Nvidia GeForce 220 fan stopped working

[FrankHasProb]

Thank you in advance!

Hello all! I'm new here. I mostly go here to search for a specific problem another person is also experiencing, i never post and this will be my first one.

I recently cleaned my CPU. Opened it up and removed the fan, RAM, video card. I cleaned out the dust, and put them back in. When i turned my CPU back on, i noticed that the fan on my video card ain't working.. I'm no pc expert, and i try to handle the parts with care as much as possible.. but i kinda blew out the dust off the fan of my video card.. and i'm kinda worried if that was the cause why my video card's fan wont start up. Is it safe to work with the fan not working? I'm afraid of it over heating. I mostly use the computer for work, using 3d software and after effects. And i know these programs takes a toll on the video card. And i tried leaving it on for a while to see how hot it gets. And after 10-15 minutes, it gets HOT.

Ok, so my question is; how can i fix the fan? I read a post saying the motor might be fried and i can replace the fan with the same model? Again thank you in advance

 

[hang-the-9]

Is there a power cable that goes to the card from the fan? Make sure that is tight.

Yes you can replace the fan, although you may need to replace the whole heatsink assembly.

The GT 220 should not get very hot and many cards in that class have fanless designs, although in many of them they have larger heatsinks to compensate. Yes the heatsink will get very hot but it may not cause an issue withe the chip.

 

[FrankHasProb]

Make sure that you have connected the graphics card properly?.

Yes sir. Connected properly. The way it should be. Still nothing 🙁

 

[FrankHasProb]

Is there a power cable that goes to the card from the fan? Make sure that is tight.

Yes you can replace the fan, although you may need to replace the whole heatsink assembly.

The GT 220 should not get very hot and many cards in that class have fanless designs, although in many of them they have larger heatsinks to compensate. Yes the heatsink will get very hot but it may not cause an issue withe the chip.

Thank you for your time in replying . And yep. But i didn't touch the cable. I just cleaned the fan, blew out the dust, and used a cotton swab to get the hard to reach places where the dust it. I didn't force it or anything.

So, i'd have to replace the fan, and the heat sink?

And is it completely safe to say that i can work on the computer without worrying about my video card getting friend? Or should i still limit my time on the computer?

 

[hang-the-9]

Is there a power cable that goes to the card from the fan? Make sure that is tight.

Yes you can replace the fan, although you may need to replace the whole heatsink assembly.

The GT 220 should not get very hot and many cards in that class have fanless designs, although in many of them they have larger heatsinks to compensate. Yes the heatsink will get very hot but it may not cause an issue withe the chip.

Thank you for your time in replying . And yep. But i didn't touch the cable. I just cleaned the fan, blew out the dust, and used a cotton swab to get the hard to reach places where the dust it. I didn't force it or anything.

So, i'd have to replace the fan, and the heat sink?

And is it completely safe to say that i can work on the computer without worrying about my video card getting friend? Or should i still limit my time on the computer?

Depends on the heatsink on your card. Like I said, those cards are often passively cooled (no fan), but the heatsinks are larger on those models. If you can't get to repacing the fan on the card, if you have a case fan you can stick that blows on the card that will be good. Or run it with the side open and a desk fan pointed at it. Won't be quite as good but should work just fine till you replace the fan, or maybe even get a new video card.
The 220 is pretty old and slow, for not much more than a fan/heatsink you can get a new much faster card. A used Radeon 7750 or GT 640 will be maybe $30-40 if you look around enough.