Can a repaired(baked) video card harm the pc?

Hi



I saw on the internet videos of people fixing their video card by baking it in the oven.



Is it really true? If yes, may it harm the computer after I bake it?

(I have a Nvidia GeForce 8500 video card)



Thanks.|||No. You have to put it in the microwave. Don't believe everything you see on the internet.|||I suggest not to do that. You might end up purchasing a whole new system.



-Computer Online Tech|||If you do it right then it might fix it.No it will not harm your computer,but of course you will have to take the video card out :) of your mobo|||It's just like Tom B said, don't listen to the idiot who said microwave it. I have an Nvidia 9600 and it went nuts after playing Starcraft 2, lines etc.... I put it in the oven cause I got a new but crappy card. Baking it caused it to work again, 250 degrees for 20 minutes and it lasts a week. Bake it with all the parts facing upwards, plastic part with the fan removed and the card placed on four foil balls in a tray that has foil at the bottom, also remove the dried thermal paste on the heat sink with something with a cotton top soaked in Rubbing Alcohol. I suggest not doing it every week cause you'll have to get new Thermal Paste all the time and plus the PC freezing again randomly every week is a pain. I don't bake mines anymore. It does not harm the PC|||Do NOT put it in the micro wave like that maroon said unless you want to buy a new one. The whole baking thing will only fix a card IF the problem is a bad solder joint or run. It (if heated enough) allows the solder to re-melt and re-flow. However, the temps required to melt and re-flow solder are too high for the components/chips on the card. On the off chance that the card actually starts working again it is only going to be temporary. Yes, if you melt something, and it causes a short, it can burn up your motherboard. Electrically Speaking, I do not recommend trying this unless you have a junk computer that you are into experimenting with or a whole lot more money to throw away than I have. (and the card you are talking about is so outdated that it really isn't worth it)