Re: Ratdude's Main Rig V6
Hehe, on that note, I have a really old (1997) 17" Dell CRT monitor that takes about 20 seconds before anything shows up on its screen once powered ON. By the time the screen warms up enough for a picture to show, my PCs often have already loaded and are waiting at the LogOn/password screen.
Then again, after making it to 20 years without any repairs and still working correctly once it warms up, that CRT monitor owes me NOTHING!
It's also useful when the system gets stuck on something during POST, like a hard drive - in that case, it's useful to know which one. I hate starring at a Splash Screen forever and wondering why the PC is not POSTing.
Chip Quik is nice, but... by the time you've ordered it a few times, you might have as well put that money on a cheap China hot air station. For things like small IO chips and even the LPC/SIO, you don't need a bottom heater. The hot air will do it just fine.
But in this case, try the BIOS recovery option as TC suggested. Worth a shot before attacking the board with your soldering iron.
Originally posted by Topcat
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Then again, after making it to 20 years without any repairs and still working correctly once it warms up, that CRT monitor owes me NOTHING!
Originally posted by Topcat
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Originally posted by ratdude747
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But in this case, try the BIOS recovery option as TC suggested. Worth a shot before attacking the board with your soldering iron.
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