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Repair Knowledge & Skill

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 Overview

1. Repair Flow Chart …………....P3

2 Repair Knowledge …………..P4~P21

2. P4~P21

3. Common problem ………....P22~P29

4. Bad Phenomenon ………….P29~P54

………….P29 P54

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 1. Repair
p Flow Chart
Engineer Key in

Yes Fail
CID? Visual Inspection

No Pass

Touch Up Fail
I f
Inform C
Customer
t Test before Power on Repair process
Pass Fail
Boot? Repair process
Customer
C Yes
request Repair? Pass
Fail
Standard Test? Repair process
No Pass
Fail
Return Process NTF Test? Repair process
Pass F il
Fail
Special Test? Repair process
Pass
Engineer Key out

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 2. Repair Knowledge

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 Important
p skill

„ Visual Inspection
„ Clean
Cl the
th golden
ld fi finger
„ Flash bios
„ Check Main voltage
(FVBDD NVVDD A3V3 5V 12V
(FVBDD,NVVDD,A3V3,5V,12V………) )
„ Look for the same card to measure each other

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 Voltage
„ Power Flow chart
„ Power on Sequence
„ Power Maps And Test Point
„ Main Voltage
„ Power Supply Circuit
„ Thermal Protection

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 Power Flow Chart
MODEL:EN7300TC512

RT9214PS
NVVDD/11A PEX1V2/1.6A
AP60T03GH PL5
AP70T03GH
12V

FBVDDQ
P3055LDG
2A
5V 2.5VREF
BA178M05FP H431BN GS358SF
200mA
PLLVDD
PMBS3904
2.5V/3.3V
50mA

F3V3
3V3

PL1
3.3V/200mA

Switching Linear Switch

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 Power On Sequence
q
MODEL:
EN7300TC512

F_3V3

5V

NVVDD

PLLVDD

FBVDDQ

PEX1V2

nVIDIA
VIDIA has
h no definite
d fi it requestt to
t timing
ti i

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 Power
owe OOn Seque
Sequence
ce
AMD Series

GPU
(1.1~1.3V)

Memory
(1 5 2V)
(1.5~2V)

1.8V

1.1V

3.3V
AMD’s request to timing can conclude to two points:
① GPU
G power fi
first arise
i
② 1.8V arise earlier than 3.3V
*According
According to different memory producer，GPU and memory will has a
different control succession*
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 Power Maps
p And Test Point

PU4 12V PQ1 FBVDDQ

PU4 5V
PCE3 PLLVDD
PQ1 3V3

PL1 F3V3
PCE12 PEX1V2

PL4 NVVDD

MODEL:EN7300TC512

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 Main Voltage
g
PQ1=2.6V
（FBVDDQ） PU4=12V
U2 PIN4、7、8=F3V3
PQ1=3V3 PU4=5V

PQ7=NVVDD_IN

PL4=1.29V
（NVVDD） MODEL:
PL5=PEX1V2 EN7300TC512
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 Main Voltage
g
Q502=3.3V PU1 PIN8=12V
(PLLVDD)

PU1 PIN5=2.5VREF

PU3 PIN5=12V
（NVVDD_VCC）
MODEL:
EN7300TC512 U506 PIN14=5V

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 Main Voltage
g
Ex:EAX700PRO

L66=2.08V(MVDDC)
L63=1.34V(VDDC)

L65=2.08V(MVDDQ)

MREG1
REG2 1.2V

pin 2,4=1.8V 3.3V

pin 3=3.3V
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 POWER SUPPLY: Switching(1)
12V input

