Hi Swappers, the video card (NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT) in my 2006 24“ iMac died. I have tried to fix it with the „baking“ method but it did´t come back. I have 2 options now: Get a different Graphics card and continue using the iMac or sell the whole machine for parts/repair.
For option 1: I am willing to spend max $100 for a good replacement card or trade one against some other stuff. I have some working Titanium Powerbooks, a G4 Mac Mini, one G4 Aluminum Powerbook, a G3 Powerbook PDQ, a G3 PowerMac, some 60GB SATA Desktop hard drives, some white Apple Pro Keyboards, various Laptop RAM. Ask for details and you can pick. Would also accept another bad card, which hasn´t been „baked“ yet free for shipping. Just to give it a try. I don´t need the heat sink. Just the bare card. For option 2: I would sell the iMac AS IS with the bad Video Card and without the original HD. Can throw in a wiped 60GB HD. It is the 2.16GHz model. Comes with the original 1GB RAM and a Pro Keyboard. Good LCD, maybe 1 dead pixel, if I remember correctly. Last time I used the machine, everything worked except that the Video card started to create artifacts and lines. After the attempted „baking“ fix the Video shows random squares as soon as the finder starts. Would like to get $200 plus shipping. Would also trade against an Intel Mac Mini or a 2Gen or newer Apple TV plus $100. Just make an offer. I Ship CONUS only via USPS parcel. For those, who are not familiar with the „bake“ procedure: It is a very common issue that these Video cards develop hairline cracks within the solder joints. Exposing the card to 385F in the oven for a couple of minutes can fix the bad solder joints by melting the silver. Chance for a fix is about 50%. I had no luck on this one. Thanks Roland Carstaedt High Rolls, NM 88325 -- You received this message because you are a member of the LEM Swap group. To post to this group, send email to lemswap@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send an email *from your subscribed address* to lemswap+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com LEM-Swap is not a discussion list; it is for buying & selling Mac stuff. Reply directly to the person who posted, never to the list. Software piracy is illegal and not allowed on LEM Swap. Except for freeware and software originally provided with computers, no software is to be left on hard drives unless the original installer (not a burned copy) is included, along with any required registration number, password, etc. Shipments valued at US$100 or more should be insured, and shipments valued at US$25 or more should be shipped so they can be tracked. See the list FAQ http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html for guidelines on postings, feedback, and dispute resolution. Seller feedback at http://groups.google.com/group/swap-feedback --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "LEM Swap" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to lemswap+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
