Re: Ratdude's Main rig V2
Reflow RAM and GPU. 2 out of the 4 Radeon 9700s I fixed still showed artifacts until I also reflowed the RAM.
I'm not as familiar with the 9800 as I am with the 9700, but with the 9700, if you disconnect its power cable and turn on the computer, it will display a screen with a warning that the power cable is not connected. In this mode, the 9700 is not using the RAM or any sophisticated functions on the GPU so you get no artifacts. Good way to know if something else really is toast (if it is, you won't get to that screen). But again, that's for the Radeon 9700 only. Don't know if it works with the Radeon 9800
Would be nice but I don't know how effective it will be.
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I'm not as familiar with the 9800 as I am with the 9700, but with the 9700, if you disconnect its power cable and turn on the computer, it will display a screen with a warning that the power cable is not connected. In this mode, the 9700 is not using the RAM or any sophisticated functions on the GPU so you get no artifacts. Good way to know if something else really is toast (if it is, you won't get to that screen). But again, that's for the Radeon 9700 only. Don't know if it works with the Radeon 9800
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