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Maverick-DBZ- Junior Member Offline «» 3dfx Collector «» Posts: 80 USA, California Gender:	My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :( 29.08.04 at 23:58:52 Can it be fixed? It looks to be a simple job, but I have no idea where to go to get it fixed! ???
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Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :(
Reply #1 - 30.08.04 at 00:04:15

*ugh*

Did it "pop" off itself (overheat or other End-of-Life of that component), or did you shear it off ?

(can't tell, since the bottom of the component looks a tad burned, or could be remains of a glue?)

If the component is still good, a skilled person with a suitable soldering Tool might get it fixed.
Either find someone you know who has the right tools, or try to find an old TV/Electronics repair shop; those usually can fix something like that as well.

(always assuming there is no special soldering technique required to do it)

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Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :(
Reply #2 - 30.08.04 at 00:16:55

Me to the rescue! Grin

If the capacitor is the ONLY broken component on the board - it looks like I could fix it quite easily! Wink

From the pictures it seems as though you've actually PULLED the solder pads away from the board as well! Shocked

Usually this would mean the card would be F.U.B.A.R. (F***ED - UP - BEYOND - ALL - REPAIR). Roll Eyes

However, the LUCKY thing is that the original solder pads for the capacitor are connected to some VERY large tracks on the PCB - this would mean it's relatively easy for someone who knows what they're doing to repair! Cheesy

Of course, if you actually wanted me to do the job you'd have to post the card and the 'loose' component to me for rework... Roll Eyes

It's up to you, either that or find somewhere local... Wink

Nuff said! 8)

P.S. @Falcon - the 'residue' on the component is glue! Wink

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Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :(
Reply #3 - 30.08.04 at 00:55:34

I pulled the capacitor out when I pulled the card out of my motherboard! Shocked

Man I totally freaked out when I found out what I just done! ???

I'll send you the card paulpsomiadis, I'm pretty sure you can fix it. The capacitor still has it's metal pins on so I think it's just a quick solder job.

Do your live in the US paulpsomiadis?

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Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :(
Reply #4 - 31.08.04 at 05:41:41

Err...you just asked the WORST question! Shocked

And unfortunately, it answers itself! Sad

I live in the U.K. Roll Eyes

Which unfortunately means that postage for ANY parcel from the U.S.A. to U.K. will cost a LOT of cash! Shocked

Just on a general note to any other forum members who live in the U.S.A. - if you can help @Maverick-DBZ-
in the same way that I can (namely by fixing his V5500MAC)...then please reply in this thread... Wink

If not, then I'll P.M. @Maverick-DBZ- with my address as a last resort... Roll Eyes

I'm confident that fixing the card is pretty easy, but I'd want to save us BOTH the postage costs - as I'm a student and don't have much cash! Cry

I'll STILL do the job if circumstances push us to go in that direction though! Wink

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Maverick-DBZ- Junior Member Offline «» 3dfx Collector «» Posts: 80 USA, California Gender:	Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :( Reply #5 - 31.08.04 at 05:46:18 No problem paulpsomiadis, I'm sure I can find a local repair shop somewhere in my area. I had a feeling you lived in the UK but I wanted to confirm it. No real bid deal really it's not your fault you like in the UK. I'll keep everyone posted once the card is fixed.
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :( Reply #6 - 01.09.04 at 00:19:13 Good luck man! At least it's fixable... A mate of mine recently had his Radeon X800 BURN OUT on him...thankfully it was under warantee, so he's waiting for a replacement... PEACE! 8)
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DenisF Senior Member Offline So fluffy it hurts Posts: 409 Israel Gender:	Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :( Reply #7 - 01.09.04 at 00:38:11 Burn? you mean that literally? or did the core just overheat and die?
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :( Reply #8 - 03.09.04 at 23:09:20 @DenisF - a bit of BOTH actually... The core got SO HOT that it MELTED the heatsink off of the card - consequentially the core then melted! EEK!
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Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :(
Reply #9 - 07.09.04 at 07:25:48

Maverick-DBZ-, if you can't find a repair shop that can do it, I can pick up the task easily, espeically if you (or someone else) can locate a replacement capacitor. It won't be pretty (no repair to a break like that will), but it will work.

BTW, email me if you do require my services, I would be more than glad to help, but this IP, like all my others, will undoubtedly be blocked as soon as I finish this post.

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Maverick-DBZ- Junior Member Offline «» 3dfx Collector «» Posts: 80 USA, California Gender:	Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :( Reply #10 - 14.09.04 at 18:06:22 Thanks for the kind offer, but it already got repaired. The capacitor was still good. Thank god. I did it myself, Yes I know it was risky but I got some pratice off some other cards. I didn't think it would be so easy. edit: why would your ip be banned again?
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :( Reply #11 - 14.09.04 at 20:10:18 @amp_man got into an argument with some of the forum members a LONG time ago... @Falcon and @Patience took a rather dim view of this prolonged arguing - and banned him... Plus some other LONG story about posts on another forum... Blah, blah... P.S. Glad to hear you fixed your card! (Pictures?) ???
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janskjaer Ex Member	Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :( Reply #12 - 15.09.04 at 00:26:29 Close call! Glad you got the card fixed! Would have been more expensive in the long run if you would have had to go out out and buy a replacement! Have you seen how much those puppies are going for lately? OUCH!
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Maverick-DBZ- Junior Member Offline «» 3dfx Collector «» Posts: 80 USA, California Gender:	Re: My VoodooMAC 5 broke! Arhhhh!!! :( Reply #13 - 20.09.04 at 08:10:04 Yeah I've seen them! Over $70 on ebay now. Soon they will be back at the $100 range.
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