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Can I unplug the Video card fan?
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 |
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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 I have a 4200 also, and I think it would probably be OK for 10 to 20 seconds. |
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It will be alright for a while. If the card died without the fan then
there would be a lot of problems. Fans die how would you know it with the case closed? The card won't run very well without the fan though and it will probably shorten its life if you did it all the time. The card also doesn't create as much heat when its idle. So your not gonna hurt anything having the fan off for a few minutes. |
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:57:41 -0500
Navin R. Johnson wrote: 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? Press your finger against the hub until it stalls. 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 -- -- --John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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Buy a zalman zm80c-hp and throw your fan in the trash.
I already did it.... "PRIVATE1964" ha scritto nel messaggio ... It will be alright for a while. If the card died without the fan then there would be a lot of problems. Fans die how would you know it with the case closed? The card won't run very well without the fan though and it will probably shorten its life if you did it all the time. The card also doesn't create as much heat when its idle. So your not gonna hurt anything having the fan off for a few minutes. |
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"Van Nastring" wrote in message ...
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 It would be okay for a while, just don't run any 3D application or game which will heat up your card. |
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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 |
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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 ... 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 |
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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 ... 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 ... 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 |
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What if I get a new video card, say a 9700 or 9600, does the heat sink still
be applied to those cards? "Max" wrote in message ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 |
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