uriahsky
New member
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
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