If stripes and squares appear on your computer monitor instead of the usual image, the video card is most likely to blame. If it malfunctions, the computer may not turn on at all. There is one interesting way to "revive" a failed video card.
A video card is a separate unit made in the form of a board with a graphics processor, video memory chips and other electronic components that ensure its operation. If there are any problems with the video card, this unit is removed and replaced with another one. Repair of video cards in service centers is not performed, as it will be too long and impractical.
If your video card has stopped working normally, and you are not yet able to buy another one, you can fry the faulty card in the oven. What does it do? The fact is that the board on which the electronic components and conductive tracks are located is made of PCB. Microcircuits and other parts are attached to the conductive tracks using solder. During operation, the video card usually heats up to high temperatures, then cools down. On the other hand, textolite, plastic and copper, as well as other materials used, have different tensile indicators during temperature changes. As a result, some of the elements are warped and detached from the conductive paths.
From the above, we can conclude that roasting a video card in the oven helps to melt the solder of some elements and restore broken contacts.
Before placing the video card in the oven, remove all plastic parts from it to prevent them from melting. Cover the plastic connectors with foil. Place the board in the oven and slowly preheat to 100-150 ° C. Slow heating is a very important condition here. Then let the video card cool down slowly as well, without touching it with your hands.
If you are concerned about putting your graphics card in the oven, you can use more gentle recovery methods. Take a hair dryer and use it to heat only the places where the memory and processor chips are attached. All other parts can be covered with foil.
The question of how long a video card "treated" in such an original way will last does not have an unambiguous answer. In some cases, several days, in others, years. The service life of this board largely depends on the quantity and quality of the solder in the broken contacts. Sometimes frying is repeated more than once, and the video card continues to work. In this way, the functionality of even computer motherboards is restored.
