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DIY Repair Hour
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Приєднався 18 лип 2011
Hi! I'm Patryk and I currently live in Guernsey (Channel Islands).
I post some random stuff from a hobby I have- electronics repair, as I try to learn more about it.
TRULY SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
I am NOT a proffessional technician, if you looking for information on how to repair things - take whats here with a spoon of salt. That said I try and help people living here - there is no electronics repair market here at all.
My daily job is software developer, and I've been doing it since I was 14 (counting from my first payed job), so over 30 years now... unlikely I will change my main profession :)
I post some random stuff from a hobby I have- electronics repair, as I try to learn more about it.
TRULY SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
I am NOT a proffessional technician, if you looking for information on how to repair things - take whats here with a spoon of salt. That said I try and help people living here - there is no electronics repair market here at all.
My daily job is software developer, and I've been doing it since I was 14 (counting from my first payed job), so over 30 years now... unlikely I will change my main profession :)
5 Sapphire Nitro R9 390 GPUs! How many can I fix?
These cards were sent by viewers! Thank you so much for the support :)
In this long video I will attempt to fix five broken AMD R9 390 cards made by Sapphire.
Thank you Carlos and Peter :)
In this long video I will attempt to fix five broken AMD R9 390 cards made by Sapphire.
Thank you Carlos and Peter :)
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Відео
DIY GPU Core Swap - 1070 Ti - part 2: THE FIX
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Turns out I swapped the core from one broken PBC to another broken PCB. No other option than to try and repair this now. But the faults is tricky to find, and there are few of them! Some luck required.
DIY GPU Core Swap - 1070 Ti - part 1: THE SWAP
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My first attempt to swap a GPU core from a destroyed PCB to a good PCB that had a shorted core. At least I thought it is a good PCB, more on that in part two. The donor graphics card was a corroded EVGA, the receiving card was MSI Gaming X that was featured on my channel before.
Gainward RTX 3080 with a blown chip. Two blown chips actually...
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Is it repairable? Music: me and AI stuff
[Restoration] Heavily corroded MSI 1080Ti - Part 3 - Done :)
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If you didn't see the previous parts, at least give part 1 a quick look, so you will see the sorry state the card was in originally :-) Music: Scott Buckley - Pariah, under CC license. ( www.scottbuckley.com.au )
MSI RTX 3070 Suprim X - spares or repair - will it run again?
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Having a borrowed GPU in my personal PC I really needed my own card. I bought this MSI 3070 Suprim from eBay to see if I can revive it and use it for some sweet sweet gaming :) The cost of the card was £130. Music: Falling Bytes - Halloween Theme (CC)
Palit 1070 Ti - teradown, cleaning, and trying to run
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The journey with 1070 Ti cards continues. This Palit GPU was sold as "not working - water damage", and stated that computer with this card inside does not work. I will try some new chemicals to bring it back to life. Music: Scott Buckley - Pariah, under CC license. ( www.scottbuckley.com.au )
Palit 1070 Ti - a question for y'all
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My quest for 1070 Ti core continues. Maybe a water damaged PCB..?
[Restoration] Heavily corroded MSI 1080Ti (Slow pace vid) - Part 2
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In this part: - removing DVI, DP and HDMI ports - minor repairs and cleaning - measurements - fitting new HDMI port - FIRST START! Music: Bequ (2000)
[Restoration] Heavily corroded MSI 1080Ti (Slow pace vid) - Part 1
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Another challenge appears! 6 months in a humid shed - can it be saved? This is part 1 - teardown and state of parts assessment.
Changing HDMI port not always goes super smooth. Dusty Xbox job.
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We all have a bad day sometimes :) With this job I struggled for no apparent reason.
Acer Aspire 3 not charging - workaround for design issue with charging port
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Just a quick one today :)
Zotac GTX 1070 Ti - unexpected eBay find
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I'm still on a lookout for a core donor for my MSI GTX 1070 Ti. This one I found for cheap, but what exactly is this card?
Toyota keyfob - button repair + buttons cover + deadpool
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Toyota keyfob - button repair buttons cover deadpool
[Autopsy] GTX 970, but the computer power supply has blown...
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[Autopsy] GTX 970, but the computer power supply has blown...
Zotac GTX 1660 Super from eBay, spares or repair. Can we fix it?
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Zotac GTX 1660 Super from eBay, spares or repair. Can we fix it?
