Holy crap, it worked! Dead video card resurrected!

Originally Posted by Oh4Sh0

I may try this tonight. I have an old x800gto and a 2900pro to try. Although neither artifacts, one just posts 'sometimes' and the other doesn't work at all, so I'm not expecting anything.

The 8800GTX I used this idea on didnt even let the computer post.
And it worked!!!!!

This is fkn awesome that so many people are fixing their cards!!! +1 to OP

Perhaps I should put my artifacting xbox 360 in the oven and see if it fixes it! haha

Originally Posted by Jakalwarrior

Toxic chemicals from heating electronics + your dinner = possibly unhealthy

That didn't stop the guy who cooled his computer with vegetable oil.

Originally Posted by Loser_guy

Perhaps I should put my artifacting xbox 360 in the oven and see if it fixes it! haha

Do it! And post pics!
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I've used a method like this to fix the GPU on a Thinkpad T40 - except I used a heat gun because I knew exactly where the problem was.

mmmmm....baked potatoes

I've been considering disassembling my hp notebook that died on me awhile back. HP's extended support links drill down through my model number and serial number but end in only a handful of P/N numbers which don't include mine. There are other problems with HP's like the hinges cracking, and there was just a recall on their exploding batteries too. Mine died just after the display started showing screen artifacts, then it showed fine colored lines oscillating diagonally on the lcd like some old fashioned crt tube defect almost. After that, the display only shows backlight and no post/beeps or anything when I turn it on.

The gpu is integrated into the mobo I believe. Its a dv93339us with a nvidia go7600 gpu. Since its a paperweight I don't have much to lose.

I tried this just as the OP stated with a broken 8800GTX I had. Put the card in and checked it after 10 minutes, my card turned into blueberry muffins!!! crazy!!!

Originally Posted by AppaYipYip

I tried this just as the OP stated with a broken 8800GTX I had. Put the card in and checked it after 10 minutes, my card turned into blueberry muffins!!! crazy!!!

amazing! Well if you got nothing to lose easybake oven it!

Originally Posted by AppaYipYip

I tried this just as the OP stated with a broken 8800GTX I had. Put the card in and checked it after 10 minutes, my card turned into blueberry muffins!!! crazy!!!

win

I'm pretty sure I threw out an old X800GTO card that wouldn't post a few months ago, but I'll dig around. If I still have it, I'm definitely giving this a try.

So I was considering using some sort of heat method on the hp mobo+go7600 gpu. I'd take the motherboard out and remove the ram and cpu of course

The oven doesn't sound like a bad idea. The guy in this thread used a tea lamp with rubbing alcohol in it.

http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/...20board-repair


Here is an article from late last yr regarding nvidia soldering.

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/39506/135/

Originally Posted by RiZnO

This is fkn awesome that so many people are fixing their cards!!! +1 to OP

I wouldnt be too sure about that, this is the internet, 1 or 2 are probably legit, whilst the rest probably just jumped on the bandwagon for whatever reason.

But regardless, it is a good fix for certain problems and is worth it if you are out of warranty.

Originally Posted by EVIL-SCOTSMAN

I wouldnt be too sure about that, this is the internet, 1 or 2 are probably legit, whilst the rest probably just jumped on the bandwagon for whatever reason.

But regardless, it is a good fix for certain problems and is worth it if you are out of warranty.

ur probably right but i would hope people wouldnt falsify their claims...

Meh, i'd believe most of them, simply because of how spotty hardware gets after 2-3 years of heavy use, and high temperatures.

sometimes I really like Youtube. Plenty of other videos of people using skillets and toaster ovens and how they did it.

A mod must delete this thread, im opening up my WTB broken 8800XXX thread now!!

:P

Originally Posted by kioras

Meh, i'd believe most of them, simply because of how spotty hardware gets after 2-3 years of heavy use, and high temperatures.

thats how old my 8800 was when it died. almost 3 years. heavy overclock its whole life and the heatsink had been removed/installed multiple times.

I'm gonna have to try this with my old GTS 512 that killed my SLi setup.