Help! My eMachines NuBus Video Card (030-01493) has died.

[DistantStar001]

Just as the title says. I have a (couple of) Macintosh Iici(s) and an eMachines NuBus Video Card (model 030-01493) that stopped working last night.

Prior to its failure I did notice the following symptoms that (at the time) I hadn't connected to the card:
1) When I would attempt to close all windows and shut down the computer, the finder would reset itself to the state it was directly after/before I quit the last application, and all the windows I had closed would reopen.
2) If I closed all the windows and did a hard power off, the widows would be open again upon start up.
3) was when it stopped producing a picture.

Since then, I have tried the card in one of the other slots, as well as my second Iici with no luck. I also did a visual inspection of the card and discovered two pins that were bent (likely when I reseated/moved it) and that the single electrolytic capacitor had leaked. I've bent the pins back into shape and reflowed the solder on them. I also reflowed the solder on the video connector, and replaced the leaking capacitor. Unfortunately, none of this has made any difference, as the card is still not working.
I did try connecting a monitor to both the card and the on board video out. Typically, before the card failed, this would result in a dual monitor setup with the monitor connected to the card as the primary. However, not only does the card not produce a picture, but the connected monitor isn't even showing up in the Monitors control panel.

Any ideas on what went wrong, and how to fix it?

 

[shirsch]

Check carefully in the area where the leaking cap was. The electrolyte has a tendency to flow underneath neighboring parts and eat traces and vias.

 

[finkmac]

?? glue ??

 

[Phipli]

The capacitor next to the Nubus slot was backwards from factory on mine. That's the first thing I'd check.

Just replace it, hopefully that helps.

Edit : Looking at your photos it doesn't look backwards, so never mind.

 

[Phipli]

1) When I would attempt to close all windows and shut down the computer, the finder would reset itself to the state it was directly after/before I quit the last application, and all the windows I had closed would reopen.
2) If I closed all the windows and did a hard power off, the widows would be open again upon start up.

These have nothing to do with your video card, the second one probably just means you cut the power before the disk cache was written to disk.