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paulrmartin
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by paulrmartin » Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:59 pm
This is what my screen looks like since yesterday, no sound, nothing...
I know one of my grand-daughters was pressing the on and reset buttons on my computer, that's all.
Reformat?
aw shit....
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paulrmartin on Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:32 am, edited 1 time in total.
Neutron
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by Neutron » Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:19 pm
graphics card memory is kaput. but try reseating it (if its not onboard)
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by netguyjoel » Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:21 pm
Yeah...either on board motherboard video or videocard...
Joel
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by Neutron » Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:59 pm
if its the video card and its definitely fried you can try "trial by fire" since there is nothing to lose anyways.
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1421792 .
but because it was powered on and off a lot of timed before it died, i think an electronic component is actually dead.
capacitor
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by capacitor » Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:28 pm
Thanks for this & gotta love the Xtreme Bakeover vid
Will be trying this out with a S/C-confirmed dead Scope Pro after the holidays.
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by astroman » Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:31 pm
the procedure is very, very unlikely to have any effect on boards which are soldered like Scope cards are.
It applies to 'solder grids' below large chips, where tension (heat/cold) may stress and break connection points.
The baking makes the solder flow again and fill the gaps.
Is it the card with the fried cap ?
cheers, Tom
paulrmartin
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by paulrmartin » Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:33 am
Hey guys!
It so happens only the video card was irreparably damaged.
I'm just glad the Pulsars are ok.
See ya!
Are we listening?..
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by Neutron » Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:42 am
I am glad to hear you got it fixed.