SVI-738 goes unstable and crashes after warming up.

Expert (126)

10-01-2022, 21:47

The original was in even worse shape as the computer wouldn’t boot or it had corrupted graphics straight from the start.

By protek

Expert (126)

25-03-2023, 06:56

Back with instabilities. This time the glitching on the screen is more subtle, showing just some small pixelation berore the computer either freezes or boots. Again, it takes some time from a cold boot (5-10 minutes), and after rebooting it freezes almost instantly. I wonder if it’s the overall temperature of the system, the VDP is again failing, some other component like the CPU is failing, or possibly a cracked solder joint on some component?

By gdx

Enlighted (6214)

25-03-2023, 07:41

There may be something causing the VDP to fail: a power supply, capacitor problem or cracked solder.
I once had a PC that shut down after a few minutes due to bad capacitors in the PSU.

By protek

Expert (126)

25-03-2023, 13:49

I’ve changed the caps on the motherboard, can’t remember if I did on the PSU also.

By protek

Expert (126)

25-03-2023, 13:50

As you can see, the glitches are more subtle compared to the previous time.