AS5 + resistors = OK? but with Caps =/= OK

[soccerballtux]

I never had a problem with it on my Athlon2500+. Then again I don't think I let this much get onto the resistors.

I haven't had a chance to clean off my second graphics card and try again. It was turned on for about 1-2 seconds before I saw the (bad) color artifacts on the gpu BIOS post.
The previous one I thought it was a short from water [hadn't let it dry]. Now I think it's the AS5.

It got onto the 402 and 201 caps which surround the GPU die. Do you think there is any hope? Their website says the AS5 is capacitive.

 

[soccerballtux]

plz halp

 

[thilanliyan]

Did you try cleaning it off and trying again?

 

[Golgatha]

Clean everything very thoroughly with isopropyl alcohol, let it dry, and try again. AS5 is conductive, so you may have shorted whatever circuit the resistor was supplying electricity to.

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: Golgatha
Clean everything very thoroughly with isopropyl alcohol, let it dry, and try again. AS5 is conductive, so you may have shorted whatever circuit the resistor was supplying electricity to.

Actually, per the website, it is mostly not. I never had problems when it was smothering a CPU.

But it IS capacitive.

I just fried my 8800gt, and then my 9800gt the day it came in the mail.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: soccerballtux
I just fried my 8800gt, and then my 9800gt the day it came in the mail.

WTF man, just take your hands off the keyboard and back away from the computer... before you kill something else. :shocked:

 

[soccerballtux]

I blame Nvidia for putting caps 3mm from the GPU die.

 

[spittledip]

Originally posted by: soccerballtux
I blame Nvidia for putting caps 3mm from the GPU die.

with your record, I would have to disagree...

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: spittledip

Originally posted by: soccerballtux
I blame Nvidia for putting caps 3mm from the GPU die.

with your record, I would have to disagree...

Not funny.

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: soccerballtux

Originally posted by: Golgatha
Clean everything very thoroughly with isopropyl alcohol, let it dry, and try again. AS5 is conductive, so you may have shorted whatever circuit the resistor was supplying electricity to.

Actually, per the website, it is mostly not. I never had problems when it was smothering a CPU.

But it IS capacitive.

I just fried my 8800gt, and then my 9800gt the day it came in the mail.

Interesting bit on it being capacitive. Just read it on the website.