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Recall early this year, Rapper Milli, was rumored to have left Chocolate City, headed b fellow rapper, M.I. The label eventually did come out to confirm the exit, putting a rest to the rumors.
However, a couple of days back, Milli, took to social media to share some cryptic messages on the reason for his exit before finally coming forth with the details.
This letter, however, is not an official statement form Milli's camp as it was shared in a closed Facebook group majorly dominated by fans of the talented act.
The letter which detailed how the entire saga which eventually led to his exit from the label, was broken into five different parts.
Read what he wrote:
Part 1/5: Breaking The Silence
It's no longer news that the time has come for me to move on from Chocolate City, but until now, no one has heard my side of the story.
It's been a long journey – one year in 2014 with M.I. writing and co-producing the Chairman album, and another year in 2015 being signed with Loopy and Choc City, writing and co-producing the TICBN album, and working on individual Choc City artist projects.
I have a lot of love for my CC family, especially for Koker and Dice, but for me, things didn't turn out how I thought they would at all… I was getting held back all the time, I wasn't allowed to put out music like I wanted to, and it was getting really hard to be myself…
I'm not going to say much out there, about what really happened, that's why I created this private Facebook group. I don't want to do interviews and talk about what happened, I wouldn't even want to write all of it down because it's quite painful.
But I haven't told anyone what's been happening, and you guys have been showing me love all this time, even in my absence, so it's only fair that you know more than everyone else… What I want to share with you will come in five parts and this is Part 1.
I really love you guys and feel so blessed
Part 2/5: The Childish EP
I started working on the Childish EP in 2014, and all the tracks on the EP were ready by the end of 2014, but when I got signed to Loopy in January 2015, M.I asked me to go back and re-record the entire EP.
When Mr Audu left in February 2015 and handed over to M.I, I automatically became a Choc City artist. I was told dropping my EP under CC was going to be great for me so I was really excited. But there was a lot going on at that time, so attention shifted from my EP and I was told I couldn't drop it for the next few months after the handover because I had to wait for the label to reorganise itself. In March, I figured out a way to drop music though, that's how I started #FreeMusicFridays. But after three Fridays, they pulled the plug on it and said I couldn't continue putting out free music…
When the handover was completed, we were asked to start putting together the TICBN album in order to promote the Choc City brand, so again I was told to be patient, and I was… I came up with the idea to drop the Childish EP on Children's Day (May 27th, which is also my birthday), but no one at the label paid attention and M.I didn't want me to drop it at the end of May because the TICBN Album would still being promoted around that time, so I had to be patient again. Once the TICBN album that I was also working on was recorded and dropped, I still wasn't allowed to drop the Childish EP, but instead I was asked to pay attention to the TICBN album and promote it, which I did…
Around August, after the TICBN promo, it was time for individual artists to drop projects they had been working on before the TICBN album, so I was excited and thought I could finally put out Childish. But then a new rule was invented: New music could only be dropped if it came with a music video… Sigh. More patience.
The music video for Unlooking was shot in September last year but turned out a disaster, a lot of things that were supposed to happen didn't and it just didn't look right. I wasn't proud of it, and you wouldn't have liked it at all, but I couldn't afford to shoot another one, and I couldn't drop Childish unless I dropped a video, so I was willing to live with it. I just wanted to drop my EP… But when M.I saw the footage, he said I couldn't drop the video yet, because we had to shoot additional scenes. The next shoot was set for January 2016 (four months after the first shoot!), which meant Childish wouldn't drop till then. One year of waiting, and more patience…
Part 3/5: Unlooking
In November last year, I realised the year was almost over and I hadn't put out any single yet. It bothered me, because people were waiting, and with all my frustrations I had to ask that the rule be waived in my case for Unlooking because my video was already shot, but not yet ready. Luckly it was approved but M.I wasn't fully behind my decision, so I wasn't very confident. But I knew I had to drop something with or without his support…
I know some of y'all have been asking about the Wizkid feature and if it that was even true. Well, it did exist, and still exists. I did have a song with Wiz, which was also supposed to have M.I on it, but unfortunately he took it from me. M.I gave me a choice – if I wanted to put out Unlooking, I would have to give up the Wizkid feature. I guess nobody in their right mind would give up a feature with Wiz, but I did believe in Unlooking, and everybody around me wanted me to release it. Also, I didn't want my first release to be a feature, and I knew I could always find him again, so I gave up the Wizkid track and prepared the release of Unlooking.
I created Unlooking in a really unique way. When I first wrote it, the verses were different, not Pidgin, but M.I asked me to rewrite the song, and had me change it from English into Pidgin, to be more "street"… so I did, even though I never enjoyed remaking the song. But I wanted to make him happy so I would get all the support I needed by the time Unlooking was coming out. Unfortunately, after so much time rewriting it, when I finally dropped the song, he didn't support me and Unlooking wasn't pushed.
