System and Display Issues

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), Electrical spikes, or Overheating

These can damage the motherboard’s soldered chips and components.

Careless Insertion

Pins on integrated connectors can be damaged by improper insertion of plugs and adapter cards.

Dirt and Chip Creep

Errors may be caused by dirty contacts or chip creep, where an adapter works loose from its socket over time due to temperature changes.

Scorch Marks and Capacitor Swelling

A “blown“ component may leave scorch marks. Swollen or bulging capacitors, which regulate electricity flow, may indicate damage or manufacturing defects.

Network Time Protocol

NTP

CMOS

Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

Non-Volatile random-access memory

NVRAM