Ask for a shim, and get a resistor!

Onlypro · 01-24-2004, 02:22 PM

Remeber I posted about my HS falling off my radeon 9500np while I was surfing the forums? I Began removing the shim and I slipped and cut off a resistor. Best part of all I lost it!

Now the card is unstable in 3dmark. YAY!

Any IDeas how I can fix it?

TerraMex · 01-24-2004, 03:00 PM

Take a picture.
Compare it with someone with another (identical) card, and get the resistor value.
Then buy an equal one (SMD) and solder it there. If you cant get a SMD resistor, buy a small precision resistor and solder it.
It should work.

killernoodle · 01-24-2004, 03:25 PM

If you cant find the exact resistor, you will need to get a trimmer and set it to the proper resistance. You will need a good multimeter. Radioshack sells suitable trimmers.

Onlypro · 01-24-2004, 04:13 PM

When I tested the resistors around it they gave me a reading of 4.2 when I was using my multi-meter at 200k ohms.

The card passed 3dmark test. No artifacts. I am just worried about long term affects.

This picture shows what resistors I screwed.

Big circle is the one I totally chopped off, the little one is where I severed one end of the next resistor.

I found this pic off the web and edited it. My cam sucks at close-ups.

killernoodle · 01-24-2004, 10:33 PM

Your comp runs with the resistors ripped off??? Wow!!!

Maybe you are simply over/under-volting it somehow now

Boli · 01-25-2004, 04:48 PM

I managed to pop one of those tiny resistors off the back of my GF3 card... thankfully after 10min searching I found and it and.... *shhh* superglued it back on

Works perfectly now

~ Boli

01-24-2004, 02:22 PM	#1
Onlypro Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ottawa Ontario Canada Posts: 27	Ask for a shim, and get a resistor! Remeber I posted about my HS falling off my radeon 9500np while I was surfing the forums? I Began removing the shim and I slipped and cut off a resistor. Best part of all I lost it! Now the card is unstable in 3dmark. YAY! Any IDeas how I can fix it?

01-24-2004, 03:00 PM	#2
TerraMex Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portugal, Europe Posts: 870	Take a picture. Compare it with someone with another (identical) card, and get the resistor value. Then buy an equal one (SMD) and solder it there. If you cant get a SMD resistor, buy a small precision resistor and solder it. It should work. __________________ "we need more cowbell."

01-24-2004, 03:25 PM	#3
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	If you cant find the exact resistor, you will need to get a trimmer and set it to the proper resistance. You will need a good multimeter. Radioshack sells suitable trimmers. __________________ I have a nice computer.

01-24-2004, 04:13 PM	#4
Onlypro Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ottawa Ontario Canada Posts: 27	When I tested the resistors around it they gave me a reading of 4.2 when I was using my multi-meter at 200k ohms. The card passed 3dmark test. No artifacts. I am just worried about long term affects. This picture shows what resistors I screwed. Big circle is the one I totally chopped off, the little one is where I severed one end of the next resistor. I found this pic off the web and edited it. My cam sucks at close-ups. Last edited by Onlypro; 01-24-2004 at 04:23 PM. Reason: Update:

01-24-2004, 10:33 PM	#5
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	Your comp runs with the resistors ripped off??? Wow!!! Maybe you are simply over/under-volting it somehow now __________________ I have a nice computer.

01-25-2004, 04:48 PM	#6
Boli Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Blackburn / Dundee Posts: 451	I managed to pop one of those tiny resistors off the back of my GF3 card... thankfully after 10min searching I found and it and.... shhh superglued it back on Works perfectly now ~ Boli __________________ 1800+ @ 2247 (214x10.5) - STABLE, 512MB PC3700 TwinX Cosair RAM, NF7-S v2.0, GeForce3 Ti200 Parallel BIM, 120.1 Thermochill, Eheim 1048, Maze 3, Maze4 GPU, "Z" chipset, 1/2" tubing, PC-70: 5x120mm & 9x80mm fans. Internet Server & second machine (folding 24/7): 512MB DDR RAM, XP2000+

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