of PC's. It has been owned by IBM, HP, and a couple of others. Currently it is owned by Acer. I find it humoprous that rather than just dropping it, these companies actually convince their competition to buy the brand. The hardware is always the absolute cheapest they can get. It is perfect for Walmart.
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