PlayStation 5 - HDMI and USB ports change
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PlayStation 5 - HDMI and USB ports change
M.2 SSD connector change on a HP laptop
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M.2 SSD connector change on a HP laptop
MSI 1070Ti with 4.35V PEX - Give it amps (Part 2)
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MSI 1070Ti with 4.35V PEX - Give it amps (Part 2)
MSI 1070Ti with 4.35V PEX :p Very Dead - (probably part 1)
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MSI 1070Ti with 4.35V PEX :p Very Dead - (probably part 1)
RTX 2060 catched on fire. How that happened?
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RTX 2060 catched on fire. How that happened?
eBay garbage: PNY 1060 6GB - Making a hot cookie
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eBay garbage: PNY 1060 6GB - Making a hot cookie
Two mystery GPUs: GTX 560 and GTX 650. Are those working?
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Two mystery GPUs: GTX 560 and GTX 650. Are those working?
Component welded to PCB - my method of taking those out
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Component welded to PCB - my method of taking those out
nVidia Quadro6000 with many problems and previous repairs
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nVidia Quadro6000 with many problems and previous repairs
Asus Strix 980Ti from Ebay. Just how bad can it be?
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Asus Strix 980Ti from Ebay. Just how bad can it be?
Glad you tried
you are still alive? iam kidding
@@06Angry alive but busy :(
Nice job, those were great cards back in the day, I had a 290, still have it somewhere, looks like the cards worked pretty hard mining for many years, I bought a few ex mining cards and mined on few myself and they all still work but most are 2000 and 3000 series from Ngreedia and a few 6000 series AMD. Got a dead Gamerock 3080 that I bought for 100$ on marketplace a few months ago that I need to get to someday. Very nice of you to give them away.
Yeah the cards seem well built, but worn. I suspected mining as well, but they might have been working on something else as well, like folding-at-home or something. The gamerock with fake diamonds? That is one weird looking card :D
@@DIYRepairHour lol yeah that gamerock, yep can't decide if I hate it or like it, I don't like RGB but on that card it's interesting looking.
Cheers for the vid, really informative. Big up to the donors for donating the cards. Four out of five is very good: top job! It's really nice of you to give the cards away as well.
They are all gone, and in fact most of the cards that were in the giveaway box are now gone. All is left is the very very old radeon and two gts240... so it is definately worth doing, if people find them useful still.
Hey, next time you use isopropyl alcohol to find a shorted component, try pulsing the power supply. It gives a clearer indication as the alcohol reacts in waves. Also, nice use of the 'calibrated wire' 😂😜👍
Yeah, should have done that. Will remember for the next time, thank you :)
Very good job. Thanks for the video.
Great, but Can I Know Where Do I get the electronic components?
@@ProdevsCodingChannel I try to source from DigiKey first. If they don't have it, I use my donor boards, and if I can't find it there I go to AliExpress.
I tend to just buy a m.2 to usb c external ssd adapter or a pcie card
How much vram voltage need ? I have all voltage on gpu but vram only 1.3v ?
@@DimasKurniawan 1.3v is perfect:)
@@DIYRepairHour ah oke dead core i think. Power drawn 1.4A and 18W. But pex 60ohm
@@DIYRepairHour or failed bios. And no bios for gamerock palit 1080 ti
@@DIYRepairHour run mats mod got nvrm vbios failed or something
@@DimasKurniawan try BIOS first
Hello, friend! I have this same monitor and I also love it, lmao! I keep replacing these faulty capacitors for a couple of years now. The problem is that I've just being dumb during the last replacement and I cut a white wire of the white conector that goes right next to the black power conector (it has 4 white wires and a black one). Do you have any idea how can I fix it? I thought about soldering the wire but it is really small and I have just a regular soldering iron. I also couldn't find the name of this conector so I could buy another one, cut all wires and crimp it again. Thank you so much for your time reading this, I'm kinda desperate to fix it! <3
Ok, so I couldn't wait any longer and tried to solder the broken wire again. It actually worked, I can't believe it.....
@@MegaBloob I'm glad it did. I do not have this monitor any more :(
@@DIYRepairHour I see! I intend to keep it until I die... lmao xD Couldn't find good colours like it has in any modern monitor so far!
I have a similar problem the port to the power is making a squeaking noise do you think it's fixable?
Thats a different issue, but noise is normally caused by coils, as capacitor is slowly becoming a resistor and the higher ripple. Recap should help :)
Doable (lie)
Doable for sure, but the cost of a working one is not worth the repair, as the PCB is damaged. When it comes to power supplies I have a trust issue :)
Hi sir I have the same card the fan stop spinng when I boot in windows but the hdmi works I have display but windows don't detected the card now I cant load the graphics drivers
Hi, surely if you have picture out the card must be detected, unless you are using iGPU built into your CPU?
