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22nd August 2003, 00:32

i knew he was weird from the moment i laid eyes on him

22nd August 2003, 06:37

tested it yesterday late evening, entire screen was full of stripes and so.

I thought it hadn't dried up perfectly. this morning: I even don't get a screen

after removing CMOS battey + cmos discharge: NOTHING. power goes on but that's all
GF2 nor TNT2 boots. without videocard, even not a beep

that's one high-quality gainward GF2PRO down the drain and one KR7A-R mainboard.

piotke · 22nd August 2003, 07:25

FreeStyler · 22nd August 2003, 08:32

Next time use a steamer.
That pan is conducting the energy from the flame right into your card. The water itself can't get higher then +/-100°C The pan can.

PS, a blue flame is about 1500°C

22nd August 2003, 11:36

Quote:

Originally posted by piotke
rofl

yeah very funny, you were quite pissed off too when (you thought) your mainboard was fried

mainboard is dead, but I'll try to RMA the card. gainward offers 36months warranty, now gotta find a paycheck of such a card. the idiot from who I bought it probably lost it

Tyrael · 22nd August 2003, 11:44

Quote:

Originally posted by TeuS

yeah very funny, you were quite pissed off too when (you thought) your mainboard was fried

mainboard is dead, but I'll try to RMA the card. gainward offers 36months warranty, now gotta find a paycheck of such a card. the idiot from who I bought it probably lost it

Not everybody hold their paycheck 'till the end of the world.

22nd August 2003, 11:53

you could've guessed that it would turn out this way

piotke · 22nd August 2003, 12:32

Quote:

Originally posted by TeuS

yeah very funny, you were quite pissed off too when (you thought) your mainboard was fried

you're right. But I didn't try cooking my parts....

Tarantula · 22nd August 2003, 13:07

are you gonna eat that with fries?

22nd August 2003, 13:32

mainboard is fine, a PCI card got loose causing the mainboard not to POST

I'll give all pics from yesterday this evening

ah well, the cooking trick busted my card. but hey, now we know that the method isn't very reliable. I sacrificed my card for this, let's hope I can RMA it now

22nd August 2003, 07:25	#13
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,997	rofl __________________ .

22nd August 2003, 08:32	#14
FreeStyler Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Antwerp Posts: 1,186	Next time use a steamer. That pan is conducting the energy from the flame right into your card. The water itself can't get higher then +/-100°C The pan can. PS, a blue flame is about 1500°C __________________ Put brain in gear BEFORE engaging mouth.

22nd August 2003, 00:32	#11
The_Loserkid Posts: n/a	i knew he was weird from the moment i laid eyes on him

22nd August 2003, 06:37	#12
TeuS Posts: n/a	tested it yesterday late evening, entire screen was full of stripes and so. I thought it hadn't dried up perfectly. this morning: I even don't get a screen after removing CMOS battey + cmos discharge: NOTHING. power goes on but that's all GF2 nor TNT2 boots. without videocard, even not a beep that's one high-quality gainward GF2PRO down the drain and one KR7A-R mainboard.

22nd August 2003, 11:53	#17
The_Loserkid Posts: n/a	you could've guessed that it would turn out this way

22nd August 2003, 13:07	#19
Tarantula Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 145	are you gonna eat that with fries?

22nd August 2003, 13:32	#20
TeuS Posts: n/a	mainboard is fine, a PCI card got loose causing the mainboard not to POST I'll give all pics from yesterday this evening ah well, the cooking trick busted my card. but hey, now we know that the method isn't very reliable. I sacrificed my card for this, let's hope I can RMA it now