Damage_inc- Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Posted January 16, 2014 apparently laptop graphics cards commonly fail and develop breaks in the solder contacts from overheating and poor manufacturing-so one trick is to re flow the solder by baking the card for a short time in an oven-remove the graphics card carefully .make some standoffs /i used paperclips to elevate the card an inch off the cookie sheet.put into an over for 10 minutes at 400 degrees-remove and reinstall.holly crap -the shit works-i finally did it the other day with my Acer laptop and it is reborn-amazing. i could tell the solder joints looked shinier so i know it made some difference before i reinstalled the card,rebooted and its runs perfect . gl this is for removable cards only! WiZiD 1 Awards
WiZiD Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 804 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.64 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 12:59 PM Birthday: 04/25/1960 Device: Windows Posted January 16, 2014 http://www.overclockers.com/the-oven-trick-repairing-your-broken-video-card-with-an-oven/ directions with pics. Worked for me several times. I have a KADA rework station. So instead of baking the card I just heat the GPU front and back. This blows hot air and the desired temp. http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/281151293191?lpid=82 I also use a MicroTemp Digital Infrared Thermometer To make sure you do not get it too hot. http://www.autogeek.net/microtemp-mt-pro-thermometer.html?productid=microtemp-mt-pro-thermometer&channelid=FROOG&utm_source=CSEs&utm_medium=GoogleProductSearch&utm_campaign=CSE&gclid=CI3S6JDGgbwCFSUOOgodO1AAKg Damage_inc- 1 Awards
7Toes Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Posted January 16, 2014 lap tops my wife and daughter have went through several while i have never had a desk top go on me im on my third desk top in the last 10-14years now they just went out of date and i rebuilt me new ones Awards
Damage_inc- Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Author Posted January 16, 2014 wow my problem was with my laptop.i wasnt aware this was an old fix for all graphics cards-/desktop as well*pretty fkn kool Awards
Damage_inc- Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Author Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) bah Edited January 16, 2014 by Damage_inc- Awards
Paperman Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 207 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 18 Topic Count: 36 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 790 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 263 Achievement Points: 5015 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 21, 2015 Birthday: 01/18/1966 Posted January 16, 2014 I did this on a Toshiba laptop 6 mo ago and its still going. Damage_inc- 1
WiZiD Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 804 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.64 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 12:59 PM Birthday: 04/25/1960 Device: Windows Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) I did it to I think sweatingbullets>XI<'s laptop. It finally shit the bed but at least he had time to back it up. I think it lasted a few months at least. Not sure on the name either as it was a long time ago... Oh yea I forgot to mention about the solder. In the old days they use to use the best solder. Almost never had this problem. Now a days with everyone trying to save money they use cheap solder. I do not think they want them to last as long so most people will just buy a new one. Edited January 16, 2014 by WiZiD Awards
little_old_man Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.21 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Posted January 16, 2014 It's amazing that the heat doesn't bake the chips in addition to the solder. Damage_inc- 1 Awards
KaptCrunch Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4867 Content Per Day: 0.85 Reputation: 4031 Achievement Points: 39377 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 49 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Online Last Seen: 2 minutes ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted January 16, 2014 even heat not shock, been doing this since GeForce/Rage gpu's. people laughed when I said I baked their card to fix it 325 F for 3-5 mins on roaster with water in tray and game consoles I agree Wizid cheap solder Awards
Dark Asylumn Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 252 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2840 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 1032 Achievement Points: 20424 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 22 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Posted January 16, 2014 question i have a newer toshiba laptop that the screen no longer works but an external monitor will. could this be the problem, or is it more than likely the screen??? Awards
fireurza Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 677 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1457 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 791 Achievement Points: 9890 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 11/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16, 2024 Birthday: 02/20/1986 Posted January 16, 2014 dark thats probably the screen Awards
Dark Asylumn Posted January 16, 2014 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 252 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2840 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 1032 Achievement Points: 20424 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 22 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Posted January 16, 2014 damnit. its my sisters so no biggie just hoping i could give her a quick fix Awards
KaptCrunch Posted January 17, 2014 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4867 Content Per Day: 0.85 Reputation: 4031 Achievement Points: 39377 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 49 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Online Last Seen: 2 minutes ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) damnit. its my sisters so no biggie just hoping i could give her a quick fix its the back light is the issue most likely, need to replace cold cathode tubes or replace caps or ribbon cable is broke or dislodge from socket Edited January 17, 2014 by KaptCrunch Awards
Dark Asylumn Posted January 17, 2014 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 252 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2840 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 1032 Achievement Points: 20424 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 22 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Posted January 17, 2014 probably just hook it up to a monitor and be done with it Awards
TBC_Shaggy Posted February 1, 2014 Member ID: 3440 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 29 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 106 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 83 Achievement Points: 812 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/13/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 26, 2018 Birthday: 02/12/1967 Posted February 1, 2014 It was the solder, partially, inadequate cooling system design was the rest of the equation. the solder is tin based instead of lead, thanks EPA, so the tin is more brittle. Add to that the engineers designed a mediocre cooling system usually with one cooling tube for the CPU , GPU and chipset. This causes the GPU to overheat in demanding scenarios like gaming when all the chips are roasting. When it overheats it flexes due to expansion and cracks the BGA solder joints. Usually the heat fix might bring it back for awhile but the problem will return unless you have some method of cooling the chips better, like a fan utility to run the fans at 100%. HP had a big problem with this in the DV6000-DV9000's and the TX2's. Dell had it in almost any laptop that ran an 8400-8800GT. I have a 1705 with the 8800 that I baked and it works but I have a utility to keep the fans at max all the time. If I use it on the battery I also use the Nvidia utility to downclock the GPU as low as it will go. Damage_inc- 1
TBC_Shaggy Posted February 1, 2014 Member ID: 3440 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 29 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 106 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 83 Achievement Points: 812 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/13/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 26, 2018 Birthday: 02/12/1967 Posted February 1, 2014 Dark take a flashlight to the screen and boot the laptop if you can see the windows logo or desktop icons when you light it up with the flashlight it is likely not the screen but possibly the backlight or more likely the inverter for the backlight. They are easy to change and fail quite often. I have replaced at least 20 of them for the reason you listed. You can get them on Ebay Cheap. Just gotta pull it out and make sure you get the right one for the panel in your laptop. same model laptop can have several different screen manufacturers.
Damage_inc- Posted February 1, 2014 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Author Posted February 1, 2014 does anyone have an old mxm11 brd they can part with.i would like to replace this 8400m g brd that is a problem...cant find anything online that is a bargain Awards
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