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TheGreatSatan
11-23-2005, 02:08 PM
So I was typing a reply to a thread when I smelled something burning. I ignored it, but about 1 minute later my screen dropped out. So I opened R2D2 up and found out that my Radeon 9800XT fan had stopped spinning. I force shut down R2 and took out the Video Card. The fan came off easy.

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/2025/friedfan15jz.jpg

It looks like the connections in the fan are burnt up.

http://img492.imageshack.us/img492/3514/friedfan28jt.jpg

http://img492.imageshack.us/img492/719/friedfan35xw.jpg

Since I don't have another fan for the Video card I have to improvise with a 40mm fan.

http://img492.imageshack.us/img492/6753/friedfan48nb.jpg

http://img492.imageshack.us/img492/8537/friedfan50kc.jpg

http://img492.imageshack.us/img492/27/friedfan68ev.jpg

I'm sure this is actually a good thing. As long as my card wasn't damaged, I'll get a lot better cooling.
Rankenphile
11-23-2005, 03:05 PM
...and if it was, nail it to the wall of computers!
onelegout
11-23-2005, 05:12 PM
hahah nice.
my graphics card fan often starts pulsing in its speed, making a vroooooooom.....vrooooooooooooooooooom....vroooooo ooooooooooom sound which is the audial equivalent of being sexualy assulted by a herd of angry rhinosoruses on heat.
Oh christ I cant wait to replace my card...
public_eyesore
11-23-2005, 05:56 PM
which is the audial equivalent of being sexualy assulted by a herd of angry rhinosoruses on heat.

how would you know what being sexually assaulted by rihnos sounds like? :eek:
onelegout
11-23-2005, 05:58 PM
how would you know what being sexually assaulted by rihnos sounds like? :eek:
Never wear rhino-skin underwear on safari :(