"Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason and imitation without benefit."
- George Santayana
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Query Failedcuacurie
Friday, August 28, 2009

Thanks so much for this idea. I just tried it on graphics card from my xps m1730 and it worked! This machine hasn't worked since January. I'm so pumped. Thank you thank you Thank you!!
cwillu
Thursday, August 27, 2009

I would be very surprised to see solder spreading anywhere it shouldn't. The industrial process used to make these cards (and basically any other circuit board that uses surface mount components) is nearly identical. The pads the components are placed on are literally smeared with solder paste, which when heated sucks in to the pads and leads.

The process works because the solder is pulled toward clean metal via the surface tension of the liquid metal. It takes quite a bit of excess before it'll overflow a pad (and only then potentially form a bridge), and is will never happen to an existing board if you haven't added additional solder.
Humus
Thursday, August 27, 2009

It's generally cheaper to buy on the internet. I recommend the site www.prisjakt.nu to find the best place to buy.
Ash
Thursday, August 27, 2009

I know this seems kind of odd, but out of desperation, I'll give it a shot anyway...

Speaking of hardware... I've just moved to Sweden and since you're the only swede I know and the fact that we are in the same line of work, I thought I ask your opinion on a subject. Where is the best place to buy some computer hardware in this country? Is it cheaper to buy it from the stores or the internet? Where were you buying yours? I'm living in Norrkoping btw.

In case this question is too gay for your taste, my ass is all yours to kick!

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jackis
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Looks like most part of it is rendered.
Meteor
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Hahahahahaha....

Good thinking & good use of an oven :P !
Nevar would have thought of that!
tigerhoods
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

BTW, it's really a surprise that ATI cards ( event desktop ones) can also have the same BGA problem. I though it's just for Nvidia's mobile GPUs.
tigerhoods
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

My 7800Go GTX card in my XPS laptop is also dead (or dying) like your card. I learned that it's called BGA solder joint failure and some guys did fix their cards through backing. I really want to give a try, but it's kind of scary I will try a company which claims being able to redo BGA first though. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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