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i have a radeon 9800 xt 256 mb video card and all of a sudden the heatsink
fan is starting to make noise and i dont know why what should i do please
email me at i would appreciate it
thanks!!!!

doug thiesmeyer 's blabbering in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

> i have a radeon 9800 xt 256 mb video card and all of a sudden the
> heatsink fan is starting to make noise and i dont know why what should
> i do please email me at i would
> appreciate it thanks!!!!
>
>
>

What email address should we reply to?


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> doug thiesmeyer 's blabbering in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>
>> i have a radeon 9800 xt 256 mb video card and all of a sudden the
>> heatsink fan is starting to make noise and i dont know why what
>> should i do please email me at i
>> would appreciate it thanks!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>
> What email address should we reply to?

This one, where a warm reception is on the cards as guaranteed.

nospam@****ithard.com

On 25 feb 2005 "doug thiesmeyer" <>
wrote news:ZeNTd.806$ in
24hoursupport.helpdesk:

> i have a radeon 9800 xt 256 mb video card and all of a sudden the
> heatsink fan is starting to make noise and i dont know why what should
> i do please email me at i would
> appreciate it thanks!!!!
>
>

Either live with the noise or:
1 Power off your machine
2 Pull the card
3 Replace the fan
4 Put the card back
5 Power up your machine

The noise is probably just from wear and tear, unless you've been loggin
it about for lan parties or somethin', in which case you should be more
careful.


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I have had quite a few GPU fans die over the years. The card could fry if
you do not address the problem. If it is under warranty sent it to them and
they will fix/replace it.

If it is out of warranty you will have to get a heatsink/fan that will fit
from Thermaltake or somewhere like that.

I added a simple 80mm fan in my case which blows across the GPU to ease wear
and tear and also to prevent fry fest in the inevitable event the fan dies.

Om

"doug thiesmeyer" <> wrote in message
news:ZeNTd.806$...
> i have a radeon 9800 xt 256 mb video card and all of a sudden the heatsink
> fan is starting to make noise and i dont know why what should i do please
> email me at i would appreciate it
> thanks!!!!
>
>

Om_Audio wrote:

> I added a simple 80mm fan in my case which blows across the GPU to ease wear
> and tear and also to prevent fry fest in the inevitable event the fan dies.

Case-side fan, or literally "in" your case?

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"doug thiesmeyer" <> wrote in message
news:ZeNTd.806$...
> i have a radeon 9800 xt 256 mb video card and all of a sudden the heatsink
> fan is starting to make noise and i dont know why what should i do please
> email me at i would appreciate it
> thanks!!!!
>
>
no support via email

the best thing to do is NOT take a chance...
replace the fan

doug thiesmeyer wrote:
>
> i have a radeon 9800 xt 256 mb video card and all of a sudden the heatsink
> fan is starting to make noise and i dont know why what should i do please
> email me at i would appreciate it
> thanks!!!!

If it's the fan on the video card than start shopping for a replacement.

I don't have a cover on my case- I have a custom enclosure with
intake/exhaust and room for 2 boxes and a few firewire drives- so the extra
fan is just nested in some cables- very high tech and clean!



Om

"Blinky the Shark" <> wrote in message
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> Om_Audio wrote:
>
> > I added a simple 80mm fan in my case which blows across the GPU to ease
wear
> > and tear and also to prevent fry fest in the inevitable event the fan
dies.
>
> Case-side fan, or literally "in" your case?
>
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Om_Audio wrote:

> I don't have a cover on my case- I have a custom enclosure with
> intake/exhaust and room for 2 boxes and a few firewire drives- so the extra
> fan is just nested in some cables- very high tech and clean!

>

> Om

> "Blinky the Shark" <> wrote in message
> news: ...
>> Om_Audio wrote:

>> > I added a simple 80mm fan in my case which blows across the GPU to ease
> wear
>> > and tear and also to prevent fry fest in the inevitable event the fan
> dies.

>> Case-side fan, or literally "in" your case?

Response to top-post:

Nifty. Build it yourself? JPGs?

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