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Old 10th Nov 2004, 13:39
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Mac the Knife

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AFAIK it's not so much condensation (unless you live in Florida...) as thermal cycling. Soldered connections fatigue and crack, connections and chips work their way out of sockets and other mischief happens.

Manys the PC I've "repaired" just by reseating chips - a firm thumb, a tiny crunch (not from the mobo hopefully), and voila!
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