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Is this Soundcard done? (SB Awe64)

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First post, by TMiN

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Hey all, long-time lurker and fellow graveyard parts collector...

I recently purchased this AWE64 from someone on eBay. During install of the software I was experiencing issues with the sound bank memory. Oddly enough, the card was detected normally and seemed to function normally to a degree. Being that it was supposed to have some onboard memory, but was reporting in the SB software as being "0" available, I decided to pull the card and have a closer look. Sure enough, I found a burned/melted trace.

Is this common? Is this card done? repairable?

Thanks for looking.

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Reply 1 of 4, by Tiido

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It looks like someone connected memory expansion wrong and that caused a short and burned the trace out. Luckily the fix of repairing the trace with a wire should be enough to make things work properly again.

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Reply 2 of 4, by cyclone3d

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If it was like that when you got it, definitely ask for a refund.

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Reply 4 of 4, by TMiN

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Tiido wrote on 2020-11-29, 22:14:

It looks like someone connected memory expansion wrong and that caused a short and burned the trace out. Luckily the fix of repairing the trace with a wire should be enough to make things work properly again.

Thanks, I'll see if I can pull off that fix.

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