Anonymous Coward
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I currently have a dead s3 964 based Diamond Stealth 64 VLB graphics adapter that I would like to repair. When the card is plugged into a monitor will analogue controls, I am able to get a picture by making some adjustments. However I am only able to use low resolution video modes. Going into higher modes produces only distortion.
If I plug the card into a monitor with digital controls and automatic adjustments, I am not able to see a picture at all. The monitor just shows an "out of sync" or "sync not supported" message.
I am pretty inexperience with electronics, and I am not sure how to begin trouble shooting this. I did a little searching, and I am under the impression that I may have bad capacitors. They are of the ceramic disc variety. 10uF, 16V. None of them appear to be scorched or leaking though. I currently do not have the equipment to test them.
Before I waste my time and order some new ones, is there anyone in here that has had any luck repairing graphics adapters that can give me a few suggestions on how to fix mine?
If I plug the card into a monitor with digital controls and automatic adjustments, I am not able to see a picture at all. The monitor just shows an "out of sync" or "sync not supported" message.
I am pretty inexperience with electronics, and I am not sure how to begin trouble shooting this. I did a little searching, and I am under the impression that I may have bad capacitors. They are of the ceramic disc variety. 10uF, 16V. None of them appear to be scorched or leaking though. I currently do not have the equipment to test them.
Before I waste my time and order some new ones, is there anyone in here that has had any luck repairing graphics adapters that can give me a few suggestions on how to fix mine?