Help with Video Card - Solder??

[ronniemjohns]

ONE gold(ish) leads on my Radeon 9700 Pro has broken. It's the part that slides into the AGP slot. I still have the top and bottom sections of that one lead on the card, but there is now a break in the middle. Has ANYONE ever tried to fix an issue like this? I would think that you might be able to solder something back on to bridge the gap or even use a conductive pen then a sealing pen, but I'm hoping someone else has tried something like this in the past.

It's apparently the lead to the power connector, so it's currently completely non-operational. To make a long story short, there was somewhat of a power surge and the lead burned & cracked . The card otherwise LOOKs ok. Any ideas guys?

Thanks!

 

[WindsorFox]

ONE gold(ish) leads on my Radeon 9700 Pro has broken. It's the part that slides into the AGP slot. I still have the top and bottom sections of that one lead on the card, but there is now a break in the middle. Has ANYONE ever tried to fix an issue like this? I would think that you might be able to solder something back on to bridge the gap or even use a conductive pen then a sealing pen, but I'm hoping someone else has tried something like this in the past.

It's apparently the lead to the power connector, so it's currently completely non-operational. To make a long story short, there was somewhat of a power surge and the lead burned & cracked . The card otherwise LOOKs ok. Any ideas guys?

Thanks!

I have repaired traces on a board with liquid metal paint pens, originally made for repairing the strips on rear window defrosters in a car. This should work fine to repair the trace, however if it took a hit, I expect more to be wrong, possibly problems with the main board and/or PSU as well.