PL6
Input capacitor 1 2
+12V_BUS
+12V_BUS 80Ohm/100Mhz

PR17 H-S MOS P_MVDD_Vin_Shape 1

PL5
2
1 2 P_MVDD_VCC_20
80Ohm/100Mhz

1
4.7Ohm +

1
PC14 PCE5

5
6
7
PD2 1UF/16V PC15
270uF/16V

2
PQ7 0.47UF/16V
12V VCC

2
BAT54AW

5 D
6
7
8
RJK0355DPA-00-J0

2
Input inductor

S
G
PR23
P_MVDD_HG_20 1 2 P_MVDD_UG_20

4
3
2
1
2
0Ohm

+VDDC=1.2V/10A
P MVDD BST 20
P_MVDD_BST_20 PR18
8.2KOhm +VDDC=1.2V/10A
VDDC 1 2V/10A
1 PC13

1
PU2 0.1UF/16V PJP3 PL8 +VDDC
2
1 8 P_MVDD_Phase_20 1 2 P_MVDD_Phase_Shape 1 2
2 BOOT PHASE 7
3 UGATE COMP/EN 6 SHORTPIN 1.1UH
GND FB

1
4 5
LGATE VCC

1
PC16 +
1

5
6
7

1
UP6101A 4700PF/50V PCE7 PC19

2
1
PC23 PQ8 560UF/6.3V
MVDD_EN

5 D
6
7
8
RJK0353DPA-00-J0 PC21 P_FBVDDQ_SRC_60 10UF/6.3V
2

2
1UF/10V

2
680PF/50V

S
P_MVDD_LG_20 PR19

G
1Ohm

4
3
2
1

1
Please place it close to IC
PR26 PC20 PR25 Output
p inductor
2

1 2 2 1 1 2
PR27
6.8KOhm /X 0Ohm
10KOhm
PC17
0.01UF/50V Output capacitor
1

1 2
L-S MOS
2

220PF/50V PR20
0Ohm
Enable
Controller IC MVDDC_FB
1

Rtop1 PR21 PJP4

MVDDC_FB 2 P_MVDD_SENSE1_10 1 2
1

2.2KOhm SHORTPIN
PR24
Vo=0.6*(1+Rtop/Rbot) Rbot PC18 PR22
1KOhm
2 1 1 2
/X
Feedback
2

0.01UF/50V 300Ohm

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 POWER SUPPLY: Switching (2)

VDDC
/NVVDD GPU

12V golden figure

/external cable GPU
MVDD
/FBVDDQ
Q
Memory

Switching
12V Output Load
Step-down
circuit

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 POWER SUPPLY: Linear (1)
+3.3V_BUS
5V VCC +2.56V
2 56V
PL9
1 2 P_+1.8V_IN_S UP7706 +1.8V

80Ohm/100Mhz

2
+5V
3.3V Input
p PR63

1
PU5A 22KOhm
9 PC52
GND2 R5

1
1 8 33PF/50V
POK GND1

2
2 7 P_+2.56V_FB_10 PC49 PC50 PC51
14 P_LDO_EN_10 EN FB
3 6 10uF/6.3V 10uF/6.3V 10uF/6.3V
VIN VOUT C3

2
4 5
CNTL REFIN

2
3.3V EN
UP7706U8 PR64
1

1 10KOhm
PC54 PC55
10uF/6.3V 0.1UF/16V Place PU5 nearby PU7 R4
2

1
5V REFIN

12V Input +5V_R +5V +5V_VESA

+12V_BUS AZ7805
PL10
PQ9 PF1
P_5V_Vin_Shape1 1 3 1 2 2 1
IN OUT
GND

0.35A/6V 80Ohm/100Mhz
1

1
PC29 AZ7805DTR E1
AZ7805DTR-E1
2

0.1UF/16V PC24
2

10UF/6.3V
2

UP7706 will use two phases

when power is higher

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 POWER SUPPLY: Linear (2)
3V3 GPU

3.3V golden GPU

1.8V
figure

1.1V GPU

12V golden 5V,5V_VESA

figure IC VCC，connector
(DDC_5V)

Step down
Input Output Load

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 POWER SUPPLY: Component (1)
H-S MOS
Input capacitor I t inductor
Input i d t L-S MOS
Input inductor
Output
inductor
H-S MOS
Mem
M Output
L-S MOS power capacitor

