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| Thread ID: 86122 | 2008-01-04 18:54:00 | Should graphics board fan always spin? | demoncleaner (11425) | Press F1 |
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| 627474 | 2008-01-04 18:54:00 | Further to my last post (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) I now notice that my graphics board fan is not spinning...should the fan always be rotating? if not then I think I have found my problem. It is a Nvidia FX9600 128mb AGP. thanks hamiltRON |
demoncleaner (11425) | ||
| 627475 | 2008-01-04 19:06:00 | FX9600? Ummm do you mean FX5600 or Radeon 9600? FX9600 doesn't exist. And to answer your question, most if not all video card fans always spin. When they're idle and cool, the fan will be slower and when they're loaded and hot, the fan will spin faster. You may need a fan replacement. |
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| 627476 | 2008-01-04 19:31:00 | Ooops!...good spotting there mate...it's an Nvidia FX5600. I think I was dreaming it was something else. Further, the fan is not spinning period. With the fan not spinning, would this cause the screen to go black, as in my monitor does not appear to be getting signal to it at all, it doesn't even come out of standby when I turn my PC on. thanks for the reply. |
demoncleaner (11425) | ||
| 627477 | 2008-01-04 19:36:00 | Yes your screen well go black as the card overheats and shuts down. Check connections to try and get the fan going, if that dosen't solve the problem you well have to get a new fan from someone like DSE. :) |
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| 627478 | 2008-01-04 19:37:00 | The fan not spinning will cook your GPU, just like a CPU fan. | pctek (84) | ||
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