Holy crap, it worked! Dead video card resurrected!

Originally Posted by Captain Picard

Now HardOCP can throw bake sales!

win

dudde, i had a Tecra M4 S435 that died like 3 years ago.... then i came across this method and i figure what the hell, thought i'd try this method out, took out the motherboard did everything on the guide and 1 hour later my tablet was resurrected! though one plastic part was melted, my tablet now works! This method also works on other stuff! not just the video card lol

At first, I though this was one of the "PUT YOUR MOTHERBOARD INTO THE DISHWASHER L-O-L" threads, but this is truly amazing. Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by funkydmunky

Who told you to leave it in the oven to "cool down"?
There is a reason why many have said between 5-9min. Because leaving it in the oven longer melts everything. You do know your oven will stay freaking hot for a long time after you turn it off right. Its not a microwave oven that shuts off when the timer goes.
I hope it goes well for you, but me thinks you haven't spent much time around an oven.

I didn't leave it in the oven with all the heat in there. after 8 ish minutes I opened the door for a few secs and let most of the heat roll out then closed it, then a few mins later opened it again for a few more secs to help the cool down process.

I'm not a big fan of rapid cooling by removing items from a high heat environment and placing them straight in even a room temp environment, that is how things warp/crack.

{H}ardIronChef

So I bring up Hardforum and see 881 people viewing the Video Cards forum. I get excited thinking maybe ATI or nVidia has released the newest cards early. Oh well, kudos for finding an awesome ghetto repair trick.

Originally Posted by denali

{H}ardIronChef

[H]ard Iron Chef

definitely a custom title haste should get for this!

Originally Posted by 4saken

[H]ard Iron Chef

definitely a custom title haste should get for this!

I agree completely..

Just gave my 8800GT the bake job and it is now happy.

Striped it down, ploped it in for 8 minutes at 385 degrees. Pulled it out, cooled it down, greased it up, and plugged it back in. Picture perfect.

Original condition: artifacts on screen.

Thanks for the easy fix!!!

Originally Posted by denali

{H}ardIronChef

Originally Posted by 4saken

[H]ard Iron Chef

definitely a custom title haste should get for this!

Originally Posted by TheAnkh

I agree completely..

i like!

Originally Posted by serpretetsky

This thread is win, must try this on artifacting 7900gs.

baked at 390 F for 8 minutes, artifacts haven't gone away (randomly stretching textures on models)

K, my SN95G5 mobo is toast but I think it was already on its way downhill :-/ Now I gotta replace the shuttle with a much needed mAtx build

On the down side, baking didn't work for me but on the upside I get to upgrade a finicky satanic Shittle to a normal computer without the will of Satan* in it

would this work for a 8800gt? mine died a month ago and i did not register it either..

Originally Posted by Hard and Confused

K, my SN95G5 mobo is toast but I think it was already on its way downhill :-/ Now I gotta replace the shuttle with a much needed mAtx build

On the down side, baking didn't work for me but on the upside I get to upgrade a finicky satanic Shittle to a normal computer without the will of Satin in it

I much prefer the will of chiffon in my computers. or to quote the late Madeline Kahn "Taffeta, darling!" Anything but polyester!

could i try this with a laptop with no display problem? Is it ok to put a laptop in the oven?

Originally Posted by hardc0re

could i try this with a laptop with no display problem? Is it ok to put a laptop in the oven?

I would take the motherboard out and just do that.

Originally Posted by hardc0re

could i try this with a laptop with no display problem? Is it ok to put a laptop in the oven?

Please, for the love of God.......take pictures if you throw your whole laptop in the oven!! LOL

Originally Posted by unrealsword

I can't believe this is on the front page of digg.

+1

Awesome.

Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/n...utes-at-425-f/