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How can I get a graphics card fan re-aligned?
The fan on my Radeon graphics card is making an annoying buzzing sound, I assume because it's unstable or mis-aligned or something. Anybody know how to monkey with these things? Is it possible for me to re-align it on my own, or should I find some kind of pro to do it? What kind of pro?
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What exactly do you mean by re-aligned?"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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You replace it.
AFAIK fans are cheap (5$? 10$)12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Works for me. I wasn't sure if they were standard parts or not. (I guess I don't see why they wouldn't be.)<p style="font-size:1024px">HTML is disabled in signatures </p>Comment
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If you feel like diddiling with it, you should proably clean it out (wip it down with kleenex) and maybe file down the blades a bit. One of them is probably rubbing against the casing.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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The fan casing itself is only screwed in place, right?
The only work you'll have to do in that case is resoldering the connections (carefully).12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Some graphics cards have proprietary fans. It's not impossible to replace them, it's just a lot of fun."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Just try putting the old box fan by your computer, it works for me.http://monkspider.blogspot.com/Comment
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Wht, they're weird-sized or take weird voltages?Originally posted by Asher
Some graphics cards have proprietary fans. It's not impossible to replace them, it's just a lot of fun.
There ought to be people out there selling knock-offs for a company as big as Radeon.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Both. I think ThermalTake makes video card fans that are pretty good. The thing to remember is they're not perfect sized, they're usually a little too large, but they still work.Originally posted by Frogger
Wht, they're weird-sized or take weird voltages?
There ought to be people out there selling knock-offs for a company as big as Radeon."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Try go at it with a can of compressed air first.Originally posted by Frogger
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My method is applying oil to the bearing. This way I've managed to resurrect fans for few additional years of service. They will eventually fail completely though.
But I'm not going to explain the procedure, as Dan has an excellent tutorial in the matter.
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Originally posted by Ignorance
But I'm not going to explain the procedure, as Dan has an excellent tutorial in the matter.
Thanks, that did the trick. No more buzzing.
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