Oven trick

Mussels · Jan 14, 2010

BarbaricSoul said:
That don't seem right. How would altering F@H shortcut cause the card to run as a physX card when I don't start the F@H program?

perhaps F@H used too main cycles in his brain, and he slipped up as to what forum section he was in?

Solaris17 · Jan 14, 2010

roger that mussels im a moron your not doing F@H at all. ..........either way you wont need a dongle

BarbaricSoul · Jan 14, 2010

yeah, it took alittle bit, but I got it all up and running this morning

Hayder_Master · Mar 21, 2010

ok first time i notice this, so i have many old dead mobo's and 4 HDD's with dead PCB with healthy important media, i keep this HDD's witting for an solution, so is this trick work with it

Solaris17 · Mar 21, 2010

hayder.master said:
ok first time i notice this, so i have many old dead mobo's and 4 HDD's with dead PCB with healthy important media, i keep this HDD's witting for an solution, so is this trick work with it

do not bake your HDD that will end in failure.

alucasa · Mar 21, 2010

Solaris17 said:
do not bake your HDD that will end in failure.

Agreed. HDDs have small fiber filters inside as well.

Steevo · Mar 21, 2010

I shorted out a copper heatsink on a diode of my 2TB HDD last night, the computer shut off instantly. I almost crapped myself, it still has a little black mark on the copper sink and the diode.

So I bake it? It still works, and I plugged into the "B" this morning and that was good, but should I bake it?

Solaris17 · Mar 21, 2010

Steevo said:
I shorted out a copper heatsink on a diode of my 2TB HDD last night, the computer shut off instantly. I almost crapped myself, it still has a little black mark on the copper sink and the diode.

So I bake it? It still works, and I plugged into the "B" this morning and that was good, but should I bake it?

450º 3 hours.

digibucc · Mar 21, 2010

baking is for pcbs that need solder fixed, freezing is for drives that ratchet against the sides/arm while trying to read.
baking could actually fix the issue, freezing is a temporary fix so you can copy info off of it.

freezing a pcb will do nothing.... baking a hard drive is a baaadd baaad thing.

afw · Mar 21, 2010

Interesting topic ... great to see the trick worked ...

Will this work on other components ... i mean ... RAMs ... Sound cards .. etc ... :confused:

Hayder_Master · Mar 21, 2010

werez said:
THUNDERS , SCREAMS , IT IS ALIVE !!!! hahahaa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5URYhXE55bo

that was very funny :roll:

Hayder_Master · Mar 21, 2010

Solaris17 said:
do not bake your HDD that will end in failure.

alucasa said:
Agreed. HDDs have small fiber filters inside as well.

Steevo said:
I shorted out a copper heatsink on a diode of my 2TB HDD last night, the computer shut off instantly. I almost crapped myself, it still has a little black mark on the copper sink and the diode.

So I bake it? It still works, and I plugged into the "B" this morning and that was good, but should I bake it?

Solaris17 said:
450º 3 hours.

digibucc said:
baking is for pcbs that need solder fixed, freezing is for drives that ratchet against the sides/arm while trying to read.
baking could actually fix the issue, freezing is a temporary fix so you can copy info off of it.

freezing a pcb will do nothing.... baking a hard drive is a baaadd baaad thing.

thanx all my brothers, so is there something can do it to get my data back, can we say the freezing of pcb

digibucc · Mar 21, 2010

as far as hdds with dead pcbs - if you can find the exact same hdd working (ive got it with a different size, but same model - though i've had that not work as well)

you just replace the pcb with a working one. as long as the platters are in working order, all is good to go.

Steevo · Mar 21, 2010

My HDD is fine, it was a joke post and a total derail on the thread, but since the OP got his fix it does no harm untill someone tries it and destroys the magnetics of the HDD.

Just so everyone knows, baking a HDD will completely fuck the magnetic media, at the very least it will cause the data to be destroyed from the heat effect on magnetic objects.

But I did plug into my B, and that was good.

Solaris17 · Mar 21, 2010

Steevo said:
My HDD is fine, it was a joke post and a total derail on the thread, but since the OP got his fix it does no harm untill someone tries it and destroys the magnetics of the HDD.

Just so everyone knows, baking a HDD will completely fuck the magnetic media, at the very least it will cause the data to be destroyed from the heat effect on magnetic objects.

But I did plug into my B, and that was good.

gah wtf i didnt even get credit for catching it. what will i do with you steevo?

Steevo · Mar 21, 2010

I know, we must have some zombie members today. need moar coffee.

Hayder_Master · Mar 21, 2010

digibucc said:
as far as hdds with dead pcbs - if you can find the exact same hdd working (ive got it with a different size, but same model - though i've had that not work as well)

you just replace the pcb with a working one. as long as the platters are in working order, all is good to go.

im try this before, looking for HDD like mine but it's too hard to find it, it's old WD3000 can't find like it in our markets

BazookaJoe · Mar 22, 2010

HOLY FFKING CYBERTOAST!

