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No automatic fan spinups on my very old ATI Radeon 4870 video card inWindows XP Pro SP3?
Hello.
I have a very old MSI R4870-T2D512 OC Radeon HD 4870 512 MB video card. Recently, I have been having crashes with video signal losses even if I am not gaming, but watching a streaming YouTube video in my Mozilla's SeaMonkey v2.35 web browser in my very old Windows XP Pro SP3 machine. I noticed my video card was very hot outside on its vent and inside the case. I checked the very old Catalyst Control Center v8.60 (can't use the newer versions since they hard lock up rarely and randomly [no video signal losses], and noticed its ATI Overdrive's status showing its fan speed is at 0% even though its "Enable Manual Fan Control" option is unchecked for automatic fan speed control. If it the card is very hot, then shouldn't its fan be spinning (not 0%) by itself? Currently, I am testing it with forced 55% fan speed to see if I still get crashes and video signal losses. I wonder if my video card is broken with its heat sensor? Thank you in advance. -- "Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith, keeping it awake and moving." --Fredrick Beuchner Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) Chop ANT from its address if e-mailing privately. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. |
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