Output inductor
GPU
Output capacitor
power

1 1V（2 phase）
1.1V（2
5V output Output

5V Input

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 POWER SUPPLY: Component (2)

GPU
IC

Mem
M
IC

1.8V 3.3V

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 TMDS IO SUPPLY
----With Backdrive Protection

Model:
EN7300TC512

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 Thermal Protection
Model: EN8500GT

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 3. Common problem

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 Simply
p y Repairing
p g

„ Function Block
„ Clock Error
„ No Display
„ BIOS Error
„ H/W Monitor fail
„ Fan fail

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 Function Block

MODEL:EN7300TC512

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 Clock Error
„ Measure the clock frequency
q y and wave, if both all
right, the crystal work properly.

„ Otherwise , measure voltage,

voltage if it
it’ss right
right, the crystal
vibrates wrong; or else, the GPU can’t provide proper
power to the
h crystal.
l
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 No Display
p y

„ Check golden finger and components nearby

„ Measure crystal 27MHz

„ Measure input inductor voltage

„ Check
Ch k BIOS version
i
about 1.3V

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 BIOS Error

„ Ch
Check
k GPU
„ Check BIOS voltage

Pin8：3.3V

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 H/W Monitor Fail
„ Check input power
„ Check clock, including voltage and frequency

„ Check voltage

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 Fan Fail

„ Check voltage

Upside：GND

Under：+12V

„ Check BIOS

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 4. Bad Phenomenon

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 A. Problem Code : No display “C0ZK00”
C0ZK00
B. Problem Code: Screen noise “C0FZ0K”
C. Problem/Display Error : Crapped display
under 3D test “C0ZF01”
D Problem/Display Error :Run 3D test hung up
D.
“C0ZF02”
E. Problem/Display Error : Color Error
“C0ZH00”
F. Function Test: “Error
Error Code
Code”
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 A. Problem Code :
No display
p y “C0ZK00”

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 Instruction

No display:
There is more than one reason caused this phenomenon
phenomenon, for
example, wrong voltage, abnormal frequency, GPU can’t work
well, etc. Among these reasons, false BIOS setting, power switch
and
d power supply
l often
f cause no display.
di l Another
h reason is
i output
circuit failure,, such as bad SMT inductor causes voltage
g signal
g not
output normally.

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 Trouble Shooting--
Shootingg--A
A
A. Debug card running well can conclude to wrong display output
A
port.
1) Vi
Visuall Inspection:
I i if there
h i burnt
is b mark,
k lost/shifted
l / hif d component,
or string scuffing on PCB board.
2) Monitor illumines green light with no display: chiefly GPU NG,
please measure whether the RSET voltage is 1V.
3) Monitor illumines yellow light: 5V NG, or else HSYNC or
VSYNC is bad,, measurement need to be done whether the 5V
amplifier input voltage is normal.
4) If all 5V,
5V HSYNC and VSYNC is OK, OK consideration should be
taken whether the connector is OK or not.

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 Trouble Shooting--
Shootingg--B
B
B Debug card runs normally
B.
1) Visual Inspection: if there is burnt mark, lost/shifted component,
or string
i scuffing
ffi on PCB board.
b d
2)) Clean ggolden figures,
g ggenerally,
y dirty
y ggolden figures
g can cause
AGP card no display, and PCI-E card no display hanging up at D1.
3) Measure whether basic main voltage wave is OK,
OK higher or lower.
lower
4) Flash Bios. If can’t flash OK, more possibility is GPU bad, but
sometimes BIOS IC maybe not good,
good too.
too
5) Change BIOS IC. Even if bad BIOS IC has lower rate.
6) If also bad, please try to change GPU.