So - I'm reading this thread thinking "Yeah .. BS... " then I get to remembering the two failed 8800GTS's lying under some of my garbage in the back of my workshop - So I figure.. what the hell... and I dig one out , remove the fan & plastic heat-sink cover, and I bake the bugger.. just like that with heat-sink still attached...

Blow me the hell over if this didn't only fix THAT one but the OTHER one as well!!

Thanks guys! I now have 2 perfect 8800GTS's that are 3Dmark 06'ing 12,000+

My Method - For anyone reading :

1.) Removed Fan, and plastic heat-sink cover.
2.) Heated Oven up to 200 Celsius.
3.) Placed card heat sink DOWN on a baking tray - Heat-sink still attached.
4.) Lightly basted card with a mix of eggs, pepper & a dash of milk (No.. No I didn't)
5.) Roasted for 10~12 minutes.
6.) Turned OFF Oven & cracked the door a little open to let oven slowly cool.
7.) ~10 minutes later opened the door almost half way and let it cool sum-more.
8.) Removed card once it was cool enough to handle (It was still pretty hot)
9.) Reassembled card and jammed it into an unsuspecting PC.
10.) Run 3Dmark06 - Score 12,000+

This Worked so well I'm going to dig up a few other failed video cards I have lying around and bake them too... And even some faulty ram modules... why the hell not right?

I think the next time anything breaks its going straight in the oven!

zithe · Mar 23, 2010

Just be careful not to melt everything lol.

overclocking101 · Mar 23, 2010

nice! ill take some dead cards

BazookaJoe · Mar 24, 2010

UPDATE! - Lolz FAIL!

So I dug up that 5400 that had also died with apparent "Memory Failure" and I figure - heck It fixed the 8800, why not the 5400?

So I sling the sucker in the oven... but this time....

Bwaaap Bwaaap Bwaaawaaawaaaaaaa.....

ALL THE DAMN CAPACITORS AND THE CLOCK GENERATOR CRYSTAL FELL OUT! :roll:

Apart from simply falling out the capacitors where clearly deformed by the heat, and It was easy to see WHY since a maximum temperature of 105 Degrees Celsius is clearly printed on the side of them, and I had them at ~200 Degrees...

The Clock Gen looks fine tho - it just fell out when the solder melted, the capacitors on the other hand PUSHED themselves out as their underbellies expanded & burst slightly in the heat.

BUT I AM NOT BEATEN - I plan to re-attach the Clock Gen, and replace all of the capacitors... This project just keeps getting funner & funner

They (the capacitors) are all just general power regulators/buffers on this board so I don't expect any real problems there - So long as the rest of the card is actually still working... But Capacitors are real cheap - so as soon as I get a chance I'm putting more in and will update with the results.

majestic12 · Mar 24, 2010

afw said:
Interesting topic ... great to see the trick worked ...

Will this work on other components ... i mean ... RAMs ... Sound cards .. etc ...

I'm thinking about doing this for one of my OCZ-gold DDR3 sticks -I don't want to wait on an RMA and don't want to buy something else to hold me over until I'd get them back. Found a link to instructions -what do you guys think?

http://www.maximumpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1045727

Binge · Mar 24, 2010

majestic12 said:
I'm thinking about doing this for one of my OCZ-gold DDR3 sticks -I don't want to wait on an RMA and don't want to buy something else to hold me over until I'd get them back. Found a link to instructions -what do you guys think?

http://www.maximumpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1045727

terrible idea.

BazookaJoe · Mar 24, 2010

majestic12 said:
I'm thinking about doing this for one of my OCZ-gold DDR3 sticks -I don't want to wait on an RMA and don't want to buy something else to hold me over until I'd get them back. Found a link to instructions -what do you guys think?

Provided you don't care if you totally destroy them and void their warranty altogether, it's a GREAT Idea.

Just keep in mind that Total and Absolute failure is always an option when performing these stunts.

When you put them back on your motherboard they could blow your memory bus destroying your entire motherboard and even your CPU.

This MAY NOT happen, and everything MIGHT work out fine, but it IS a possibility.

So...

majestic12 · Mar 24, 2010

It is definitely tempting to do (I've got an extra motherboard at least if it blows that up) but I guess I'll end up getting a second set of memory and fixing it via the RMA method whenever I get around to putting in a 64-bit OS. Of course, I could always use it as an excuse to buy another i7 920 or 930 and build a second rig. Hmmm....

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Oven trick

Mussels

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Solaris17

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BarbaricSoul

Hayder_Master

Solaris17

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alucasa

Steevo

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digibucc

afw

Hayder_Master

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digibucc

Steevo

Solaris17

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Steevo

Hayder_Master

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Binge

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