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!!! WARNING !!!
IF YOUR TO DO ANYTHING WRITTEN HERE YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
ROUGH DRAFT VERSION!!! <---- NOTICE!!!
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My Thoughts At First:
I was given the idea as a suggestion (though crazy in my opinion at the time)
and as such I figured the video card was dead, I said to myself
"what do I have to lose here? meh I'll do it" an so I did.
Though I can say this trick worked for me, I cannot promise that it'll work
for everyone else as your issues might be different, consider & weigh the risks
before you attempt this along with the main warning at the top of this post.
Oh one more thing I hope to add pictures to this later, which means I'll
come back and edit this again before I make it final so consider it a
rough draft for now, the same rules apply from the top even when finalized.
Card Status: Still alive after a few reboots an
constantly being on after a few days.
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The Guide In Words Only (For Now):
(Specifically to the C90s Laptop)
~Recommended Tools & Stuff~
1: NOT MAGNETIC SCREW DRIVER BITS! oh and the screw driver to use them.
2: Anti-static wrist band.
3: The space necessary or a container to hold everything SORTED so you
don't risk losing ANYTHING.
4: A can of air to dust anything as necessary.
5: A cookie sheet, yes like the one you bake cookies on.
6: Enough foil for 3-4 balls of foil no bigger than 1 inch in height, please note
you might have to play around with this to get them into the right shape
while trying to leave them soft enough for later, a solid hard foil ball is useless.
7: Either a gas or electric stove that can reach 385F, do NOT use one of
those silly mini-ovens from like subway or where ever as you'll prolly risk
a burnt video card so please.. please! use a normal sized oven!
8: Thermal Silver Paste, don't know what it is? google it. Don't waste your
time with that crappy white paste the manufacturer gives you typically.
9: The sharpest tweezers you have or can find, I used Revlon's diamond
grip version which ensures in MY opinion the best grip.
10: Remember to be careful at all times & gentle!!!
Step 1: Carefully open your laptop.
Step 2: Remove the video card.
Step 3: Begin taking everything off it that can be removed, for myself it
was both metal plates one on the top an bottom. They might appear glued
or taped, this is normal on MY card and if yours is the same go ahead an
remove them carefully but firm! I had to use my finger to apply gentle firm
pressure to remove the top plate then my small solid mini screw driver to
push out the bottom plate via the metal holes (pictures later).
Step 4: Specifically to my card there was some kind of gold plastic tape in
the shape of a square around my GPU, I used a needle to widen the edge
of the tapes gap that wasn't fully sealed then a tweezer to lift it up enough
for my finger to pull it off completely but GENTLY!
(Bear in mind all tape like substances need to be kept away from dust & dirt
as they'll be re-applied later!)
Step 5: Remove all thermal paste from the GPU and the metal plating with a
dry cloth, let no liquids touch the GPU is my recomendation, even water.
While trying to avoid touching any of the adhesive left behind from the tape
based objects as fine cloth strands might ruin it for later.
Step 6: Ensure the card is clear of ALL thermal paste or tape like substances
that MIGHT ignite in the oven an kill your video card by setting it on fire =p
(Yea someone will say something about this step, who cares don't risk it lol)
Step 7: Turn on your oven to 385F -> EXACTLY!!! <- not one degree higher
or below or incase your using a nob, get as precise as you can! Clean the
nob for the oven beforehand if you can't read the dial!!! or replace the nob
or hell.. go do it at your friends house or neighbors house at your own risk
once more though! Then wait about 15-20 min for the heating of the stove
to complete, as you will not proceed without it being internally 385F meaning
don't just toss this in a cold stove an wonder what the hell you did wrong later.
Step 8: DID YOU READ MY FIRST WARNING?! THIS IS ALL AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Step 9: Shape the foil balls to fit so they can hold the video card up from the
cookie sheet, DO NOT LET THE CARD TOUCH THE COOKIE SHEET!! not even
just a little or who knows you might fry a mini processor or something.
Keeping in mind to avoid any little chips or black squares an stuff connected
to the video card, I can't imagine if its safe my instincts told me to avoid
having the foil touch these parts to minimize frying anything.
(I know step 8 is complicated but it'll hopefully be worth the effort later so
deal with it an ensure you do this carefully.)
Step 9: Place the cookie sheet with the video card CAREFULLY into the oven!
don't be an idiot an throw it in like you'd make real cookies *lol* as you don't
want to have the card fall off the foil, this might take a few tries so be as
patient as you can or have someone else do it for you that has a steady hand.
Step 10: Close the door to the oven, ensure the temp is still set to 385F
and that incase your oven is retarded the dial didn't change on its own or
that in your frustration you didn't accidentally bump the temp up or down.
Oh an keep all kids away from the stove, hell ensure no ones cooking at all
right now or playing DDR nearby that love to STOMP on the pad causing
vibrations strong enough to knock your video card onto the cookie sheet
and thus killing off any chances of playing Halo or w/e the hell it was you
might've been doing before it died. Just keep vibrations away please.
Step 11: As soon as you close the door start your timer from 9 minutes.
(I was suggested 8-10 an someone else I think went as far as 12 so if you
feel like risking those times too-- once more YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK!)
Oh and your not allowed to leave the kitchen for safety reasons during this.
Step 12: Once the time has completed open the oven door, don't touch
anything an make sure to keep everyone human or animal away from the
kitchen & stove entirely. This is so the card can cool down on its own while
in the oven (yes with the door open still). Then wait about 15-20 minutes.
Step 13: Take out the card, toss the foil balls. Then go an reassemble
the card into your laptop using the thermal silver ontop of the GPU
before hand.
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Status: Working on taking pictures and I've abandoned bench marking
either cards as 3d mark's installer gives me the error "catastrophically fails"
via the ask.com toolbar that was bundled with it, mind u this error occurs
for me regardless wither I agree or not to install that piece of junk toolbar.
Unless of course someone has a working installer they can vouch for in say
the next 10 min after I posted this I might re-consider benchmarking them.
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I was wondering if you were playing in a fridge or something
So I cooked a video card..
Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Corzama, Dec 3, 2009.
