Geforce2 = Geforce2 Ultra??

[mckeller]

Just took off the heatsink of this Engineering Sample Geforce2, I received in a trade, and found a "NV15 Ultra ES" chip. Does anyone happen to know what this may mean? The only problem is I broke off one of the tranistors "c110" and the card does not work now. Does any one know how I can fix it? Any suggestions?

Thanks,
MK

 

[Verman]

A reference designator of C110 would indicate to me that the part is a capacitor, not a transistor. If its a small, 0.080" x 0.050" or 0.060" x 0.030", two soldered end connections, sounds like a small bypass capacitor to me. I assume it is in pieces?
Value? 100pf to 0.01mfd, somewhere in that range.

 

[Zedfu]

if you have the skill and expertise to fix it, then run down to your local radio shack store and try to find a matching capacitor. you're gonna need a soldering iron for sure. when doing this, be extremely careful with the iron and solder, for the solder has a tendency to run and "smeer" over the circuits if done carelessly, so be REALLY careful. and most importantly of all, some capacitors are polarized, meaning that it has a positive and a negative terminal. don't overlook this small situation otherwise you'll be sorried. good luck, bud.

 

[Zedfu]

oh yeah, and another thing. for the replacement capacitor, in SOME cases, it is alright to substitude a capacitor with a margin difference of around 5-10%. i do not know specifically the replacement difference tolerance is for the geforce2, but it's always the wisest to get the perfect capacitor match.