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 Trouble Shooting
Shooting—
—D1
No display and hang up “D1”
D1
GPU works wrong. Or GPU works well, but data exchange (with CPU)
channel --PCIE bus has problem.
p
a) Visual inspection: if coupling capacitors of 16 pairs nearby golden figure
or shifted SMT inductors on bottom are bad. And if ggolden figures g has
oxidize or obvious flax.
b) Measure whether these voltages is short to GND before power on: 3.3V,
GPU voltage,
lt M
Memory voltage,
lt 12V
12V.
c) Power on, check if above voltages are OK, PCIE RST is 3.3V, and clock
frequency is 27.0MHz
27 0MHz
d) If all above is OK, please check if the resistance between GND and each
data string of 16 pairs both on top and bottom is well, also to the resistance
of each coupling capacitor of all 16 pairs (lower shows GPU NG, OL is
GPU OPEN ).
e) Consider change GPU.
GPU

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 Trouble Shooting
Shooting—
—2A

No display and hung up “2A”

1)) Visual Inspection:
p if there is burnt mark,, lost/shifted
component, or string scuffing on PCB board.
2) Power on,
on and measure whether 27MHz crystal vibrates well.
well
If voltage is OK with no wave, please first change crystal, or
else no power is GPU bad.
else, bad
3) Flash BIOS.
4) Try to change GPU.

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 B. Screen Noise: “C0FZ0K”

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 Introduction
Screen Noise:
Screen noise has many types. If only a very small area displays
garbage, most possible reason is resistor or array resistor nearby
memory is bad, such as open, cold solder joint, short or wrong
resistance.
i Iff screen noise
i with
i h stripe
i garbage,
b i is
it i more possible
ibl
that memory voltage is wrong, please check voltage path.
5 models that bad bits can be detected:
1.
1 Single bit bad.
bad
2. 8 bits bad.
3
3. 32 bits bad.
bad
4. Bits of single channel bad.
5
5. Bits of multiple channels bad.
bad

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 Trouble Shooting—
Shootingg—Single
g bit bad

A. Check if the array resistor on the path has solder problem or

wrong resistance. Check if the connect between GPU and the
memory channel is OK.
B. Measure the resistance between the bad bit and GND, if it
closes to OK board, the most possibility is memory bad, change
memory; y; if it higher
g byy 100Ohm,, GPU OPEN.

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 Trouble Shooting
Shooting—
—8 bits bad
Bad Bits Three signal points should be measured
A00-A07 FBADQM0 FBADQS0 FBADQSN0
A08-A15 FBADQM1 FBADQS1 FBADQSN1
A16-A23 Q
FBADQM2 FBADQS2
Q FBADQSN2
Q
A24-A31 FBADQM3 FBADQS3 FBADQSN3
A32 A39
A32-A39 FBADQM4 FBADQS4 FBADQSN4
A40-A47 FBADQM5 FBADQS5 FBADQSN5
A48-A55 FBADQM6 FBADQS6 FBADQSN6
A56-A63
A56 A63 FBADQM7 FBADQS7 FBADQSN7

Method is same to single bit bad after problem is measured out.

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 Trouble Shooting
Shooting—
—32 bits bad

It is most possible that memory is bad, memory reference voltage

VREF needs to be measured,, which is 1V transferred from
memory power FBVDDQ by two resistors, as well as reference
frequency CLK, please contrast OK card, accordant wave forms is
considered OK.
If the resistance to GND is measured lower
lower, most possibility is
memory bad; higher by 80Ohm is GPU path wrong, or GPU
wrong.

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 Trouble Shooting
Shooting—
—single channel bad

A. Visual Inspection: if there is burnt mark, lost/shifted

p
component, , or stringg scuffingg on PCB board.
B. Check the resistance between address string and GND is OK
or not
not.
C. If GPU NG, please try to change GPU.
D. If GPU OPEN, please remove GPU, and measure whether
PCB OPEN.