He didn't put much effort into promoting it, I could tell, and after Unlooking, all these new dab songs started coming out and the move that I had started was jacked from me… I saw M.I supporting Olamide's dab and it really hurt me.
I thought M.I was ashamed of me. He was telling people that Unlooking was just 60% of what it could have been, and that the only reason people liked it was because it was in Pidgin. There was no budget for promotion, so I had to hustle by myself, but I am just one person and I can't win if my own people don't believe in me…
And all this while, M.I told me to be more like this or that artist, be more "street", and people told me that he kept saying that my music wasn't gonna fly in Naij… It's like they had decided my sound wasn't going to work before they even gave it a chance. It made me really, really sad…
Part 4/5: The Transition
In December last year, I met some cool and serious people that not only believe in me and my music, but they also want to see me shine. My new team wanted to work with Choc City but Choc City didn't want that. All this while, all CC artists were told to build their own teams. And here I was, with a dope team that wanted nothing from the label but the opportunity to invest in me, and work on my promo and branding together with the label, and CC said no. They said "Either all us or nothing". So what choice did I have? Sit and wait some more, or work with people who actually believe in me? I didn't want to leave the label, but they didn't really leave me a choice… So as much as it pained me to leave my fam behind, we started the release process in January…
Right after the meeting with M.I, my new team and I travelled abroad for four weeks to shoot two music videos. The change of environment was good for me as I was really down at the time, I felt abandoned because after all the hard work I had put into the various CC projects and the Chairman album, the label was ready to just give up on me like that…
Then things started picking up and I did more work with my new team in one month than with Choc City in an entire year, and I'm grateful. They get me and my music. They wanna make me succeed the way I am, not change my sound. They see the big picture, and way beyond Nigeria.
Not everyone is happy about my departure from CC though, and even for me, it wasn't easy to make that decision… In "Everything" M.I. really went deep, calling me disloyal for leaving the family and so on. People in the label office stopped talking to me. It became difficult for me to work with Reinhard, my producer that I introduced to M.I. at the time we produced Chairman. They talked to radio OAPs and other media people and told them their side of the story, making me look bad and as if I don't care about anyone.
And then it took almost five months to release me from the label, so I was stuck. Choc City was delaying me and crushed my vibe… My new team said I shouldn't be on social media until things are settled with Choc City, so that they don't change their mind about releasing me or delay us some more when they see how well things are going for me. That's why I went quiet at some point. I didn't even know what to say or post anyway, I was just really, really sad…
Part 5/5: A New Beginning
Being signed to Choc City was a big opportunity in my life that I will forever be grateful for. I've learned a lot, the good and the bad. But to keep following my dream, I needed to let go, even if it hurts and it still does…
But I've got my own label now, Up Next, a dope team, and I've got you guys, and that's all I need. But I can't lie, it's gonna be tough. I already know that he and his people have been talking to the media, and I don't know how that will affect what the blogs will write, and how much radio and TV airplay I will get for my music… Maybe they will shut me out, he has people everywhere, so its possible for him to do things his way… Some of the social media influencers even told me they don't want to promote my new projects, for fear of upsetting M.I or Choc City…
It's scary and I don't know what will happen but I'm ready for the challenge, and as long as you guys have my back and help me post, RT, Regram and spread the word about the #UpNextMovement and my new music to your people, we don't even need all the fake hype!
Much more happened than what I've told you, a lot of personal things that really disappointed and hurt me deeply, coming from a person I admire and respect so much. I won't speak about details because I don't want this to be about any of those personal things. That's between him and me. #DontAskMeWhatHappened.
But I will never forget how I was put down again and again, how my confidence in my sound was broken, and how it was impossible for me to put out my music. I even stopped believing in myself at some point… Your messages all this while really helped me a lot and gave me new motivation. I felt your love and I'm grateful for that.
What I'm going to drop this week is daring, but it's my way of overcoming my fear, stand up for the Art I believe in and move on. I hope I can count on you to have my back and get others to join the #UpNextMovement. The Movement is about the art of good music, and about giving other artists that make "different" sound the courage and strength to BE different, instead of getting frustrated by the industry.
I'm sure many people will say I'm ungrateful and I want to cause drama but what I really want to do is to leave the old structures behind that suppressed my art and my sound, follow my dream and #SetArtFree! That's my mission with the #UpNextMovement.
We need to allow Art to exist in Nigeria and I'm not shutting up no more. And if that upsets some people, so be it.
Bless u all & thanks for being with me.