Hi tnx for the feedback im not a pc wizard. So I don't know hoe to disable it or what toe do. I did watch some videos on igpu and change some setting in the bios but still no gpu detected
@@reaganlewis9074 i'm just confused about the card not detected part. Normally that means no display out at all, so something is clearly working. Could you explain what you mean by not detected?
Wen I go in device manager open display it only show onboard graphics and sorry man it's a 1050ti 4gig daul fan card not 1080. but still it don't show the card and wen I go online to nivida wepsite it don't load the drivers it don't detected the card
@@reaganlewis9074 Oh so the display is from onboard graphics then. No detect is often caused by missing power rail. The card needs to be opened and measured for resistances, as well for voltages.
idk why, but PNY, Galax, Digital Alliance, and Palit seems have same cooler design..
To summarise the faults on this "good PCB": - 5V regulator not working - 12V leaking to 3.3V when 5V is enabled and running - HDMI port needs replacing - PEX buck replaced - Shorted PWM signal in one of the fans
gave it 10A@2.6V for science ⚡⚡
@@MrRoccale yes!
Damn, I thought the core was done for, but somehow it survived the whole ordeal.
@@mart43 same :) but the only way to really know was to fix the PCB.
Do you go on to sell these cards after fixing them your doing a great job getting them working again keep up the great work
I do not actively sell them, but if someone is willing to buy, I will. In that case the price will be much lower than ongoing market price, for obvious reasons. And thank you for watching :)
Nice job. Yes too much flux first time. Also would like to mention on this stype of preheaters people dont usually lift the gpus I think, because the heat transfer becomes poor, they just use like something in between the pcb and preheater like a very thin silicone mat or baking paper etc
Thank you :) And yes, I did not have anything I could use at that time, but since then I added baking paper to my tool stash
You did a great job, with the tools you had. Are you planning to do more GPU work?
Thanks. And of course I do. After part 2 of this video I have raw video material done with cards from viewers. Also have more GPUs, motherboards and automotive repairs:)
Is the "alcohol method" to determine heat by how fast it evaporates?
In short - yes. But it's also about the pattern of evaporation. The part that is still liquid tends to move in the presence of sudden heat.
@@DIYRepairHour brilliant! 🧠🤯
Thank you for the content!
Way to go dude. I wish I could play like you. I have one of these boards which worked well for my xplane sim. it went dark and was getting hot. Maybe I will try to fix?
its like a new card good job.
thank you :) it serves its purpose again as well
Very good repair. I like to see how you improve with each new video. I think I've seen you use superglue a couple of times if I'm not mistaken. Please do not use it, it becomes very toxic when you apply heat, and it also comes off. You can use silicone for ovens or even better transparent UV mask to stick the new pad to the plate after cleaning the flux very well. The pad will not come off. That 3080 has been reborn (what a luck)
Thank you :) and for the excellent tip with a transparent UV mask as well. I'll order some now, just to have it on hand. It's true that I used super glue, and that's because I had nothing better to apply.
You got very lucky my guy!
Yeah this card was a gamble for sure 😁
Nice pad restoration 👍
Thank you :-)
Sir i have another ssd 2 empty which mean there is no connector its inneed to be solder, now my question is can i solder a new m.2 connector and solder the pin and add the new m.2 ssd 2 1tb, will it read coz i as manufactures says storage can expand only to 1 tb but in ssd 1 slot i have 500gb, will it ready my new 1tb or will it become 1.5 tb?
same issue
Hi Patryk, I have 4 x Sapphire Nitro R9 390 8mb cards I would like to post to you, happy to send to you for free of course, all the best Peter
Hi, are those a non-working ones? :) Hit me at patryk@software-bespoke.co.uk please Thank you! :)
What happened, though? What GPU were you experimenting on?
It was either 2060 or 1070ti core, can't remember. It was possibly a shorted one, and as to what happened... the tool that was holding it lost the vacuum.
@@DIYRepairHour You're not using the NF.Sucker, I see, hehe..
@@BucifalulR yeah now I have something better:)
STOP the music when you are speaking.
Yeah sorry about that. It was muted on the timeline, but it reappeared after the export to MOV file...
Use a knife tip for your soldering iron. Will give you much better results.