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 Trouble Shooting
Shooting—
—multi channels bad
A. Check memory work voltage,
A voltage (can refer to OK card),
card) the
voltage wave must be smooth.
B. Flash BIOS. Wrong BIOS statistics can cause all points, too.
y bad or GPU bad.
C. Determine all memory
D. In most case, GPU bad is more likely than all memory bad.
Try to change GPU.
GPU

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 D Problem/Display Error :
D.
Crapped Display under 3D test “C0ZF01”
C0ZF01

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 Trouble Shootingg
AMD Card
1. Flash BIOS.
2. Run the whole memory test.
3 If failing bits can’t be detected,
3. detected may
ma try
tr to change GPU first.
first
4. Change GPU.
Nvidia
N idi Card
C d
1. Check memory frequency mclk() and GPU frequency nvclk().
2 Lower frequency will has value in blacket directly,
2. directly for example,
example
mclk(400)
3. Over clock test command
mods –s; <Enter>
WfMats.Run();WfMats.Status() <Enter>
4 Change
4. Ch right
i ht componentt according
di tot detected
d t t d failing
f ili bit.
bit
Sometimes failing bit can’t be detected under low frequency, we can try to
turn up workk clock
l k to reveall it.
i

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 D. Problem/Display Error :
Run 3D test hung up “C0ZF02”
C0ZF02

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 Trouble Shootingg
1. Hang up is likely to occur in running 3D test program, picture
pauses. Sometimes, test will go on after pause for several seconds,
so please wait a moment to see result.
2. When test can’t go on, and no response to press Number Lock key, it
is “hang up”. This time, instantly power on is in vain, GPU NG and
power supply deficiency can cause the phenomenon, as well as weak
heat dissipate, if so, please power off, and then test again after card
i cooled.
is l d
3. Try to lower memory or engine’s frequency, for example, memory
frequency can be turned down from 196MHz to 180MHz, also to
engine clock set up. If pass, please check whether BIOS or GPU is
bad.
bad
4. Generally speaking, hang up is caused by GPU Engine bad, can
change
h GPU
GPU.
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 E. Problem/Display Error :
Color Error “C0ZH00”
C0ZH00

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 Trouble Shootingg

1. Visual Inspection: Check if component nearby connector is OK,

not shifted, and no string scuffing on PCB board.
2. Check R,G,B resistor is 75 Ohm, if higher, please check if
related circuit has string
g cut,, two 150 Ohm resistors are OK. If
lower, problem generally is GPU NG.
3 Measure R
3. R,G,B
G B waveform using oscillograph probes,
probes if there
is no waveform, GPU can’t send it out, change GPU. If there is
proper waveform
waveform, maybe the connector or string is NG
NG.

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 F. Function Test
“Error Code”

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 AMD
Some directions of main reason (consult number value, is definitely)
Error Code Category
0TB021 Memory related
0TCxxx Memory related
0TRxxx 2D related
0TGxxx IDCT related
0VG010 VGA
0TTxxx 3D related
0TUxxx 3D related
0TFxxx 3D related
0TM
0TMxxx 3D related
l t d
0THxxx FPD related
0TVxxx RBBM related
0GCxxx 3D related
0UCxxx Power Management related
xTB029 AGP related
0TDxxx Display related
0TR053 2D related, stress
0TR197 2D related,, stress
4SH206 or 4SHA06 3D related, stress

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 NVIDIA
Some directions of main reason (consult number value, is definitely)
NVIDIA S
Serial
i l
Error Code 大部分的原因點(Most reasons)
490 Please use p4p800 test
496 checked DVI port
580 checked 12V power
3194 GPU
10083 Half
10486 GPU
16083 GPU
16095 GPU
17254 MEM
17663 ((製程問題)make
) aq
question
17664 Resistance排組 ;GPU
19194 MEM
19556 GPU

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 NVIDIA
Some directions of main reason (consult number value, is definitely)
NVIDIA Serial

Error Code 大部分的原因點(Most reasons)

20083 GPU

26236 MEM

29236 GPU

46083 GPU

46095 H lf
Half

46561 GPU

48083 GPU

50578 Checked monitor

59582 GPU

61236 Please use LCD test

61486 B 02(要版本A4)
Br02(要版本A4)

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 Q
Q&A

The End!
Thank you!

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