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I hot yo back son. Any day any time. Yo sound is unique. First time I heard u on a feature I put d track on replay. I've surfed d web searching for yo own stuffs but all I see is yo feature. Now I know why. God will help u son.
as long as you drop dope songs, the people got you back! don't fail us, just hold on
Everything happened for a reason u have to move on brother a road without obstacles lead to no were
Such is life
Milliiiii that boy good!
I remember when I first heard "back to the future by Milli ft MI… All I can say is keep your head up milli, nobody can shut you out.
& M.I did messed up d song with his weak voice & awful vocals
Rubbish, M.I. saved that song cos Milli's verse was weak. That being stated, the song didn't go anywhere.
Roll out by Drey Beatz ft milli, m.i
Her by Milli ft Victoria Kimani… The boy is good!
Unlooking never felt like something I know belongs to Milli
Lemme be an adviser for your team. Don't under rate! About how do I drop my contact public!!! Hope we meet someday and u give me a chance…
Bruh I hope you read this,Milli always know that Art has no boundaries and subject to no one,no limit can be placed on art and art is appreciated in every part of the world, believe your music is bigger than Nigeria and no one can kill your Art no matter what position that person holds in this temporary realm,Art can't be killed because it's everlasting, I believe in your art and you should too,doing something different makes your art unique with value…realize that the other person is you then you become unstoppable
milli truth be told… m. I is my mentor but you gats to move and believe in your sef bcos I know that you are gonna be celebrated and call blessed one day… another that want to pull u down… shall never see the light of the following day… not a curse but a prayer to God… to any body that thinks if evil to his fellow human being…MILLI u shall grow
MI is one of ny best rappers while I also level his songs with foreign great e.gMeek,drake and if none of their songs give no MI. fantansy, then I'm totally out but seriously, I'm beginning to hate Mi and it is for nothing else than just the one he kills any young artist hw finds out could be a menace to hi not to his songs but their development, which he thinks will stop them working for CBN once achieve star. Same mistake he made to for Ice prince and no longer wanting that to happen probably.
If anyone remembers Brymo, checking out blogs where they put out screenshot of his tweets and Instagram posts about how Abaga wanted to kill his career.
Well, there is something running there we don't know about.
Brymo is here to stay, milli coming up with Fire. Shame on MI and his yeye bones..
I first made this milli post eeeh! 😀 CLICK HERE!!!
Milli,am ur no 1 fan,I believe in u.break dat fuckkkkkkkkkkin mic on mi's head.
The plan was to surpress your ideas so as to make you feel that you need more improvement, thereby using you. Knowing fully well your stuff would have gone far if promoted well. Move on, destiny can only delayedM.I uses English when he raps tho…
Destiny can only be delayed… besides u had no room to quit, so fly bro!
Fuck mi ad choc city ride on milli u gat all it takes
milli i swear down i love your sound from day 1, but when u stop droping i felt like "dis guy is nt serious or what?" but now i know…am also a rapper with similar story…but i know one day naija will start supporting good hip hop & trap music…middle finger 2 all fake rappers & sided medias…i always tell my team everything in this world was started by one person…#TeamDreamBig
Be strong bro. I see success ahead. Just do you.
Be strong bro, bro I want u to meet one of the badest producer Doka he can give u ur kind of sound he is cool and I believe in him 08161569426
U r a Talented guy, but pls read d clause of your contract properly, to make sure u r nt walking into a record label trap.
Unlooking, back to the future, roll up, her, yours . .. Milli, They can only try.. . Good music would always sell itself.
MI really has this other odd side to him..am sure thats the same experience that made brymo go too…He invests his time and resources more on ICE,Jagz and Loose who are not as talented as MILLI AND BRYMO..me am inspired thus..I hAVE NEVER DOUBTED YOUR TALENT BRO..and please do release the Unlooking complete English version and more materials that we didnt know about b4 the very new ones biko! #UPNEXT
Ice and Jagz not as talented as Milli and Brymo? Are you just nuts or seriously stupid?
he must be……his imaginations are playing tricks on his mind
Every story have a two side
No wonder Ice is beginning to isolate himself from the choc boi stuff, is obvious dat MI is self centred if nt ppl like milli, ice would hav bin d ones reppin Nigerian/African hiphop music.. Kip ur head up
I like both Milli and M.I.
In this situation, it probably was best for Milli to move on. He's young, hungry for success, raw, talented, versatile, and full of zeal. With a team that believes in him, he's bound to succeed. Time will tell and if it works out for him, then CC would learn a costly lesson. CC drags their feet when it comes to releasing materials for their artists. Osagie had some excellent points. CC management need to wake up and open their eye.
True talk
Milli we gat U
I have to tell you Milli! You are super talented. It is going to be hard for sometime but you will definitely rise. You made the right decision for yourself. I see no reason being with people who are holding you down and have no regards for your work. See you at the top. I believe in you.
