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@hp My default assumption would be bad capacitors, do those two in the top-left have signs of bulging/leakage?

Aside from that I don't see any obvious signs of magic smoke escape, so if it did die it didn't do so loudly at least.

Warm chip - what was this board housed in? It may have been relying on heatsinking to the chassis, or airflow from a fan somewhere? Or could just be made to run warm. Or dead as you say.