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I have an NVidia GeForce4 440 AGP 8x
I noticed it was having some problems, with jagged lines all over the screen
and not being able to change resolutions and such (it has never been a
problem before, it came so suddenly). So I popped open my computer, and found
that the actual fan on the video card, was not spinning, so I immediately
thought it had burned out, and that I had to replace it. But, upon further
inspection, I noticed that the fan moves very, very little, almost
unnoticable. If I give it a push with something plastic (I'm not that stupid)
then it spins about halfway and struggles, then stops. I tried to vaccum it
out (I am very careful, and do this regularly) but it didn't help. I changed
slots on the motherboard, so see if maybe it would help, but nothing.
So my question, Is there a way to like, give it more power, so that the fan
will spin properly? Or is it a lost cause. It's not completely burned out,
there is just something not running right.
Thank you
I have an NVidia GeForce4 440 AGP 8x
I noticed it was having some problems, with jagged lines all over the screen
and not being able to change resolutions and such (it has never been a
problem before, it came so suddenly). So I popped open my computer, and found
that the actual fan on the video card, was not spinning, so I immediately
thought it had burned out, and that I had to replace it. But, upon further
inspection, I noticed that the fan moves very, very little, almost
unnoticable. If I give it a push with something plastic (I'm not that stupid)
then it spins about halfway and struggles, then stops. I tried to vaccum it
out (I am very careful, and do this regularly) but it didn't help. I changed
slots on the motherboard, so see if maybe it would help, but nothing.
So my question, Is there a way to like, give it more power, so that the fan
will spin properly? Or is it a lost cause. It's not completely burned out,
there is just something not running right.
Thank you