I always suspected dis MI don't promote young stars in chocolate city look at lives of mili BRYMO and pyrse theirs is notin to right home about FUCK MI
And for someone as Moti Cates too! To still be on a lowkey…even as talented as he is?! Makes me wonder if M.I is really handling d affairs of CC. I'm happy I can now get new materials frm Emperor Jagz now since his outta that CC cave 😀
Sad story, Mili, God is gonna be ur strength as long as u stand firm in him and trust him, for he's there behind your back to uplift u and raise u higher than ur enemies
A great m.I fan, BUT..a greater milli fan…aonno.. Bt m.I is tryna use 1 of robert greene's 49 laws of power on u…not only on u,but to run the affairs of C.B.N ….but this is a warnin to m.I cus aon want either of the two fail or shamed…karma iza bitch,nemesis is real..
A great m.I fan, BUT..a greater milli fan…aonno.. Bt m.I is tryna use 1 of robert greene's 49 laws of power on u…not only on u,but to run the affairs of C.B.N ….but this is a warnin to m.I cus aon want either of the two fail or shamed…karma iza bitch,nemesis is real..
I'm really starting to hate M.I He us becoming really selfish and bossy, soo much talent in CC is going to waste, Loose, Vicky, Pryse, Dice… This guys should wake up before it's too late. Milli brov I can feel ur pain, to be honest the type of music u do is top notch, but unfortunately Nigerian music industry doesn't hype it that much, ur type can be felt in SA trust me. Doo a collabo with Nasty C or Emtee them. U will blow up the whole of Africa,
Am a super fan of M.I and choc city label but business wise I think jude is lacking behind in the way he handling choc, the first time I hear Milli am like who tha hell is this guy where is he from; honestly speaking this dude has make a right decision what's the point of staying with boss that don't blv in your materials, if am in your shoe I will probably make the same decision, we all want to be successful in life… Milli go shine like a diamond; we do blv in you. #UpNextMovement
m.i is a good rapper tho but he's a hater and easily jealous… thats how how it is. if you study him carefully, you'll see when he finds some one as good or better as he is, he's try to talk them down..i believe thats same reason ice prince wasnt bothered about his departure from choc city in the first place.
well, nobody is perfect just like he said..we all got our flaws. that must be m.i's flaw. i wish both teams good luck. forever love m.i's songs.
Milli can en will make it with or without Jude Abaga (MI)
Whodafuck is dis kelvin Gudluk? It is not only Kelvin Gudluk u wil see nw, u strt seein 'kein badluk' U r very stupid for sayin his career shuld RIP. It is ur career n M.I's career dat wil RIP. As u guyz r enemies of progress. Dat stupid shrt dwarf is jst a wicked human being, Choc city wil begin to fall as milli alrdy left. Jst watch n see hw God wil put d haters of Milli to shame. Nigerians got ur bck @Milli even Africa got ur bck.. u a man! Strive on d sky ur limit. U are far better Dan d fuck corupt n bias minded M.I and cohort. @milli u not Nigerians spec, do not allow choco City to dull u wif their useless ideology. #UpNextMovement I'm a Dj n I wil push u to d last. Godbless ur hustle n strengthen u for greater height. Luv bruh..
Wow I never knew this all this while till now
I think milli Is a talented Mc, first time I heard him was at the Lagos countdown on the island, my goodness he got my friends n I asking ourselves, who be this new rap king, twas unlooking he performed. He's dope
Be you bro, like we say in business there will always be customers for whatever you are selling. Do your Thang, F wat dey looking at
#upnextmovement…milli all the way..#big time crush..luv u milli
Millie, itz me @#hyce_age#. Remember when we met @ the white house, club.. I told you how much we started, how i love ur style of music, and i finally said. # bepatient# Now is the time. Burst out Exceedingly @Millie
Millie, itz me @#hyce_age#. Remember when we met @ the white house, club.. I told you how much we started, how i love ur style of music, and i finally said. # bepatient# Now is the time. Burst out Exceedingly @Millie
God bless you
Milli I gat you and just do your music you have more fans that you imagine and as you put out the music the list gonna grow and grow. I support your decision is time yo build your career with your own team that truly believes in you
Wow I never knew this all this while till now
Wow I never knew this all this while till now


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GATESVILLE — Mountain Water Supply Corp. issued a boil order for some customers in and around South Mountain, about 4 miles east of Gatesville, after a water main broke Monday morning.
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The recently notified Consolidated FDI Policy of the Government of India ("FDI Policy"), in para 3.3.3, prescribes that 'FDI in Trusts other than VCF is not permitted.' This is an insertion that was hitherto non-existent in the various press notes of the Government of India governing foreign direct investment ("FDI"). This assertion of (presumably) an existing prohibition raises some fundamental questions on the legal and regulatory treatment of various forms of contributions in trusts.
