Q: Hey. Heres the breakdown. Case was open box fell and hit an adjacent table ramsink. Ramsink, slipped from the memory chip and shorted out a resistor / capacitor whatever it is. So now the card simply does not touch anything 3D and when you go to certain colors, it disrupts the whole screen.
Its approximately one month after crappy one year warranty on Sapphire, so Im wondering if it can be determined. Im not good at soldering, so Im wondering if anyone could be asked to try it for me?
I should have had all photos to upload, but I wanted to get this look. Ill post pictures later.
thx in advance
Re:Originally posted by: guy
From the pic, I don't know which one was circled, as the circle encompasses 5 components.
hehe. ya I guess your right. The part that got hit is the large beige colored component in the circle. Unfortunatly they stand just a hair bit higher than the ram chip.
DANG. New 9500 pros are $220.
Re:Do you still have the part that got hit? If so, you might need a resistance/capacitance meter to determine what it was, then get a replacement. From the pic, I don't know which one was circled, as the circle encompasses 5 components.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
You could be sneaky about it…find someplace with refurbed Sapp 9500Ps…
Not quite sure what you mean.
Re:You could be sneaky about it…find someplace with refurbed Sapp 9500Ps…
Re:Originally posted by: guy
will a rma cover somthing like this?
and wahts worse, Sapphire wont RMA anything. They make their retailers do it, so if your the second owner and the original retailer wont RMA for the non-purchasing party, then your screwed.
In other words, warranty is non-transferable.
I for one am not going to buy a Sapphire product ever again. Not with MSI, ATI and Abit all offering 3 year warranties. And pretty much no questions asked RMA policies.
Re:my bad, over looked it some how.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
will a rma cover somthing like this?
Yes, but if you knew how to read, you'd realize that he's one month past his manufacturer's warranty.
Re:will a rma cover somthing like this?
Re:thx for the opinions. I think Im gonna take it to a shop and at least let them identify the part for me.
Re:Man, you are probably out of luck:( There is no way to identify that component from the pic, but it is an SMT (surface mount) and pretty much out of the capacity of most home equipment. Take it to a good electronics repair place and see if they can do it for you. SMT requires fairly specialized equipment that most home "DIY'rs" aren't going to have.
Re:You don't have much to lose by trying to solder yourself. FYI though if something shorted that sent a current too high somwhere else that my have caused other damage. i.e. even if you properly solder that component back it may still have probs. But what do you have to lose.
Sorry I can't help in identifying your component.
Re:Ill upload a pic as soon as I can figure out where to put it and maybe you can tell me what the part is?
Okay, try this link.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/148831214/148831732zVuQSp
The part in the circle is identical to the part that shorted out. But the one that shorted out is on the opposite side of the pcb.
thx
Re:If it is only a (resistor/capacitor) yes it can if you can find one just like that with the same spec maby radioshack do it youre self soldering is not that hard
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