3dfx Archive - Help! Can a dead STB V2 be revived?

gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Help! Can a dead STB V2 be revived? Reply #15 - 29.07.13 at 10:14:51 RaverX wrote on 28.07.13 at 23:49:22: So it id pointless to try to "bake" a Voodoo2 because: 1. it uses pins for graphic chips/memory 2. it's an old card 3. you will probably damage a lot of things on it, including the PCB If its dead it doesn't matter, whats the worse thing that can happen?
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Re: Help! Can a dead STB V2 be revived?
Reply #16 - 29.07.13 at 10:40:29

gdonovan wrote on 29.07.13 at 10:14:51:

If its dead it doesn't matter, whats the worse thing that can happen?

You can completly destroy the card. Myabe it has a small problem, a few bad resistors/capacitors that can easily be replaced. But after you bake the card you ruin it.

And even if it cannot be repaired it's better to keep it that way for display purposes, after all it's an awesome looking card, but after you fry it it won't look so good anymore.

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Re: Help! Can a dead STB V2 be revived?
Reply #17 - 29.07.13 at 11:15:17

RaverX wrote on 29.07.13 at 10:40:29:

gdonovan wrote on 29.07.13 at 10:14:51:

If its dead it doesn't matter, whats the worse thing that can happen?

You can completly destroy the card. Myabe it has a small problem, a few bad resistors/capacitors that can easily be replaced. But after you bake the card you ruin it.

And even if it cannot be repaired it's better to keep it that way for display purposes, after all it's an awesome looking card, but after you fry it it won't look so good anymore.

You are aware that PCB's are subjected to temps as high as 360F during the manufacturing process right?

BTW- The circuit board from the HDTV I "cooked" had no BGA components on it.

To be clear I don't recommend everyone trying to fix a 3dfx card by oven baking it, usally that isn't the problem.

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