Radeon 9100 FAN has stopped working - what to do ?

[UnatcoAgent]

Hey guys

I have a Radeon 9100 128DDR and the fan on the actual card has started to go bad. I know this because it will spin up, jam, stop, and then spin up and repeat the process over again. I can hear it vibrating from outside of the case. I've talked to the company I bought it from and they will replace it in early december when I come back from university. Until then what can I do to make sure the video card doesn't fry? It is still working just not consistantly like the other fans. I've tried spraying it many times with compressed air.

Thanks

 

[Ionizer86]

How hot does it get? If it's ok during normal operation, you should be ok if you don't play games for now.

If it gets hot during gaming, you may want to underclock it until the temp. is suitable with the now-passive sink.

 

[FearoftheNight]

underclock it and dont play games

 

[UnatcoAgent]

How do I underclock it ?

 

[tenoc]

Replace with a BLORB from ThermalTake or similar.

 

[WobbleWobble]

My girlfriend's Radeon 9100 fan got really loud so I disconnected it. Now, she doesn't play games, but it's been fine for a couple months already.

 

[JimRaynor]

rma it

 

[DancingBear]

Put a heatsink on it and move on. I used a Zalman NJ32 on my Radeon 9000 pro. Worked like a charm and is much quieter.

 

[Eug]

Just buy a cheap new heatsink/fan, and thermal adhesive. It will cost you $10. Or else $20 for a big@ss heatsink without fan.

Or if it's still under warranty then RMA it.