I do have all the possible tips, the thing is those are for my old soldering iron which is not great for precision work, it uses T900. I yet to buy more Type-210 / Type-245 ones, those are on the expensive side :(
Not the same! Congratulations!
Amazing result! Great job.
good amount of work put in. nice job
That's a lot of hard work. I'm not going to lie, for some reason I also like to do that kind of work sometimes. which economically do not make any sense but for personal satisfaction and to know how to do it just in case. Or maybe something is broken in my brain. But it doesn't seem like the 5000 series is going to be cheaper. And in case you have a 4090 with a similar problem, it is starting to make sense.
A lot of work. I had a card used on a beach. It was corroded everywhere and I was an idiot for accepting to fix it. The worst repair in my entire life. Anyway, congratulations for your hard work.
Thanks, it was a lot of work yes... but that was the idea. It was for my own satisfaction, saving a really really nice card. I just love this particular MSI one. Still rocks if you are not into the entire RTX thing.
@@DIYRepairHour I play Fortnite and Dragon Mania Legends. There is no way I need anything more powerful than a 1080 in my computer. It isn't even a "Ti" one but it does its job great. It's a repaired one and it is working just fine. I also repaired this one for my own satisfaction and for my own use.. that until a kid needs a video card and I have nothing else to give 😂
@@Dandan-tg6tj yeah I played fallout 76 lately, and having 1070 ti in my system. It maxed the frame rate. Unfortunately it died again as it is heavily corroded. But it will be in a video soon as a core donor.
@@DIYRepairHour Good luck!
the pins for my ssd connector broke and HP is trying to say i will need a new board. but can it be replaced with a new connector by soldering and save me the $400?
Yes, easily. Don't spend that kind of money just because the connector is broken. New connector (or even a used one) plus the labour would be less than £50.
thank you much! glad i found you!
@@DIYRepairHour does any m.2 connector work? got one that looks to be a match, 4 pins on the end and several on the other
@@RepostedCentral you need to source a connector that points the same direction. Because you can have left or right facing ones, and those are not interchangeable.
Hello! How to turn this monitor on???
It has a touch panel on the front bezel, right bottom corner. When the decals are worn it's really a "poking in random places" game to turn it on.
@@DIYRepairHour Do you mean I need touch the finger to the bottom which is in right corner, right? I touched but the monitor did not on(
@@burmixmixa assuming your monitor is working... try and find a picture of a new one on the net to see where the power button is. The area that will respond to the touch is not very large.
@@DIYRepairHour I touched finger to the small bottom but the monitor did not termed on(((
@@burmixmixa you think it's broken?
Less solder to clean off now😂
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I wish i had a heat gun my 400 dollar gaming laptop needs a reflow because it shuts off when i press on it
Чувак не нажимай на него, и все будет ок
Bro was performing an open heart surgery
Sorry you lost the 4 hour recording, I know how that feels. Great work man! so you're back on GPUs full time now? :D
I am repairing stuff all the time, the trouble is I have no time for video editing lately :( Tried to convince my wife to learn editing but to no avail ;)
What if the laptop only has 1 SSD but there's also a slot for SSD 2 without a connector, can you add another connector to the motherboard on the SSD2?
Well that would depend on the rest of the circuitry. Is this just wired 1:1 to the other slot for alternative chassis configuration or is it a completely electronically independent PCIE bus? Will BIOS make use of it? Hard to tell. Nothing stops you from trying I guess:)
I think I will let you know. Gonna try to do that with Acer Spin 1
hey man we have the same gpu. can you help me whenever i play too much my monitor turns to black screen and my gpu fans starts to revving up 100%
Hi, that sounds like a thermal issue. It may be just in need of maintenance (paste / pads), or this is often connected to the power stage, which requires finding and replacing a MOSFET.
Good repair. Personally, I would prefer to hide that cable a little more. But it is only for aesthetics. I think you are correct in putting that card in a riser vertically. It is a very heavy card. I have one exactly the same with a broken pcb and this special board has a tangle of connections in that part in several layers of the pcb. Very difficult to repair. It even pads under the graphics chip and memories. Because the previous owner decided to connect it directly to the motherboard without holding it with anything. It was a very fun repair LOL
I know what you mean, I do have a black PCB mask, and I could hide the wire better now that the card was working fine for a while, running the latest games for over a week. But this was filmed as I go, so I wanted to make sure nothing else was affected in the area, like the display ports. Now that it is fully tested I'm tempted to hide it.
Excellent work!
Nice job. Thanks for sharing bro !!!
Thank you :)
thank you