(In the following post, Abhishek Tripathi, an independent legal practitioner, and Mani Gupta, an Associate at Luthra & Luthra examine some complexities in the regulations pertaining to FDI in trusts)
FDI has been defined in para 2.1.12 to mean an 'investment by non-resident entity/person resident outside India in the capital of an Indian company under Schedule I of FEM (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000'. Therefore, the definition of FDI in the FDI Policy itself contemplates investments in companies alone, and not in trusts, societies or other similar entities.
Interestingly, the definition of 'security' under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ("FEMA") has merely incorporated mutual fund units or units of UTI as securities. Units of any other trusts should not fall within the meaning of 'security' under FEMA. 'Units of a trust' simpliciter do not find mention in the definition of 'security' under FEMA. The definition is worded in the most exhaustive manner. It is reproduced below for the ease of reference:
"'Security' means shares, stocks, bonds and debentures, Government securities as defined in the Public Debt Act, 1944 (18 of 1944), saving certificates to which the Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959 (46 of 1959) applies, deposit receipts in respect of deposit of securities and units of Unit Trust of India established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Unit Trust of India Act, 1963 (52 of 1963) or of any mutual fund and includes certificates of title to the securities, but does not include bills of exchange or promissory notes other than Government promissory notes or any other instrument that may be notified by the Reserve Bank as security for this purpose."
'Transfer or issue of security by a person resident outside India' has been deemed as a capital account transaction under FEMA. RBI has issued the FEM (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000, which regulates the transfer and issuance of securities to persons resident outside India. The only reference to units of trust in the said regulations can be found in the form of permission to Foreign Venture Capital Institutions to purchase units of a venture capital fund. Issuance of units of a trust to persons resident outside India per se has not been regulated or prohibited, and rightly so, as such units are not security.
It will be open to debate if transfer or issuance of units of a trust, if not a security, can be construed as a capital account transaction. After all, units issued by a trust are moveable properties. Transfer of all forms of moveable properties (other than those mentioned in Section 6 of FEMA, such as securities and foreign securities) is considered as a current account transaction. Unless prohibited, current account transactions are considered permitted. Therefore, it is plausible to argue that under FEMA issuance of units of a trust to persons resident outside India many not have required prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI"), or the Foreign Investment Promotion Board ("FIPB").
It is important to recognize, however, that distribution of economic units by trusts by way of sale of units may attract the regulatory supervision of SEBI, and through SEBI's regulations, foreign investment in such units may be regulated/ prohibited. Alternatively, as stipulated in the definition of 'security' itself, it is open to RBI to notify units of a trust, as a security under FEMA.
If the view that subscription to units of trust is not a capital account transaction is accepted, transactions in such units can be regulated by the Central Government (in consultation with the RBI). The Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transaction) Rules, 2000 does not prescribe prohibitions on the amount of inward remittance that can come in for the purposes of a current account transaction. Challenges, however, may arise if the non-resident intends to sell the economic interest in the trust, if tradable, to another trust, or if the trust is to distribute the benefits to the non-resident and it needs to make a remittance outside India. While, this specific category has not been regulated under the Current Account Transaction Rules, it is likely that the authorized dealers may not permit any remittance under the automatic route on that account.
It can be argued that by exercising its executive powers under the Constitution of India, the Government is well within its rights to regulate investment in India through trusts. The prohibition under the FDI Policy can possibly be justified on that count. Though, if a person resident outside India brings in FDI (whatever the regulator may mean it to be) in a trust, its consequences are unclear. Penal consequences under FEMA should not apply, considering that the prohibition does not flow from FEMA or rules and regulations made thereunder.
Further, the FDI Policy itself is unclear about what may constitute as FDI in Trusts. Trusts receive contributions in various forms and at various stages. Some of the contributions may not result in any economic interest or gain in the hands of the contributor. At the stage of formation of the trust, the settlor conveys certain property to the trustee(s) to be kept in trust for the beneficiaries. The settlor, unless the trust is revocable at his/her will or he/she is a beneficiary in the trust, may not have any interest in the trust property or its proceeds, after the trust has been created. A trust may receive subsequent contributions as well in the form of gifts and charitable donations. There is a regulatory regime under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976 ("FCRA") that regulates receipt of charitable contributions by public charitable trusts. FDI regime that seeks to regulate proprietary investment in India, for acquisition of an asset, should not regulate non-proprietary investments, which is anyway regulated under FCRA.
That leaves only the investments by non-resident into trusts for acquisition of an economic interest in the trust property or its proceeds. That may have been the intended target of the prohibition. However, it may be useful if the matter is clarified. In addition, it may be worthwhile for the RBI to notify acquisition of instruments representing interests in a trust property to be securities under FEMA to remove the ambiguity on this issue.
