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28th July 2004, 21:24 | #1 |
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| Dropped my graphics card, is it repairable? I have a 9550 128mb ATI Sapphire card. I dropped the thing accidentally and it knocked off a resistor or capacitator on the back. It is one of the ones directly behind the gpu on the back of the card. I made a sketch, it is missing the red one. When it dropped, the thing poped off, never to be found again. How can I get another to solder it back? How can I find out what the heck it was? My brother in law bought a 9600, and it is the EXACT same card. He lives far away, and I have no idea how to test what is missing. I would appreciate any help. |
28th July 2004, 21:35 | #2 |
Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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| easiest solution would be to email Sapphire and ask for a high detail shot of the back of the 9550 card; ... here's one from the HIS 9550 http://www.rage3d.de/his_9550_p2.php
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28th July 2004, 22:19 | #3 |
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| You have one year warranty ... try getting a RMA and return it, the best route to take. Reason - DOA (dead on arrival)
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29th July 2004, 00:33 | #4 |
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| Well, I have no reciept or anything like that because someone gave me the card. I have taken a good picture. I would like to repair it if possible. |
29th July 2004, 00:54 | #5 | |
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| Re: Dropped my graphics card, is it repairable? Quote:
eather way, those things are hard to get afaik and even harder to solder back on, certainly with regular soldering equipment. | |
29th July 2004, 01:07 | #6 |
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| It does not say anything on it. It is a brown capacitor or resitor with only two sides. It is not a transistor or anything like that. Does anyone know how to test a chip that is mounted, like what type of equipment etc to see what the hell that thing is? The pic I posted is pretty high resolution. Is a higher res pic needed? |
29th July 2004, 01:52 | #7 |
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| Those are sub-miniture resistors. Like I said return for replacement. The serial number alone is good enough. Tell them you got it as a gift. You have messed up with any solder; now you will never be able to return it.
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29th July 2004, 08:31 | #8 |
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| It can be a resistor, capacitor, etc. There are many different SMD-components You just need to know what component it is and the value. Easy said, of course Are you sure you cannot find the missing component? Take a vacuum-cleaner, put a nylon sock on it and clean the complete room. All dirt (and hopefully the component) cannot be sucked up because of the nylon sock. |
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