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Anyone with a broken greaphcs card? Try this.

RibTickler

RibTickler

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1-clean card
2-preheat oven to 200 c
3-place card on plate or pan with support to prevent it from sitting directly in pan
4-place card in oven
5-after 4-5 min shutdown oven and leave door closed
6-after 4 min slightly open the door to let heat come down and card to slowly cool
7-get card out of the oven and let it cool down for a good 20-30

Just worked on my GTX 8800. Thank to Shineon for the advice.
 
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Yes, automatic resoldering.. unlikely to work on my 7900GS's busted memory, but a clever little trick to be sure..
 
Ok!

i'm guessing its a bit like the xbox 360 towel trick?

you heat it up and fixes whatever is the cause

it worked with my xbox for about 10 mins, so i know this could work.

let us know how log the fix lasts
 
I would only ever do such a thing if I was dealing with and older piece of kit that had an expired warranty and was no longer worth much money wise
 
ravl585 said:
Ok!

i'm guessing its a bit like the xbox 360 towel trick?

you heat it up and fixes whatever is the cause

it worked with my xbox for about 10 mins, so i know this could work.

let us know how log the fix lasts
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The towel trick is pointless, if it's broken send it back, 90% of xbox's are probably still under 3 year warranty and if it has lived longer than 3 years your very lucky
 
385f is not hot enough to melt the lead free solder on newer electronics as it has a higher melting point...

"The reflow process window for conventional soldering is relatively wide. The melting point of the eutectic solder is 183ºC. The lower temperature limit for reflow is usually 200ºC and upper limit is about 235ºC. The lead-free alloy used for BGA solder balls has a melting point of 217ºC and requires a minimum reflow temperature of 235ºC to ensure good wetting. Maximum reflow temperature is in the 245ºC to 260ºC range, depending on complexity and density of the board."

Set your oven to at least 460 F.
 
challengedavid said:
you could try it in the microwave ;)


don't take this seriously
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I've tried a microwave, I had an old microwave and a long extension cable, I put loads of different things in, some light bulbs even light up. All the PCB tracks light up with lightning! :D

Eventually, something blew the door off, I think it may have been an egg or a grape or something silly like that! :eek:
 
I used a similar trick on my little brother's dead PS3, only I used a paint stripping heat gun rather than an oven. It revived it for a few weeks, just long enough for him to take out the Sony instant replacement warranty :p
 
I wouldnt do this with a 5870..that would be extremely mad. I wouldnt mind trying it with a older card.
 
Problem is of course, If You do get it hot enough to melt the solder You stand a chance of things on the bottom falling off :D
 
blow torch!

can't believe it worked for ya, get an additional cooler on your card to keep things cool so it won't undo what you just redid!!
 
Stick some cookie dough in with it, if the card still doesn't work at least you will have some fresh cookies to help get over it
 
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