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Posted by takwhori on 10-21-2007 01:05 PM:

Fan stopped

The little fan on my 6600gt has stopped working.

Is there anyway to fix it?


Posted by Mystic Slippers on 10-21-2007 04:43 PM:

Buy a new fan, a screwdriver then take the fan housing off and replace the fan.

If it's not screwed in, it should just pop out with plastic tabs. Don't force them out else you'll likely break the card.

Job done.


Posted by David Cameron on 10-21-2007 05:00 PM:

Just keep using it, it doesn't need a fan. Blow on it every hour or so to keep it cool.


Posted by ZootedLooter on 10-21-2007 05:40 PM:

try keeping some cool water in a spray bottle....leave the cover off and spray down the motherboard every hour or so...and dont forget to get the wall outlet too

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Posted by Avenue_1 v4.0b on 10-21-2007 06:15 PM:

Get your boyfriend to wank on it every time it gets warm.

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Posted by LOLobo on 10-21-2007 06:28 PM:

trolls

in a thread started by a troll


Posted by Neversoft on 10-22-2007 12:35 AM:

Pop it in the pink you trolling fucks (sheesh!)

Mystic has the right idea! The fans tend to use standard sizes and connectors so you should be able to buy a replacement quite easily. Either that or look on one of those overclocking sites for a super-duper purpose made one.

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Posted by motaba on 10-22-2007 08:06 AM:

Talking

thats what i love about this site........
some poor fucker writes to vcdq for legit help....... and 2 out of six replies are actually useful.........the rest i laugh my ass off at.

Id love to see you guys open a 24hour "PC help" hot line..........
matter of fact........heres neversoft working at his now.....................................................


Posted by Jay Are on 11-02-2007 09:32 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by motaba
thats what i love about this site........
some poor fucker writes to vcdq for legit help....... and 2 out of six replies are actually useful.........the rest i laugh my ass off at.

Id love to see you guys open a 24hour "PC help" hot line..........
matter of fact........heres neversoft working at his now.....................................................




lol

you can always replace the fan. i had a 6600gt (replaced it with the XFX 1750) and the fan comes right off. just make sure to use a non-magnetic screw driver (actually, you need 2 of them. i had to use a flathead to pop it off once the screws were out) and for god's sake, wear a grounding strip! they're like $5 and worth every cent. attaching the new fan is easier than taking it off, so you should be good after that.

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Posted by Mystic Slippers on 11-02-2007 01:49 PM:

That is what I said about 257,000 posts earlier.


Posted by 65dos on 11-02-2007 04:02 PM:

lool repair it with your ass


Posted by MrEMann on 11-02-2007 08:10 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Jay Are
lol

you can always replace the fan. i had a 6600gt (replaced it with the XFX 1750) and the fan comes right off. just make sure to use a non-magnetic screw driver (actually, you need 2 of them. i had to use a flathead to pop it off once the screws were out) and for god's sake, wear a grounding strip! they're like $5 and worth every cent. attaching the new fan is easier than taking it off, so you should be good after that.



People still use grounding straps?!?! Just make sure the power is unplugged before you go pulling the card out and reinstalling it.

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Posted by Avenue_1 v4.0b on 11-02-2007 08:24 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by eljefeoscuro
People still use grounding straps?!?! Just make sure the power is unplugged before you go pulling the card out and reinstalling it.


They're for static electricity.

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Posted by Jay Are on 11-03-2007 06:37 AM:

well you don't have to use a grounding strap, but i highly recommend it. microcircuits are highly susceptible to ESD and most ppl don't have grounded mats to work on. i've destroyed many a PCB due to ESD. please, for the love of god, use the strap.

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Posted by Neversoft on 11-03-2007 09:21 PM:

Either that transfer the static to several balloons... Rub them against your head until you can safely stick them to the ceiling. It takes approximately 14 baloons to fully store the static contained in a human head. Once you've finished your repairs, burst the balloons against your face to return the static to your body otherwise your brain can overheat when you sleep.

N.B. No sausage-shaped balloon, just normal "balloon-shaped" ones, ok?

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Posted by Jay Are on 11-06-2007 03:23 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Neversoft
Either that transfer the static to several balloons... Rub them against your head until you can safely stick them to the ceiling. It takes approximately 14 baloons to fully store the static contained in a human head. Once you've finished your repairs, burst the balloons against your face to return the static to your body otherwise your brain can overheat when you sleep.

N.B. No sausage-shaped balloon, just normal "balloon-shaped" ones, ok?



lmmfao

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Posted by Jay Are on 11-07-2007 02:44 AM:

what ever happened with this problem???

an update would be nice.

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