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GFX card shot to hell
the bad caps are affecting everything from TV's and VCR's to power supplies
and motherboards. I even heard about them in microwaves! -- Thomas Geery Network+ certified ftp://geerynet.d2g.com ftp://68.98.180.8 Abit Mirror ----- Cable modem IP This IP is dynamic so it *could* change!... over 115,000 FTP users served! ^^^^^^^ "Khayman" wrote in message ... This is the second time it happens to me - crappy capacitators causing big holes in my wallet... Yesterday, me and my she was looking at "Gone in 60 Seconds" when all of a sudden the film disappears - and my she notices a wierd smell coming from the computer... Taking it out I notice that one of the caps have "popped" - that what you get for buying cheap graphic cards I suppose... For once I kept the receipt (company money) - and guess when I bought the godforsaken card? August 26, 2002. One year warranty - two weeks overtime... Would the shop replace the card for good PR? No fscking way. New Geforce4Ti4200 in hand and I notice that Daytona apparently changed manufacturer of the capacitators - from unknown, ungoogable "Canicon" to "Rubycon".. I wonder why.... So, if you happen to have some card/device/whatever which is about to go out of warranty, check those capacitators!! I've heard rumors that if you give a faulty cap a little bit too much power, they'll pop like a small firecracker - could be good to know... (Last year it was a MSI motherboard that went "pop"... (pictures at my http://mypostingip/mainboard.html)) Khay. |
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Khayman wrote:
(Last year it was a MSI motherboard that went "pop"... (pictures at my http://mypostingip/mainboard.html)) Khay. Dead link. -- chainbreaker If you need to email, then chainbreaker (naturally) at comcast dot net--that's "net" not "com"--should do it. |
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and the year befor that it was abit be6 2 ver 2.0 boards with bad caps.
well caps can be replaced. a guy in abit new's groups will replace them for around $50 i think his name was homie or somthing like that. cant hurt to hunt him down and ask if he will do a video card. he was chargeing around $50 to do a motherboard so a videocard shuld be cheaper. -- If life is a bitch then live it like she is drunk and naked. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com "chainbreaker" wrote in message ... Khayman wrote: (Last year it was a MSI motherboard that went "pop"... (pictures at my http://mypostingip/mainboard.html)) Khay. Dead link. -- chainbreaker If you need to email, then chainbreaker (naturally) at comcast dot net--that's "net" not "com"--should do it. |
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-- Homie and BigBadger repair boards and have many happy customers: Homie (AKA Capman), in the US, at: http://home.att.net/~garyheadlee/ (look for posts from BigBadger if you're in the UK or try him at with the obvious spam protection removed...) -- Thomas Geery Network+ certified ftp://geerynet.d2g.com ftp://68.98.180.8 Abit Mirror ----- Cable modem IP This IP is dynamic so it *could* change!... over 115,000 FTP users served! ^^^^^^^ "Mangyrat" wrote in message ... and the year befor that it was abit be6 2 ver 2.0 boards with bad caps. well caps can be replaced. a guy in abit new's groups will replace them for around $50 i think his name was homie or somthing like that. cant hurt to hunt him down and ask if he will do a video card. he was chargeing around $50 to do a motherboard so a videocard shuld be cheaper. -- If life is a bitch then live it like she is drunk and naked. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com "chainbreaker" wrote in message ... Khayman wrote: (Last year it was a MSI motherboard that went "pop"... (pictures at my http://mypostingip/mainboard.html)) Khay. Dead link. -- chainbreaker If you need to email, then chainbreaker (naturally) at comcast dot net--that's "net" not "com"--should do it. |
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Mangyrat wrote:
and the year befor that it was abit be6 2 ver 2.0 boards with bad caps. well caps can be replaced. a guy in abit new's groups will replace them for around $50 i think his name was homie or somthing like that. cant hurt to hunt him down and ask if he will do a video card. he was chargeing around $50 to do a motherboard so a videocard shuld be cheaper. Yeah, I know about him (and others like him), however I'm in Sweden - to ship the card, let him fix it and ship it back would be more than a new card.. :-( And, there is some other component next to the capacitator which seems a little bit "scorched" - and that one has *alot* of little solderings under it... Khay. |
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chainbreaker wrote:
