Try tapping F2 when turning it on, usually that’s the BIOS key, except on an HP where it’s F10 Or try without a hard drive plugged in, some computers go straight into the BIOS due to no bootable device
Yes, it can be re-activated, unless the IMEI number was blocked by the carrier or other authorities However if the original owner had enabled “Find my iPhone” which is suggested by iOS when you set up the device, then you’ll need the original owner’s iCloud password to unlock the phone.
not sure about laptop boards since they have a lot of other parts, but I successfully baked my friends dead 8800 GTS 640MB card, which now works perfectly: My guide
My brother did this several times on his Asus laptop motherboard for over a year (“many” times he said) and got some extended life out of it before he was forced to replace the computer.
I recently did the procedure on an out-of-warranty GTX 780 Ti but sadly it was at a friend’s house and he only had a small toaster oven… the temperature was too hot and the capacitors begin to pop off the board like popcorn after only 8 minutes… a bit of entertainment, but no result
Sadly when you pulled back the bezel you missed that it’s not a separate LCD but part of the top cover those screws at the bottom just hold a panel in place at the bottom.
Anyone reading this guide in 2016 - please note that the premise is a bit flawed, you're not really "re-flowing" the solder on the circuit-board, at least that's not the part that fixes the card usually, it's a temporary expansion or contraction of the "bumps" underneath the surface-mount chips the GPU or memory modules that causes the card to work again (at least for a while) the upshot of this is that even a temperature that doesn't melt the solder can actually work for a while as well.
Final note: it might or might not work depending on the problem with your card, and the type of card, however if the card is a paperweight already, it's worth a shot! ;)
My brother did this several times on his Asus laptop motherboard for over a year (“many” times he said) and got some extended life out of it before he was forced to replace the computer.
I recently did the procedure on an out-of-warranty GTX 780 Ti but sadly it was at a friend’s house and he only had a small toaster oven… the temperature was too hot and the capacitors begin to pop off the board like popcorn after only 8 minutes… a bit of entertainment, but no result
Sadly when you pulled back the bezel you missed that it’s not a separate LCD but part of the top cover those screws at the bottom just hold a panel in place at the bottom.
Good guide otherwise.
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twelvechar
The card did eventually fail, i believe around 4 months later - the guy ended up buying a new card
Anyone reading this guide in 2016 - please note that the premise is a bit flawed, you're not really "re-flowing" the solder on the circuit-board, at least that's not the part that fixes the card usually, it's a temporary expansion or contraction of the "bumps" underneath the surface-mount chips the GPU or memory modules that causes the card to work again (at least for a while) the upshot of this is that even a temperature that doesn't melt the solder can actually work for a while as well.
you can also use a junk credit card or similar, or a plastic spoon
Final note: it might or might not work depending on the problem with your card, and the type of card, however if the card is a paperweight already, it's worth a shot! ;)
I fixed my friends dead out-of-warranty Leadtek Geforce 8800 GTS 640MB card using this procedure
That was 3 weeks ago, and he's still using it daily since then
We forgot to plug in the fan connector and his temperatures reached 124C while playing a game
Since then he reconnected his fan and it's working fine
Thanks for reading, hope it helps someone