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Fan on my ATI card just died :(
The fan on my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro fan just died. I'm unable to send it
back to the manufacturer because I'm living on the furthest corner of civilized society, and the shipping costs would be more than a brand new card. When the fan died, the GPU must've overheated several times because my PC froze several times. It wasn't until I sensed the dreaded "burning odor" that I realized what was amiss. So two questions for ATI experts out there... 1) I tested my card, and my PC will still boot up... at least for a few minutes until the GPU heats up. But I did smell a strong burning odor *once* before, and maybe that means some of the circuits got burned. What are the chances that this Radeon card could still be fully functional if the fan is repaired? 2) I have no access to spare parts for Radeon. Any suggestions on how I could go about fixing the fan? I'm thinking of pulling out the fan/heatsink combo on the card and replacing it with a CPU fan/heatsink. But how do I keep the heatsink fastened to the GPU? Is there such a thing as a thermal glue (instead of thermal paste) that could hold it in place? Any suggestions? |
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Fan on my ATI card just died :(
It could have been the fan you were smelling. If the video card is worth
more then a 100.00 then swap out the fan and try that. If it does not work keep the fan for the next time and buy a new video card. wrote in message oups.com... The fan on my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro fan just died. I'm unable to send it back to the manufacturer because I'm living on the furthest corner of civilized society, and the shipping costs would be more than a brand new card. When the fan died, the GPU must've overheated several times because my PC froze several times. It wasn't until I sensed the dreaded "burning odor" that I realized what was amiss. So two questions for ATI experts out there... 1) I tested my card, and my PC will still boot up... at least for a few minutes until the GPU heats up. But I did smell a strong burning odor *once* before, and maybe that means some of the circuits got burned. What are the chances that this Radeon card could still be fully functional if the fan is repaired? 2) I have no access to spare parts for Radeon. Any suggestions on how I could go about fixing the fan? I'm thinking of pulling out the fan/heatsink combo on the card and replacing it with a CPU fan/heatsink. But how do I keep the heatsink fastened to the GPU? Is there such a thing as a thermal glue (instead of thermal paste) that could hold it in place? Any suggestions? |
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Fan on my ATI card just died :(
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oups.com... Is there such a thing as a thermal glue (instead of thermal paste) that could hold it in place? Any suggestions? Sure is. Google "thermal adhesive". |
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Fan on my ATI card just died :(
Hi Mexican equivalent
I've had my radeon 9800 pro for 2 years now and my fan also died on me 2 weeks ago , in order to fix it I removed my card disconected my fan and went to my local PC parts dealer and I bought a similar fan for $7.00 cdn and it does the job well . Its running like new and its cheaper than spending $$$ for a new card. hope this will help you a écrit dans le message de news: ... The fan on my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro fan just died. I'm unable to send it back to the manufacturer because I'm living on the furthest corner of civilized society, and the shipping costs would be more than a brand new card. When the fan died, the GPU must've overheated several times because my PC froze several times. It wasn't until I sensed the dreaded "burning odor" that I realized what was amiss. So two questions for ATI experts out there... 1) I tested my card, and my PC will still boot up... at least for a few minutes until the GPU heats up. But I did smell a strong burning odor *once* before, and maybe that means some of the circuits got burned. What are the chances that this Radeon card could still be fully functional if the fan is repaired? 2) I have no access to spare parts for Radeon. Any suggestions on how I could go about fixing the fan? I'm thinking of pulling out the fan/heatsink combo on the card and replacing it with a CPU fan/heatsink. But how do I keep the heatsink fastened to the GPU? Is there such a thing as a thermal glue (instead of thermal paste) that could hold it in place? Any suggestions? |
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Fan on my ATI card just died :(
It is possible for electronics to heat up to the "oh my God, what's
that smell??!!" point and still function. Possible, but I wouldn't put money on it. You never saw an episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea? Every week, the submarine Seaview would get hit by something and sparks and smoke would fly out of almost every instrument in the Control Room or the "Circuitry Room" (door always unlocked and unguarded, the Circuitry Room had all major systems running through it!). After a few shots from a fire extinguisher, all systems would be back to normal by the end of the show! They don't build 'em like they used to! Tom Lake |
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Fan on my ATI card just died :(
On 29 Nov 2005 16:11:11 -0800, wrote:
|The fan on my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro fan just died. I'm unable to send it |back to the manufacturer because I'm living on the furthest corner of |civilized society, and the shipping costs would be more than a brand |new card. | |When the fan died, the GPU must've overheated several times because my |PC froze several times. It wasn't until I sensed the dreaded "burning |odor" that I realized what was amiss. | |So two questions for ATI experts out there... | |1) I tested my card, and my PC will still boot up... at least for a few |minutes until the GPU heats up. But I did smell a strong burning odor |*once* before, and maybe that means some of the circuits got burned. |What are the chances that this Radeon card could still be fully |functional if the fan is repaired? | |2) I have no access to spare parts for Radeon. Any suggestions on how |I could go about fixing the fan? I'm thinking of pulling out the |fan/heatsink combo on the card and replacing it with a CPU |fan/heatsink. But how do I keep the heatsink fastened to the GPU? Is |there such a thing as a thermal glue (instead of thermal paste) that |could hold it in place? Any suggestions? Simple, get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186110 Pluvious |
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Fan on my ATI card just died :(
Tom Lake wrote:
It is possible for electronics to heat up to the "oh my God, what's that smell??!!" point and still function. Possible, but I wouldn't put money on it. You never saw an episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea? Every week, the submarine Seaview would get hit by something and sparks and smoke would fly out of almost every instrument in the Control Room or the "Circuitry Room" (door always unlocked and unguarded, the Circuitry Room had all major systems running through it!). After a few shots from a fire extinguisher, all systems would be back to normal by the end of the show! They don't build 'em like they used to! Tom Lake l m a o, too funny. what a show eh, hey maybe he should have just blasted the crap out of the hot card with a fire extinguisher and rebooted, all would be well |
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