First post, by dexvx
First, I'm a software engineer. I have very limited soldering skills. I can do cylindrical caps, but have not tried more than that. So I'm mainly looking for is if I should even bother to repair the damage.
Thanks for any and all input.
First up is a Diamond Voodoo2 8MB. It detects in Windows and can load the driver, but I'm guessing these "fingers" being severed is probably why it won't render anything. These fingers are tiny. I'm guessing I'd have to somewhat straighten them out and solder them onto the traces on the PCB.
Second up is a Gainward GF4 Ti4600. Looks like the inductor got severed during S/H. It also seems to be missing the bottom "plate" (not even sure what those are called) it rests on. I'm guessing I have to purchase whatever plate that is (or a new inductor), completely sever the inductor, and solder it back on the PCB.