if you stop the fan for one second or two nothing happens, I did it lot of
times for test.
Zalman is a total passive solution, it covers only one pci slot
it costs about 30$ and I employ about 1hr to setup all.
The instructions are very simple, but it takes lot of patience to install
all.

"Van Nastring" ha scritto nel messaggio
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I can stop the fan while its running? The motor won't burn out? Also
that
ZALMAN is just a massive heat sink? That thing looks huge, how many pci
slots does it cover up? How much is it? I also don't know how to unplug
the fan, it looks like a little plug, but it own't come off

"Navin R. Johnson" wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 22:57:20 -0500, "Van Nastring"
wrote:

Is it safe to unplug it for a couple minutes so I can see if that is
where
all the noise is coming from?
I have an MSI Ti4200 128MB AGP 8X

Why don't you just stick your finger on it while it's running? It won't
cut you or shock you. Also, a noisy or slow fan can sometimes be fixed
with a drop of 3in1 oil. Just remove the sticker from the underside of
the fan and the rubber stopper, if there is one, then put one small drop
of oil on the sleeve bearing. Have fun.

NRJ