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PCs plagued by bad capacitors

November 10, 2005 Some Dell, Apple and HP computers with faulty motherboards are at risk for video failure and periodic system shutdowns. Photos: Defective capacitors TAGS: capacitor, Dell Optiplex, workstation, Apple Computer, motherboard, Apple iMac, computer company, Dell, HP, Intel, PC, video, photograph

Bulging capacitors haunt Dell

November 1, 2005 PC maker plans to replace components on some of its Optiplex business PCs but will not issue a product-wide recall. TAGS: capacitor, Dell Optiplex, recall, business PC, Dell, spokesman, supplier, motherboard, PC

When good capacitors go bad

November 10, 2005 Not all broken PC caps will bulge, swell and burst. They can fail, and you'd never know by looking at them. TAGS: capacitor, base, cap, voltage, motherboard, PC, video

Start-up creates flexible sheets of light

December 6, 2007 CeeLite's LECs, which can be integrated into walls or wrapped around poles, are being tested on ad-emblazoned city buses.Photos: CeeLite's bendable, durable lights TAGS: organic light-emitting diode, polymer, sign, sheet, capacitor, start-up

Smokeless rockets launching soon?

May 17, 2006 A propulsion system that emits nothing but heat could revolutionize the space and transportation industries. Photo: Professor moves rockets closer to warp speed TAGS: rocket, professor, Star Trek, capacitor, engine, satellite

Finger-pointing after Dell's Halloween scare

November 1, 2005 Analysts debate whether bad capacitors and increased competition are worse than the problems that Dell causes itself. TAGS: Andrew Neff, AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon, Dell, China, Lenovo, investor, newsletter, capacitor, India, Intel, U.K., Acer Inc., IBM Corp., HP, server
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