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Replacing Failed Fans on Graphics Cards
Replacing Failed Fans on Graphics Cards
ASUS AGP V7700 Nice 32mb card that cost a bomb when they first came out. It's obviously the fan that's had the richard (display dies with a beep pause beep-beep after a short period and then an overheated chip keeps it out of the picture (or me out of a picture more precisely)). The fan appears to plug into the board via a lead and the fan housing is attached to the card by two white plastic retainer studs. That leads me to believe that it should be possible to whip off the failed fan and replace it with one that has (at least) a similarly arrayed retaining device (alternatively gluing it on). Anybody have any experience in this area (or should I just toss it like all the other failed bits of electrtonic dross that quit on a daily basis (or so it seems around here). Probably the last people in the world that you'd ever get an answer out of is NVIDIA (if they're anything like Diamond) |
Dagger Dirk,
I have been using as replacement Fans, the Vantec IceBerg: http://images10.newegg.com/productim...110-102-03.JPG http://images10.newegg.com/productim...110-102-01.JPG http://images10.newegg.com/productim...110-102-02.JPG It is a great performer and the price across the pond is $8.00, so it will not break the bank. Take Care, Richard |
You could contact ASUS for a replacement fan.
Or oil the fan. Some have replaced it with a Termaltake - Blue orb. From a newsgroup: Some useful information in case anyone else is having fan problems. I have the Asus AGP-V7700 GeForce2 GTS card. I used it for 5 months before the fan started making bad noise. I replaced it with a radio shack fan and heat sink that worked fine, but, it was a 2 wire fan and did not allow me to use the software called "Smart Doctor" that came with the card. This software monitors the fans RPM's and chip temp as well as input voltages. The software will shut down the card if detects an overheat condition or voltage out of tolerance. So, I ordered the Blue Orb from thermaltake, as it was supposed to be a direct replacment for this card. When the fan arrived I looked it over and decided it would fit on the card, but the power connector was way to big. They want you to plug it into the motherboard or one of your power supply connectors. Since I wanted to use the "Smart Doctor" software to protect my card I needed to be able to plug the fan into the card itself. Luckily I still had the original fan. After cutting the power connector off and soldering it to the Blue Orb, the fan mounted perfectly and everything is working as it should. I would recommend the Blue Orb fan with the knowledge that you should keep the original fan and wiring. The fan does an excellent job of cooling the chip. |
Thanks chasps
More than enough data here for me to work with. It really checks your powers of recall when you're stumbling through windoze by feel on a keyboard (because you can't see your mousepointer). The spell-checker becomes so much more important. DD |
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