- Abhishek Tripathi & Mani Gupta


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I've recently had about 8 Optiplex computers die because of bad capacitors. This represents about 10% of our inventory and leaves those staff with no computer to use. These were all purchased as refurbished units from Dell Financial Services and have no warranty and we don't have the budget to replace all of those at one time. Are they worth trying to fix or have I just gained a batch of spare parts? I've seen sites that walk you through replacing the bad caps but I don't have any experience in that. What are your suggestions and thanks in advance!
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Jul 29, 2010 at 10:23 UTC
Hey Tony,
What model optiplexes? Shame on Dell for selling you those as they should have been aware of the capacitors going bad. You could try gathering proof that they knew (which they did, I'm sure) and demand replacements.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague%C2%A0; see the portion specifically mentioning Dell 270s.
I personally had to replace caps on boards and its not a fun task. Dell was one the companies who purchased the cheaper capacitors and paid the price down the line. If they sold you lemons raise some hell.
Good Luck!
Jul 29, 2010 at 10:39 UTC
If you are handy with a soldiring iron, I would say it might be worth swapping them out.
If you are not, you have a pile of spare CPUs and sticks of RAM. Depending on what you have, you might be better off getting el-cheapo MB/case combos from Tiger Direct or Newegg. For ~$150, it would be better than trying to get $900 a pop for proper replacements.
Jul 29, 2010 at 10:40 UTC
How old and have you contacted Dell?
I remember reading where Dell did provide warranty replacement even though some units were out of warranty. They have had this issue for some time.
Jul 29, 2010 at 10:48 UTC
I found a guy on craigslist that does capacitor replacements in LCDs and it turned into a pretty good business relationship. Now I send him any mobos with bad caps and he only charges like $30 plus the cost of caps, which aren't a lot since he usually has a stock or knows where to get them. He even soldered a bad DC jack on a laptop for me a few weeks ago.
BTW, were these GX270's?
Jul 29, 2010 at 10:54 UTC
I'm guessing the Optiplex SX or GX 260/270?
Jul 29, 2010 at 11:02 UTC
I have 4 GX 270, 2 SX 270 and 2 SX 280 with the problem, all the SFF or USFF. They were purchased at different times but all at least a year ago. They are off-lease units so I don't know the history before we purchased them. I haven't called Dell yet but might give that a shot. Thanks!
Jul 29, 2010 at 11:20 UTC
No worries, Tony. I dealt with that same issue personally so I feel the pain.
Here is a good link with additional information from Dell itself. Wouldn't hurt to contact them and see what they can do for you.
Jul 29, 2010 at 11:51 UTC
Given the class action lawsuit, they may be more inclined to help since you got them direct from Dell.
Jul 30, 2010 at 5:20 UTC
Warranty or not, in the UK if you have consumer protection rights. I'd hope you have similiar protection where you are.
I'd say go back to Dell. This isn't a failure due to age or misuse, its a well known manufacturing or design problem. Good Luck.
Jul 30, 2010 at 9:56 UTC
Definitely contact Dell before pulling the machines apart. Also, when caps pop there's a reason, and more often than not it's beyond "cheap caps". There are voltage regulators and diodes in-line with capacitor strings and those could be an underlying problem. If it's an overheat issue (common problem) you can replace the caps and be more vigilant about dust/cooling issues. Replacing blown caps should be considered temporary and last resort at best.
Jul 30, 2010 at 2:37 UTC
In our experience, Dell was replacing the motherboards for free even after the warranty was over, but then they stopped, and we have been buying motherboards to replace the bad one. They are generally $120-$130 each (refurb).
Good luck.
Aug 5, 2010 at 1:42 UTC
Dell stopped this program two years ago. Up until then, as long as you were the original owner of the machine in question, they would replace the MB for free. But it was only 1 per Service Tag. Two years ago they said "To hell with it" and stopped replacing them (most likely because the boards were no longer being made in mass production.)
Since the GX620 models, all of my machines have been free and clear (save 1, but that was due to a spike in power.)
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Co-Operative Systems is an IT service provider.
I came across one of the Dell GX270s with the bulging bad capacitor plague in 2007. Like RussellP, the company pursued Dell for replacement FOC but it was complicated by the fact that the PC was bought in the US but shipped to its UK office where it was actually used, so lots of cross-border red tape.
This company must have its own plague because it then suffered from an Optiplex 740 with mysterious lost network connections (on-board Broadcom which seems to fail only with large file transfers). Took me a while to track down but full posting is here:
I've also found the GX620 models to be fine.
Just to complete the Dell story, I came across a batch of 755s in 2009 with NICs which dropped their network connections every 30 seconds - regular as clockwork, unfortunately. Solution was either firmware or BIOS I think, but it's easy to look those up.
