Beavis Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 graphics card in the oven and it works Put put my XPS grapics card in for 9 minutes at 200 degrees C. Completley packed up last night so this was the last resort just rebuilt my laptop and its works perfectly!!!! Used these guides below http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/s ... /index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Invidia chip thing? My works laptop had that. Pain in the ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 Yes common fault with the nvidia graphics card on this model Stew. Obviously just melts the solder enough to patch up any dry joints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Awesome! Just sent it to IT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 WTF? I know i was shitting myself watching the graphics card cook in the oven But honest to god it work great now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Yes common fault with the nvidia graphics card on this model Stew. Obviously just melts the solder enough to patch up any dry joints Yep! Dry joints are very common problems. My brother used to repair electronic stuff for a living and 9/10 times that was what the problem was with any video, dvd, tv etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Soddling lead free solder I had to reseat the heatsink in my XB360 to achieve the same thing. Dry joints gave me RROD. Removed the heatsink and reseated it with some bolts and washers (as per a guide I had), then booted it up, got it nice and warm and then covered it over. Heat makes the solder flow slightly back into the joints and bingo - no more RROD. Only replaced the XB a few weeks ago so I could get HDMI output for the projector, the original is still running - although about 100x louder than the new slim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 Soddling lead free solder I had to reseat the heatsink in my XB360 to achieve the same thing. Dry joints gave me RROD. Removed the heatsink and reseated it with some bolts and washers (as per a guide I had), then booted it up, got it nice and warm and then covered it over. Heat makes the solder flow slightly back into the joints and bingo - no more RROD. Only replaced the XB a few weeks ago so I could get HDMI output for the projector, the original is still running - although about 100x louder than the new slim Yes i have seen some of the guides on youtube involving a towel to fix the xbox. A mate of mine is heavy into electronics and he is always moaning about lead free solder. Yet my brother who worked on the wiring systems for Stingray torpedo's for the M.O.D said they always used lead based solder for obvious reasons...................its more reliable!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 From what I've heard, lead free solder is quite a bit more brittle, especially after a few heat cycles, which is exactly why laptops and game consoles can quite often fail like this. Ironically the save the planet mentality means you need to buy a new console if you dont know about these fixes which means you are sending what would have been a perfectly good bit of equipment to landfill for no reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railgun Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Holy crap, I bought a new laptop a few months ago, as mine was hanging at boot up with dodgy pixels. Was gonna rip the hardrive out and smash it up. Might aswell give this a shot first! Thanks for starting the post mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 Holy crap, I bought a new laptop a few months ago, as mine was hanging at boot up with dodgy pixels. Was gonna rip the hardrive out and smash it up. Might aswell give this a shot first! Thanks for starting the post mate. Is yours a Dell? Like i said i pre-heated the oven to 200 degrees and placed the card on four silver foil balls positioned where the screws would go. Placed it on a baking tray and kept it in there for exactly 9 minutes (did it on my phone stop-watch) When the 9 minutes was up i quickly switched the oven off and opened the door then left it for a minutes allowing it to cool a little, then gently lifted the tray out all together and left it to cool down naturally. Guide to dismantling here http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/s ... /index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosk Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Worked in IT for a long time now but never seen this! Have heard of the towel trick with xboxs though! Whatever world I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 might be worth getting a separate thermometer as oven ones can be inaccurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 might be worth getting a separate thermometer as oven ones can be inaccurate Did wonder about that myself so knocked a minute off so that i did not over do it. Was going to switch off at 8 minutes but nothing had caught fire at that point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosk Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 It would have been much better if someone came in just as you were getting a laptop out the oven! Imagine what would be going on in their head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 It would have been much better if someone came in just as you were getting a laptop out the oven! Imagine what would be going on in their head! I would said i was cooking up a Dell-icatessen. Get it? Bum Bum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosk Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 It would have been much better if someone came in just as you were getting a laptop out the oven! Imagine what would be going on in their head! I would said i was cooking up a Dell-icatessen. Get it? Bum Bum Very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 the towel trick with the xbox360 is only a short term fix and sometimes doesn't work at all. best bet is to dismantle like chris'i did and i have with several ones i fixed over the years didn't the ps3 need baking when they got YLoD (yellow light of death) or something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I read the title and though - wonder how it tasted Good on ya for trying it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 I read the title and though - wonder how it tasted Good on ya for trying it Well still on and working a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railgun Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Holy crap, I bought a new laptop a few months ago, as mine was hanging at boot up with dodgy pixels. Was gonna rip the hardrive out and smash it up. Might aswell give this a shot first! Thanks for starting the post mate. Is yours a Dell? Like i said i pre-heated the oven to 200 degrees and placed the card on four silver foil balls positioned where the screws would go. Placed it on a baking tray and kept it in there for exactly 9 minutes (did it on my phone stop-watch) When the 9 minutes was up i quickly switched the oven off and opened the door then left it for a minutes allowing it to cool a little, then gently lifted the tray out all together and left it to cool down naturally. Guide to dismantling here http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/s ... /index.htm Nah, its an HP mate. Same fault though, and was gonna smash and chuck it, so nothing to lose by trying I guess! Give's my dad a new toy to play with at least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Thought i would update. Still going strong and never missed a beat since it got baked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Amazing This is a trick that you can use with failed hard drives in certain circumstances. Sometimes the heads will stick and a good heat soaking (or a tap with a hammer) will free them up long enough to get any data off. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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