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3Dfx Voodoo legs disconnected - can we fix them?
Bits und Bolts finds that many secondhand Voodoo cards have chip legs lifted from their pads, then sets out to resolder every leg on a card fitted with faster memory.
Topic
graphics card
7 videos.
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Fixing my GeForce 2 MX (black screen) - after 20 years!
A GeForce 2 MX owned since 2001 stopped giving any picture, and chip removal practice later made the damage worse. Bits und Bolts tries to fix it twenty years on.
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Fix common issue of 3dfx Voodoo 3 (black screen)
A Voodoo 3 2000 PCI card with a black screen is revived by Bits und Bolts, who says it may be a very common fault on old video cards.
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Troubleshooting and Repairing a 3Dfx Voodoo 2!
Diamond Monster 3D II, an 8MB Voodoo 2 card, is diagnosed with debugging tools including 3dfx environment variables before the soldering iron comes out for a repair attempt.
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VBIOS Bit Rot? Saving a Pair of Matrox AGP Cards
Two dead Matrox G100 and G200 AGP cards are troubleshot for vBIOS degradation, which the maker links to high failure rates in these series.
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Repairing the Legendary 3dfx Voodoo 5 5500!
A 3dfx Voodoo 5 5500, bought untested and as-is, has a long list of problems, and the maker sets out to restore it.
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Repairing the Number Nine Imagine 128 Series II video card
Number Nine's Imagine 128 Series II video card arrived defective, so the maker looks at its unusual hardware layout and attempts to get it working again.
