First post, by LuckyPiquel
Hi Everyone!
Recently I have scored Tseng ET6000 with fully occupied MDRAM banks, as made by Hercules (my favorite version of this card, due to its kick ass Hercules logos all over the PCB 😀 I was looking for this card for a really long time (wanted Hercules with all MDRAMs soldered), however my happiness didn't last long. The picture generated by this card is far from normal (see the pictures below). After starting the computer it can give good picture, that will change into this crazy stuff after some random time (usually after 2-3 minutes), or the card is showing such problem from the start. I have also noticed that if I will wiggle it gently in PCI the picture will change as well (it can go back to normal or into other strange state). To exclude problems with the computer itself, I have tested this card on three different machines (two Socket 7 and one socket 370), with two different monitors (one LCD and one CRT). In all cases the problems are exactly the same.
To all the experts on Vogons, do you think that this card can be repaired? and what do you think can cause the problem? The card has some scratches here and there, but nothing that I can call major (please see pictures below). The only strange thing is the bracket which is bit too far from the PCB in my opinion (someone was playing with the connector ? but I cannot see any post-factory soldering job). As a result, the card sits really tightly in the PCI of any of my computers, as the bracket pushes against the back of the case.
Will be grateful for your suggestions, ideas and foremost help on how to repair this beauty! Fell free to ask for more pictures.
Would love to give this card a chance, finding another one will take me some time for sure. Thank you!