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Allowing paid placement of vaporware distributions like https://www.drupal.org/project/openedu is very frustrating. The higher ed page is only showcasing how the DA prioritizes vendors needs over the community's needs.
Why vaporware?
I don't know anything about openedu, can you explain why it's vaporware? Also, the article doesn't mention anything about paid placement, is that how this distribution was selected as the "Featured Distribution" ?
OpenEDU = Vaporware
ImageX Media presented about their "distribution" for years before ever sharing any code on Drupal.org. When they finally did attempt to share the code, they did about everything wrong https://www.drupal.org/node/2735443. After that commit, they stopped maintaining the project openly. The distribution download for OpenEDU is still using version 7.43 of core http://cgit.drupalcode.org/openedu/tree/drupal-org-core.make so that installing that distribution would comprimise any server it was intalled on when it was installed with no option to update it using a normal process.
So yes, beyond marketing OpenEDU is vaporware. It does not exist as a distribution anyone should/could use.
@Kreyen you are absolutely
@Kreyen you are absolutely correct that the Drupal 7 version(or really any version) should not be promoted with a known vulnerability. ImageX agrees and is fixing this issue as we speak.
We've pulled that promotion from the page for now while this is being resolved. Thank you for bringing the issue to our attention.
To your larger point about whether content can be both sponsored and *also* serve the community, I'm afraid we may have to agree to disagree on this point. We fundamentally believe that content that is truly valuable to the community can also be sponsored - and those opportunities help us serve both the mission of the association and our financial stability.
That said, as Megan outlined in the blog above this initiative is not just a pay-to-play scenario. The sponsorship opportunities were offered to partners who are also known as contributors. And we did in fact have to pass over some potential partners because we did not feel they had the right content to promote.
All that is to say that - we're community members first and our goal is for this initiative to have integrity. We appreciate your patience and empathy where we stumble or where we irreconcilably disagree.
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The Industry page should be neutral to all DA partners
https://www.drupal.org/industries/media-and-publishing shows FFW is the only connect, does it mean DA supports FFW to be only one? or it's a paid placement.
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I agree
I don't understand why FFW is the only vendor listed in Media and publishing site. How did they get there and how could other vendors working in the industry get listed?
Agreed. Further information
Agreed. Further information about how to be featured is not easily found. Could someone please advise how this process is handled?
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Seems like a peculation of the community work!
More importantly, these pages are a resource that Drupal businesses can point to as they convince potential clients that Drupal is the right choice for them.
I though these pages would not include any advertisement and promotion. On the contrary I see web forms to sponsors and featured companies.
But just a moment, we are talking about open source distributions right, that were made by so many people... I saw the words "Flexible, Scalable and Secure" being emphasized but not the word "Free".
This is at least unfair for the collaboration work we do on D.O. all these years. It seems like a peculation to me.
For example for the Gov page, why not show a random list of the companies listed here: https://www.drupal.org/drupal-services/all/Government?
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Glad to see them
You made me feel proud since scrolling through those nice pages. Thank you for all contributors and congratulations! :)
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First of all i want to congratulate the Drupal Association with the pages they´ve created. It show´s in one view all the relevant facts. Very well done! I think that it makes sense to put those pages on drupal.com as well!
Maybe it could serve or be a start of a "starterkit" for agencies and developers as well. Log in, create pdf from drupal.org profile (old fashioned but hey it works still :)) or create a digital form to embed (spread the word idea)
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Looks great!
Looks great! It should make Drupal much easier to pitch to these industries.
I was going to ask "Why aren't these pages featured on the drupal.org home page?", until I realized I scrolled past the row a few times. Perhaps part of that section should be our green "actionable" link color or some other affordance to show them as clickable? The grey icons blend in as body content that I unintentionally skimmed right past.


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Pro-tec B2 snow helmet
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11/26/2014 » 11/28/2014Thanksgiving Vacation - NO SCHOOL; 11/26-11/28
11/26/2014Father's Club Boxing Event - 6-9:00 PM
All-School Liturgy - "Feast of the Immaculate Conception"
Alumni Association Meeting - 6:30 pm (Rosmonowski Room)
PSAT Test Results Information Program for Parents of Junior Students; 6:30 pm
Christmas Concert; 3:00 pm
Congratulations to the November Student of the Month Recipients! Michael Kulisz, Business & Technology; Michael Shaw, English; Bitsy Los, Mathematics; Kate Rathgeber, Performing & Visual Arts; Kate LaMantia, PE & Health; Jackie Bergman, Religion; Ali Napoli, Science; Abbi Momot, Social Studies; Tatiana Lebeau, World Languages.
