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VGA in an Oven, it worked with me!

mlw89

mlw89

mlw89

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Yes let me explain what I've done

I bought a 'dead' ATI 3870 just for some testing or something like that, at first I tried to use the VGA on my current motherboard a ASUS M3A78, okay I started the system and boom the first error ive got was a blue screen of death saying something was wrong with the VGA. Then I tried the safe mode, sucess!
But not for so long, the screen started to blink... and blink... I thought, well the vga fan is spinning everything is OK...I started to wonder what was wrong with the VGA, it took the whole night to figure that was about a cold solder.

But f$@! how am I supposed to fix that at home? Well I looked to my oven the oven looked at me (:p) and gotcha, i disassembled the vga and i made a little protection to the capacitors with this
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. Everything set, I had to preheat the oven and then I put the VGA for 5 minutes into it... after these minutes I removed the VGA from the oven and reassembled it again. Then I waited like 30 minutes and tried to use the 3870 again... At first it appeared a BSOD, ok I rebooted the PC and waited for the boot and.... everything was OK. :eek: I'm using the VGA right now, I can't believe it worked.

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I don't have any responsibility if anyone else try this. I did this knowing the consequences.

Cheers. (;
 
Most likely some cracked solder, heating it just melts the solder back into shape/form. Anyway good job fixing your Gfx card well done, if its out of warranty might aswell try to fix it, nothing to lose.;)
 
Its like the problems that the xbox 360 has I've seen peaple put them in the oven or heat gun them to fix similar problems.

at least you got it working again! well done
 
I put my Geforce 8800GTX in the oven when it started pixelating and then died.

It started working again.

I have had to do it a couple of times but since bought an aftermarket cooler which seems to have resolved the problem.
 
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D-Ranged said:
I put my Geforce 8800GTX in the oven when it started pixelating and then died.

It started working again.

I have had to do it a couple of times but since bought an aftermarket cooler which seems to have resolved the problem.
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My 8800 GTX died last week, this sounds very promising - do you have to take the heatsink etc. off before you bake it?

The freezer fixed an old hard drive so it's about time the oven started helping out.:D
 
I did this with my 8800GTX, stripped the card down including the backplate. Placed in a baking tray with some balls of tin foil holding it up. Popped her in the oven at 220*C for 10 mins then left her to cool for about an hour. Put it back together and hey presto it worked!
 
Souljacker said:
*waits for someone to try it without disassembling it*
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Yeah this is interesting... exactly what parts are being put in the oven and what is removed first?

Not sure about it being a good idea to buy faulty cards, however... I've seen faulty 260s go for £80 on flea bay, only a tenner less than working cards :p
 
FoxEye said:
Yeah this is interesting... exactly what parts are being put in the oven and what is removed first?

Not sure about it being a good idea to buy faulty cards, however... I've seen faulty 260s go for £80 on flea bay, only a tenner less than working cards :p
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Just the PCB mate, everything else needs to come off that is removable =)
 
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