I think that only 1 and 2 are shoddy here...
#1 I can't see very well, is the small capacitor burned?
#2 needs repair for sure , the component is loose on one end
#3 seems fine to me but we need a better picture, maybe there was a blue filter then that broke... but I think it's just a resistor (a 0ohm one, just a bridge)

can you take better pics Artex?

keropi wrote:

I think that only 1 and 2 are shoddy here... #1 I can't see very well, is the small capacitor burned? #2 needs repair for sure […]
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I think that only 1 and 2 are shoddy here...
#1 I can't see very well, is the small capacitor burned?
#2 needs repair for sure , the component is loose on one end
#3 seems fine to me but we need a better picture, maybe there was a blue filter then that broke... but I think it's just a resistor (a 0ohm one, just a bridge)

can you take better pics Artex?

My camera kinda sucks with macro mode, or close up pictures in general. The capacitor isn't burned - it looks like it broke off.

EDIT: I literally just touched the component #2 and the little guy just fell off in my hand. Gah!

I agree with Keropi. It looks like #1 and #2 are passive SMD components that should be replaceable with just a steady hand and a soldering iron. I think #3 is fine. It looks like a fuse and even appears to be labeled as such ("F1").

Both #1 and 2 are serious. A missing capacitor could prevent a steady voltage from being delivered or keep an oscillating circuit from functioning. A missing resistor is like an open circuit which is obviously bad.

QBiN wrote:

I agree with Keropi. It looks like #1 and #2 are passive SMD components that should be replaceable with just a steady hand and a soldering iron.

....and this is where I get a little nervous. I've soldered here and there, but these are tiny little soldering dots - I mean really tiny. Also, do you know what replacement parts I would need? I'm unfortunately not too good at this side of the retro hobby...

Artex don't lose the small capacitor that fell, you need to read it's value. Same goes for the resistor on #2.
Soldering them is a fine job - not that difficult but it does require some soldering experience above average IMHO. Is the vga worth it?

keropi wrote:

Is the vga worth it?

Eh.... probably not. The PCI cards perform better anyway with their AGP bridge for texture memory.

in that case... store for parts or something , that's what I do 🤣

keropi wrote:

in that case... store for parts or something , that's what I do 🤣

Ok... Yeah.. as far as the tiny little cap goes, it flew off as soon as I touched it and I can't find it anywhere. If it landed on the floor then it most likely has become a treat for this guy:

#1 - C65 is most likely a bypass capacitor (is it close to a chip on the other side? The thicker signal lines indicate they might be related to the power supply of a chip) going with 100nF probably would fix it - even tho that alone may not break the card (just make it more or less unstable)
#2 - Reading off the value would have been good, as that one might be the culprit for the card not working.
#3 - Kinda hard to see once again ... tracing it to the corresponding pin on the VGA connector might help to figure out the value of that fuse (might be critical or not).

all I can say is that the awesome dog has enough Roland
🤣

Hah! I'll dig around tonight and see if I can find the capacitor (#2). I'll also take a look at #3 and see if I can get a better picture under some better lighting conditions.