http://mypostingip/mainboard.html)) Dead link. haha, some Dilbert humour -- XandreX /I'm that kind of people your parents warned you about/ |
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homie will do video cards. here is his new page link
http://www.motherboardrepair.com/ind...?sec=videocard -- If life is a bitch then live it like she is drunk and naked. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com "Khayman" wrote in message ... This is the second time it happens to me - crappy capacitators causing big holes in my wallet... Yesterday, me and my she was looking at "Gone in 60 Seconds" when all of a sudden the film disappears - and my she notices a wierd smell coming from the computer... Taking it out I notice that one of the caps have "popped" - that what you get for buying cheap graphic cards I suppose... For once I kept the receipt (company money) - and guess when I bought the godforsaken card? August 26, 2002. One year warranty - two weeks overtime... Would the shop replace the card for good PR? No fscking way. New Geforce4Ti4200 in hand and I notice that Daytona apparently changed manufacturer of the capacitators - from unknown, ungoogable "Canicon" to "Rubycon".. I wonder why.... So, if you happen to have some card/device/whatever which is about to go out of warranty, check those capacitators!! I've heard rumors that if you give a faulty cap a little bit too much power, they'll pop like a small firecracker - could be good to know... (Last year it was a MSI motherboard that went "pop"... (pictures at my http://mypostingip/mainboard.html)) Khay. |
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Why not try soldering a new one on? If that works (i.e. no permanent damage
to card) then you may want to replace the rest. A soldering iron and fine tip should cost $25 or less if you don't go with ultra-high quality stuff. Should be able to get everything you need at Radio Shack. Soldering is a good skill to have if you enjoy computers as a hobby. Lots of fun and practical things you can do. You could also complain to the card manufacturer and see if they will replace it... Worth a try, and more likely to succeed that complaining to the store you bought it from. Cory "Khayman" wrote in message ... This is the second time it happens to me - crappy capacitators causing big holes in my wallet... Yesterday, me and my she was looking at "Gone in 60 Seconds" when all of a sudden the film disappears - and my she notices a wierd smell coming from the computer... Taking it out I notice that one of the caps have "popped" - that what you get for buying cheap graphic cards I suppose... For once I kept the receipt (company money) - and guess when I bought the godforsaken card? August 26, 2002. One year warranty - two weeks overtime... Would the shop replace the card for good PR? No fscking way. New Geforce4Ti4200 in hand and I notice that Daytona apparently changed manufacturer of the capacitators - from unknown, ungoogable "Canicon" to "Rubycon".. I wonder why.... So, if you happen to have some card/device/whatever which is about to go out of warranty, check those capacitators!! I've heard rumors that if you give a faulty cap a little bit too much power, they'll pop like a small firecracker - could be good to know... (Last year it was a MSI motherboard that went "pop"... (pictures at my http://mypostingip/mainboard.html)) Khay. |
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It's the reason Abit went exclusively with Rubycon and Nichicon capacitors
on all its new mainboards. -- First of One, Primary Adjunctive Grid Alpha-01 Remove "NOT" from Email Address to Reply Mech Arena: http://daxin.netfirms.com/ FormulaSAE Racing: http://fsae.utoronto.ca "Khayman" wrote in message ... This is the second time it happens to me - crappy capacitators causing big holes in my wallet... Yesterday, me and my she was looking at "Gone in 60 Seconds" when all of a sudden the film disappears - and my she notices a wierd smell coming from the computer... Taking it out I notice that one of the caps have "popped" - that what you get for buying cheap graphic cards I suppose... For once I kept the receipt (company money) - and guess when I bought the godforsaken card? August 26, 2002. One year warranty - two weeks overtime... Would the shop replace the card for good PR? No fscking way. New Geforce4Ti4200 in hand and I notice that Daytona apparently changed manufacturer of the capacitators - from unknown, ungoogable "Canicon" to "Rubycon".. I wonder why.... So, if you happen to have some card/device/whatever which is about to go out of warranty, check those capacitators!! I've heard rumors that if you give a faulty cap a little bit too much power, they'll pop like a small firecracker - could be good to know... (Last year it was a MSI motherboard that went "pop"... (pictures at my http://mypostingip/mainboard.html)) Khay. |
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