[bit OT] NVIDIA fan problem
Hi all, As some on the list know already [because I asked them], that I have an Nvidia Riva TNT2 M64 card. I noticed today that the fan on the card is not working. It is also true that I am not using 3D [In Linux, the card is not configured for 3D, and in Windows, the PCI soundcard plus this TNT card hang the machine if I try to use multimedia, due to IRQ conflict that windows would not permit me to resolve :-(]. Does the fan turn on on-demand only? Or should I take a good look immediately? -- Rohit +9122 5692 2101 G9,Floor-1,Chandivali : SDE : TLSI : 9821394599@bplmobile.com The information below is compulsorily added for non-mahindrabt recepients. ********************************************************* Disclaimer This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************* Visit us at http://www.mahindrabt.com
On Tuesday 29 April 2003 08:46, Rohit wrote:
Hi all,
As some on the list know already [because I asked them], that I have an Nvidia Riva TNT2 M64 card. I noticed today that the fan on the card is not working. It is also true that I am not using 3D [In Linux, the card is not configured for 3D, and in Windows, the PCI soundcard plus this TNT card hang the machine if I try to use multimedia, due to IRQ conflict that windows would not permit me to resolve :-(].
Does the fan turn on on-demand only? Or should I take a good look immediately?
-- Rohit *********************************************************
Have you tried NVidia's site to either download a manual or view the specs for that card? Patrick -- --- KMail v1.5.9.1i --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...
On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 08:34, Rohit wrote:
Hi all,
As some on the list know already [because I asked them], that I have an Nvidia Riva TNT2 M64 card. I noticed today that the fan on the card is not working. It is also true that I am not using 3D [In Linux, the card is not configured for 3D, and in Windows, the PCI soundcard plus this TNT card hang the machine if I try to use multimedia, due to IRQ conflict that windows would not permit me to resolve :-(].
Does the fan turn on on-demand only? Or should I take a good look immediately?
IMHO you need to take a look and see why the fan is not working. Some cards do not have fans on them but I think that this is not a good idea. It seems that you are not asking the card to do anything computationally intensive so you might be OK for now. But since the card came with a fan, I would look to see why it failed. Some chips need them to keep cool. -- Marshall "Nothing is impossible, we just do not have all the anwsers to make the impossible, possible."
On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, O'Smith wrote:
Have you tried NVidia's site to either download a manual or view the specs for that card?
Yes. I tried all the help from them but realised that they did not specify about the fan. I finally took my card out and looked at it. The fan was HOT after a night's uptime on my machine. Thank God the chip has not blown yet. Tried rotating the fan manually, it was really hard to do it. I am sure a motor could not have moved the fan by itself. Surprisingly the motor is on even now. Just that it fails to move the fan. I am looking for a replacement. I think that I have been lucky so far, not having pushed that card too much without the fan. Thanks for the inputs, all. Rohit ********************************************************* Disclaimer This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************* Visit us at http://www.mahindrabt.com
Rohit
I finally took my card out and looked at it. The fan was HOT after a night's uptime on my machine. Thank God the chip has not blown yet. Tried rotating the fan manually, it was really hard to do it. I am sure a motor could not have moved the fan by itself. Surprisingly the motor is on even now. Just that it fails to move the fan.
I had the same thing happen. The %$#$% fan died and I didn't know it until the display developed a visible problem. I installed a 5.25" fan that blows on the card, but of course it cannot reverse the stroke the card already had. As a precaution, I also installed a 5.25" fan blowing on another NVidia card -- I don't trust the factory POS fans. If your card still works and you want to replace it, email me. Since I've already got a 5.25" fan installed, an otherwise functional card with a dead fan is not a problem. -rex
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