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June 22nd, 2009 
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To repair your dead or half-dead video card (or motherboard) you could try baking it. This fixes micro-fissures, by remelting connections. And if you’re skeptic about sticking it in an oven, you might want to know how manufacturing plants build electronics: “The machines apply solder paste, place all the parts on the board, and then the whole board goes through an oven to melt the solder and form the electrical connections. IF the oven isn’t quite hot enough it can lead to premature failure. Stress or flexing of the boards can mess up solder joints as well.”
*Note: Don’t forget to clean the CPU from thermal compound/paste residues!
(You can find videos right here on youtube about how to do that.)
**Note: 200°C ≈ 390°F
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http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1421792 – hardforum thread
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Won’t reflow the …
Won’t reflow the solder if it is ROHS (lead free). Standard solders depending on formulation melt at around 187-210C. Therefore, a peak temperature of 210˚ to 220˚C will be suitable for tin/lead, but inadequate for lead-free BGA balls with melting point of 217˚ to 221˚C. A peak temperature of 226˚ to 228˚C with 45 to 60 seconds time above liquidus (TAL) will be sufficient to reflow lead-free BGAs without damaging all tin/lead components on the same board.
isn’t that called a …
isn’t that called a re-flow
Don’t mention it. …
Don’t mention it. I’m just passing it along.
when does it shut …
when does it shut itself off at boot, on os
I saw this …
I saw this yesterday, went home, followed the instructions in this video and vioala… I was playing WoW within an hour after it cooled. This is the craziest and coolest thing I’ve done to my computer.
Thank you for the tip.
More details would …
More details would be helpful. Like this it can be hundreds of reasons. Have you tried reinstalling your operating system to rule out viruses and o.s. bugs?
Ok you seem like …
Ok you seem like you know what your doing with computer’s.
I have a question, do you know any way to fix an Acer Aspire 3020 laptop that keeps shutting off itself?
Give it tender love is not an option?
lol thanx noobie, …
lol thanx noobie, lol jks
Lol, thanks.
Lol, thanks.
I got sharp …
I got sharp eyesight.
Nah, it’s just the way the light reflects off the capacitors, one side seems to reflect but the other doesnt so it atleast seems like they are bulged.
Nice music by the way!
How can you see …
I should post a video with it working. I’ll do that sometime this week.
How can you see anything? I’m shaking that card like no man’s business.
The card you put in …
The card you put in the oven sure didn’t get fixed, amirite? I see two bulged capacitors next to the heatsink.
It’s because I’m …
It’s because I’m special. :] Ahem.. so.. it’s the beta thing. There should be a button somewhere, like at the top of your channel to change to it.
I have a question …
I have a question how do u get ur channel like that?
lol
lol
Oooh it’s neat …
If you need drivers or the useless empowering techs or anything, give me tap.
Oooh it’s neat isn’t it?
I have the same …
I have the same laptop as u, Acer Aspire 5735-4082
Pretty painful …
Pretty painful doorstop if you step on it on the way through the door
I’ve got to say, …
I’ve got to say, you’ve got some man hands for a supposed woman!
I like your avatar however.
And thanks for your …
And thanks for your post on the forum. :]
The connectors on …
The connectors on my NVIDIA card are super, but some people might need this heads up, so thanks.
Don’t have a dead …
Don’t have a dead card to try that on, but interesting idea. What have you got to lose in trying it anyway? Make a doorstop into a hot doorstop?
Bear in mind, on …
Bear in mind, on many circuit boards there is the majority of parts, which are baked on as described, and then a second round of parts which are soldered on afterward since they cannot tolerate the heat. Using this method to repair a board requires that you know which is which, and that you desolder and remove heat-sensitive components (e.g. some plastic connectors, etc).
This works, I did …
This works, I did it to a friend’s 8800 a week ago and sure enough it came back to life. Now they’re saying it’s too slow for newer games and they’re probably gonna get a new one anyway. Oh well.
Tried it, on a dead …
Tried it, on a dead video card, I put it in face down, like in the video, and a couple of the components fell off. But it hardly matters on a dead video card.