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    Is it ddr2 or 3?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Corzama, Nov 29, 2009.

  1. Corzama

    Corzama Notebook Consultant

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    This post is edited by me for the needs of others in the future.

    The original problem was that this site -> ASUS E-STORE
    didn't post the ddr2 or 3 specs, it now does thanks to my complaint to asus =D

    (I just wondered originally based on the specs I had at the time if someone could Identify the card it, no one could sadly).

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    So the results are in, the oven trick works. I'll be posting my own text guide
    initially so others can read what I did step by step just incase they want to
    risk such a daring repair.

    ONCE MORE DOING WHAT WAS DONE HERE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
    THIS REPAIR IN MY OPINION IS NOT PERMANENT BUT TEMPORARY!

    I still am keeping my order for a new video card, this one that I repaired is
    going to be kept as a spare emergency backup.

    Look for my guide on the forums, which by the way I wrote this from my
    laptop using the video card I "cooked" -- *Laughs* XD ttyl people.

    Oh an special mention to Moral Hazzard for suggesting the idea in the first
    place, you get "rep power" or w/e that is lol.

    MY GUIDE THREAD HERE
     
    Corzama, Nov 29, 2009
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  2. narsnail

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    Well one upside is that it is 256mb, and if I do recall there were no 512mb gddr3 8600m gt's, or they were very rare.
     
    narsnail, Nov 29, 2009
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  3. Saisei

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    I think you got yourself a ddr2 there.
     
    Saisei, Nov 29, 2009
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    More or less likely it's a DDR2...

    Can't find anything on the chip...

    Did you get it yet?
     
    stupidcha, Nov 30, 2009
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    The point was that there were no 512mb gddr3 8600m Gt's, or they were very rare, so theres a better chance yours may be gddr3.
     
    narsnail, Nov 30, 2009
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  6. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Do you still have the broken card?

    Because you can bring it back to life with the oven trick.
    Just google it.
     
    moral hazard, Nov 30, 2009
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  7. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I just think you should try to fix the old card, so you would have two.
     
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  8. moral hazard

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    I believe you that the GPU died, but it can be fixed in 10mins.
    Saving you the trouble of having to get the new one.

    Your main question is hard to answer, maybe you should send an email to the place you bought it from?
     
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  9. moral hazard

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    The 8600m has a known fault. The solder cracks so you get a bad connection from the chip to the board.

    Just google "the oven trick", it has worked for many people.
    It's a BGA reflow, heating up the solder to fix the connection.
     
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    Did you try using GPU-Z to check what ram and memory type you got on your card?
     
    sean473, Nov 30, 2009
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    Maybe you don't need to remove it?
     
    tilleroftheearth, Nov 30, 2009
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    Sorry, I misunderstood - Ah! The actual heatsink/thermal paste - yup, you want to remove that.

    It's just stuck, not glued on, just keep applying pressure (up/sideways) and it will come off eventually. Be gentle, but firm!
     
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    Corzama,

    Sorry, but this is about the limit of my expertise with this issue... hopefully someone could give you some further advice soon.

    If I was strictly guessing; I would say don't take off the 'bottom' one. As far as I know, there is only one heatsink per CPU/GPU, but like I mention above, I don't really know.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Dec 1, 2009
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  15. moral hazard

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    Happy to see that you figured out how to do it :)
    I can't really comment since I have only tried this once and my GPU was soldered straight to the motherboard and so I used a heat gun instead of an oven...
     
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    [Be sure to read the first post]

    So the results are in, the oven trick works. I'll be posting my own text guide
    initially so others can read what I did step by step just incase they want to
    risk such a daring repair.

    ONCE MORE DOING WHAT WAS DONE HERE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
    THIS REPAIR IN MY OPINION IS NOT PERMANENT BUT TEMPORARY!

    I still am keeping my order for a new video card, this one that I repaired is
    going to be kept as a spare emergency backup.

    Look for my guide on the forums, which by the way I wrote this from my
    laptop using the video card I "cooked" -- *Laughs* XD ttyl people.

    MY GUIDE THREAD HERE
     
    Corzama, Dec 1, 2009
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