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Tritop Full Member Offline «» 3dfx Collector «» Posts: 175	I Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair 11.08.08 at 21:00:10 I bought me a 2700 A1 Voodoo 5 5500 MAC with MT RAM and PC BIOS but I found out that C508 on the back of the PCB is missing. I got a defective voodoo 4 4500 for spare parts. Which part of it should I solder to the C508 spot? I also need to know how to replace the missing C546 on a Voodoo 4 PCI please help
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #1 - 12.08.08 at 23:34:18 @Hank might know... ...if he chooses to peek his head around the forum front door... (he has "special priveleges" though since he reworks most Voodoo cards - notably the V5 6000!)
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Tritop Full Member Offline «» 3dfx Collector «» Posts: 175	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #2 - 13.08.08 at 00:29:49 Anyone else can´t help?
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hanksemenec YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 41 3DFX Gender:	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #3 - 13.08.08 at 19:59:08 Please, can you post the picture of the card section you are trying to repair? I do not have all the 3DFX cards on hand Hank
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #4 - 13.08.08 at 20:18:13 I have a busted V5500 AGP that I "might" be able to source spares from... But like @Hank said - we'll need a high res picture (no webcams please!) As for the Voodoo 4500...I just sold mine (sorry!) so I can't help there.
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Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair
Reply #5 - 16.08.08 at 03:23:08

hanksemenec wrote on 13.08.08 at 19:59:08:

Please, can you post the picture of the card section you are trying to repair?

I do not have all the 3DFX cards on hand Tongue

Hank

Alright! Here are some Pictures, I hope you can help!

I marked the damaged spots I found so far with red circles. Maybe there are some more bad areas I hope you can tell now.

The Voodoo 4 4500 PCI 3700

My Voodoo 5 MAC 5500

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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #6 - 17.08.08 at 04:04:11 <strains eyes> Is that teeny red dot the damage on the V5500 MAC? What eactly is it? A boken pcb trace?
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m14radu God Member Offline Take your chance ! Posts: 555 Timisoara, Romania Gender:	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #7 - 17.08.08 at 08:01:22 no, missing capacitors. It should be about 10 min of working if u have the needed tools. The card should work also without these missing capacitors. Did u try to start the cards ?
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Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair
Reply #8 - 17.08.08 at 10:33:24

paulpsomiadis wrote on 17.08.08 at 04:04:11:

<strains eyes> Is that teeny red dot the damage on the V5500 MAC? Shocked

What eactly is it? A boken pcb trace? Huh

oh noo sorry forget about that tiny dot. That was a mistake with paint... The damages are circled, don´t you see the spots?

On the Voodoo 4 next to the connector and on the Voodoo 5 nearby the MOLEX Power Connector.

m14radu wrote on 17.08.08 at 08:01:22:

no, missing capacitors.
It should be about 10 min of working if u have the needed tools.

The card should work also without these missing capacitors.
Did u try to start the cards ?

Of course they work without the capacitors, but I don´t want to risk the RAM or the cards. That´s why I wanted to repair them, to enjoy them longer.

@Hank

Can you help me now? I really hope you do! Undecided

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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #9 - 18.08.08 at 01:46:39 LOL! I forgot the pictures scroll! Yeah, I see the missing CAP on the V5500... It would be an easy repair - I'll see if the "dead" V5 I own has the spare CAP...
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Tritop Full Member Offline «» 3dfx Collector «» Posts: 175	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #10 - 18.08.08 at 12:01:55 thanks paul that would be so kind What about the missing cap on the voodoo 4 PCI? Have you seen it too? Both cards are still alive, but the mac has some stability issues
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hanksemenec YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 41 3DFX Gender:	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #11 - 19.08.08 at 01:47:32 C508 is .1uF ceramic 0603 size. The other cap is most likely part of RGB filter, I have to check what capacitor is used there. When a filter cap is missing it will only change image quality, no damage is expected. Hank
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Tritop Full Member Offline «» 3dfx Collector «» Posts: 175	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #12 - 19.08.08 at 02:47:08 Thank you! I will repair it as soon as you give me the missing info from the other cap.
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #13 - 19.08.08 at 16:05:55 C508 is still there on my "dead" (donor) V5500. So I can supply the spare part if necessary.
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Tritop Full Member Offline «» 3dfx Collector «» Posts: 175	Re: Need help for a small Voodoo 5 5500 MAC Repair Reply #14 - 19.08.08 at 19:18:58 How much is a letter to germany? Do you also have the v4pci cap? So that we can include it?
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