Every year St. Francis sends music students to the Illinois Music Educators Association District IX Honor Ensemble auditions. Students prepare music and audition for spots in these ensembles. On October 7, these auditions were held at Addison Trail High School. Congratulations to Theresa Finan '15 (IMEA Choir), Serena Harnack '16 (IMEA Orchestra) and Megan Abbott '18 (IMEA Honor Band). (Serena was also asked to re-audition for Concert Master). On November 22, these students will spend the day at the District IX festival working on their musical selections and preparing for a public concert that afternoon. The concert will take place at Aurora East High School on Saturday, November 22 at 3:00 pm.
Congratulations to the Varsity Girls' Volleyball team and coaches on their 1st place finish at the IHSA State Final Tournament!
Good luck to our football team at the IHSA State Semifinal game on Saturday, November 22nd at Nazareth Academy at 1:00pm.
On behalf of the entire faculty and staff of St. Francis, we hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday with friends and family.
Blessings to you and yours,
Raeann Huhn
St. Francis is teaming with Kaplan Test Prep to provide ACT prep courses on the St. Francis campus this winter and spring. The winter course will start on December 4 and lead up to the February 7th exam. There will be no classes during final exam week or Christmas break. The spring course starts on January 21 and leads up to the April ACT 18th test. St. Francis students normally receive a 10% discount on this course for a total cost of $629. However, if students register between November 28 and December 16 for either course the cost is reduced by $150 from the original price to $549. Juniors will receive a mailing on this discount. If you cannot afford the course, contact Trudy Rigney to see if we can arrange for a course discount. Students can register by going to the following link which is just for St. Francis students.
Register at: http://kaplanatschool.com/stfrancis
St. Francis Fashion Show - Fashionpalooza
Thanks to all who have registered for this Sunday's Fashion Show at Bobak's in Woodridge. Tickets are officially SOLD OUT, which means we are unable to accommodate walk-ins on Sunday. For those attending, some of the boutiques will host pop-up shops with gifts and accessories for immediate purchase. For raffle tickets, we will accept cash, checks and credit cards. Beverages are available at the cash bar. Doors open at 11:15 a.m. for our social hour. See you there!
On December 1, 2014 St. John Neumann and St. Patrick churches will be sponsoring their quarterly blood drive in cooperation with Heartland Blood Centers. This drive will take place from 2:00 pm to 7:30 pm at St. John Neumann church at the corner of East Main Street and Kirk Road. All healthy students, 17 years of age and older, weighing at least 110 lb., who have not given a regular blood donation since October 6, 2014 (or since August 11, 2014 for a double red donation) are encouraged to donate. Heartland will be giving each donor a pulled pork sandwich and chips, in addition to points that can be spent in Heartland's online store.
A photo ID is required. Students 16 years of age may also donate, but must bring a consent form signed by a parent or legal guardian. This can be downloaded from http://www.heartlandbc.org/donating_perms_slips.html. Questions about the donation process can be referred to Heartland at 1-800-786-4483. For questions about scheduling contact Shirley Hubbard at 630-513-8998 or Brian Watkins at 630-443-8241. Walk-ins are welcome.
Engineering Career Program: St. Francis students are invited to 7th annual Explore Engineering Night on Friday, November 21st, 6 PM to 9:30 PM at College of DuPage, SRC Room 2000. More than 10 speakers from both academia and industry are scheduled to discuss the work they perform as engineers. The speakers received their degrees in Bio, Chemical, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, and Industrial Engineering. It is a free event that was designed to introduce students to the different majors and learn what an engineer does on the job. It will be a great experience for students who are thinking about pursuing engineering after high school. Representatives from several university engineering programs in Illinois will also be available.


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The theme for ASTRO's 54th Annual Meeting is Advancing Patient Care Through Innovation. Changing demographics, a physician based delivery system predicted by many to be unable to meet future demand, dramatic growth in science and technology transfer, shifts in patient attitudes and expectation, and all in the context of a health care delivery system that is becoming increasingly unaffordable represent important societal trends that will force change in how health care will be conceived and delivered. These trends will have untold effects on radiation oncology care as well. Many health policy experts see "innovation" as the solution for these challenges to our health care system—not only technological innovation, but innovation in the delivery of care—to achieve improved outcomes while bending the cost curve.
Program Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be able to:
- Examine the multidisciplinary care to improve patient outcomes.
- Describe the various trends that are impacting the delivery of medical care. – i.e. health policy, health economic, epidemiologic and demographic.
- Employ quality and safety measures in the delivery of radiation therapy.
Target Audience
This continuing medical education activity is designed to meet the interests of radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, radiation biologists, radiation physicists, dosimetrists, oncologists working in related specialties, radiation therapists, radiation oncology nurses, radiation oncology administrators and all other health professionals involved in the field of radiation oncology.
For registration and additional conference information, please visit