You might check TechRepublic web site there was an article about this very problem. It’s been going for years. Dell even new about the problem.

 

 

We experienced this a few years ago with the GX270’s. Dell had a recall out on the m’board (I could only find this info on the discussion forums), so they replaced all seven of ours – even sending a tech to install them – at no charge.

 

I don’t have any 745’s, but I have 63 755’s so it’s possible I should be worried(?). Have you checked the website to see if this is a known problem, or whether there is a recall (even though they are out of warranty)? If there is, the warranty may not matter.

 

 

 

I am sure that many of you are familiar with the bulging capacitor issue from several years ago from Dell and a few other manufacturers... Have any of you seen this problem reappearing with newer models? We have just discovered a few gx 745’s with the same problem. They are out of warranty by a couple of months. We’ve not yet inspected the rest of the machines with the same model but I would not be surprised to find more.

I am pretty curious if this is isolated or something larger brewing again….

 

Thanks,
Gretchen Garcia

MCLD IT Services

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