Framiga,
looking at the "reworking" job, theres a lot of damaged traces (and seems some bad solders on some CPU pad pins also).
This is rubbish, what are you talking about??
The cpu was removed with hot-air technique and the holes were cleaned carefully with a Denon SC-7000 desoldering gun before installing a new cpu socket, NO traces are damaged on tokyoracers card and there is no bad solders either.
I use a high quality Weller soldering station and have more than 20 years experience in this kind of work.
Yes, one of the interface ic:s are replaced, this was an attempt to get the card working after testing almost anything else, if i had 4 new all of them had been replaced and hopefully the card had worked again.
(In fact, as i told tokyoracer, this ic was removed from a spare apollo card so i cant guarantee this ic is ok, either)
The reason why i suspect the interface ic:s is because it looked like some kind of fluid (water) have been on the card, the replaced ic:s pins were oxidated.
Of course it CAN be something else that is wrong with tokyoracers card but there is really not many components left on the card to suspect.
Check my track record and you will find only satisfied customers who has sent their cards to me for upgrade.
Until this day i have NEVER ruined a card by doing a bad soldering job.
Why i am upset about this?
I aint really, but i feel i have to defend myself to this kind of rubbish...
