The first card I worked on was the one with the older heatsink design. I can only assume that this card is also the older revision as it also has a lower number on the ATI Rage Theater chip. The fault on this card was a single SMD capacitor on the rear, as denoted by the red sticker.

I removed an adjacent capacitor to measure what will hopefully be a similar value. It measured as 0.1uF (100nF) and is a 0805 ceramic capacitor, likely a bypass capacitor. Removal of the adjacent capacitor done with hot air and all pads were cleaned with a soldering iron and copper braid. The replacement components were affixed with solder paste and hot air.

This was a very simple repair. It would be difficult to spot if you didn't know it was there.

The second card had a similar fault as the first with a 100nF 0805 having been broken off in a different location but there was also a second capacitor that had been broken off as well. Note that there is actually a scratch visible on the PCB where whatever had impacted it caused some minor damage to the green solder mask.

I had already cleaned and prepped both sets of pads but while placing the second component realized that I had made a mistake. The second capacitor, located beneath the GPU, was not a 0805 but a 0603 (it's smaller) and was probably a different capacitance as well. I removed the adjacent capacitor and found that it was 10nF and not 100nF like the other. If you have seen my GeForce 4 Ti 4200 repair you may remember that the capacitors beneath that GPU die were 100pF 0402 capacitors. Which kind of components are used varies by design so it's important to find some point of reference to compare even if the physical size is identical.

This repair was also very straightforward and there were no issues.

Both cards work great after repair. The card with the single missing 0805 was tested and sold as working but I don't recall if this was the case and I forgot to verify it before repair. The second card with the broken 0603 capacitor beneath the GPU did not work. Both cards now test as working and repaired.

Of note, the older revision with the silver aluminum-backed heatsink fan was obnoxiously loud. I have a Rage Fury MAXX which has two of these same heatsinks on it and it's more of the same but twice as annoying. I don't know if this is normal or if this is due to age but the newer all-black heatsink fan was sill audible but much quieter by comparison. If you want to get an early Radeon then this is the one I would recommend. Also, the picture was also noticeably nosier (equally poor on both cards) than my ATI Rage 128 Pro. This is somewhat mitigated by the addition of a DVI port.