Hydro Thunder 1 long, 2 short, bad video card

uriahsky

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When I first turned it on there seemed to be nothing wrong except for the beeps. Two long one short which points to the video card, but the picture came up for about five minutes and then it started going bad, drifting in and out and it eventually went blank.

So it is the video card, right? right.. I happen to have an extra card from Gauntlet or one of the other games that used that card and from what I have read I need to change that chip out, the one with the numbers on it. Is that correct?

What chip might be broken on my original card that just went bad? I wonder if I can swap that chip and maybe save the card? Any ideas on that.

I haven't done a lot of removing the chips like the security chip and I don't want to damage these cards. Do you think the best approach is to preheat it and use a hot air desoldering tool? I know this is an expensive card but I have all of the gear to change it out I just lack a bit of confidence. Any thoughts or advise before I pull the trigger?
Thanks
Russ
 
Chad @ArcadeCup offers the chip swapping service if those in fact are the same cards.
 
Not the video card

I swapped out the security chip and put it in a socket and put them both into a new video card and I still get the 2 long and 1 short beep. I tried a few other video cards and still got the same thing. It must be the mother board. Has anyone had the same problem and it turned out to be the motherboard? I am still in the processes of installing the new motherboard so I am not 100% sure.
 
Not the video card

I swapped out the security chip and put it in a socket and put them both into a new video card and I still get the 2 long and 1 short beep. I tried a few other video cards and still got the same thing. It must be the mother board. Has anyone had the same problem and it turned out to be the motherboard? I am still in the processes of installing the new motherboard so I am not 100% sure.
 
LOL that is normal for you to get those beeps. Its funny no one has told you about this. OK Your getting the BEEP code because the Video card installed is a 3D ONLY card and can not display 2D graphics like the post screen ect... So as that cant do this the PC thinks there is a bad video card. You will ALWAYS get those post codes even in a fully working system.
 
LOL that is normal for you to get those beeps. Its funny no one has told you about this. OK Your getting the BEEP code because the Video card installed is a 3D ONLY card and can not display 2D graphics like the post screen ect... So as that cant do this the PC thinks there is a bad video card. You will ALWAYS get those post codes even in a fully working system.
this was my immediate thought reading the OP. I don't know why it was empty quote bumped but whatever. nothing makes sense here now.
 
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