ati radeon video card

harley88 · 05-09-2007, 02:49 AM

Hello

I got one of these ati radeon 9800xt video cards and i need to reset it and clean off its fan , well its got a white connector of some kind hooked to the corner of the card with four wires and i can not get the card out unless i unhook the connector. I have been pulling , prying , wiggleing , and cannot get the dadburn thing unhooked from the card. My question is are there somekind of way to unhook the connector?
Sure hope some can understand what i am trying to say.
thanks much
harley

**koala** · 05-09-2007, 07:34 AM

Do you mean the 4-pin power connector in the corner? Hold it by the plastic connector, not the wires, jiggle it from side to side while pulling and it should come out.

harley88 · 05-09-2007, 02:55 PM

Koala

Yes thats the one. I tried that with my hands and with my pliers it must be welded on. I will just have to make do or cut the dadburn thing off and i sure hate to ruin it this thing cost around 500.00 back when i purchased it.
Thanks for you help , i appreciate it , it might not be to hot some folks say it is and some say its not. Going to start another post on the temp.
thanks again
harley

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 05-09-2007, 06:06 PM

Well, you can't cut it off it is what powers the card, also make sure you are not pulling at an angle ( i broke a sound card doing that).

05-09-2007, 02:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
harley88 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 27 OS: win xp home My System	ati radeon video card Hello I got one of these ati radeon 9800xt video cards and i need to reset it and clean off its fan , well its got a white connector of some kind hooked to the corner of the card with four wires and i can not get the card out unless i unhook the connector. I have been pulling , prying , wiggleing , and cannot get the dadburn thing unhooked from the card. My question is are there somekind of way to unhook the connector? Sure hope some can understand what i am trying to say. thanks much harley

05-09-2007, 07:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,326 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: ati radeon video card Do you mean the 4-pin power connector in the corner? Hold it by the plastic connector, not the wires, jiggle it from side to side while pulling and it should come out. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

05-09-2007, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
harley88 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 27 OS: win xp home My System	Re: ati radeon video card Koala Yes thats the one. I tried that with my hands and with my pliers it must be welded on. I will just have to make do or cut the dadburn thing off and i sure hate to ruin it this thing cost around 500.00 back when i purchased it. Thanks for you help , i appreciate it , it might not be to hot some folks say it is and some say its not. Going to start another post on the temp. thanks again harley

05-09-2007, 06:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: ati radeon video card Well, you can't cut it off it is what powers the card, also make sure you are not pulling at an angle ( i broke a sound card doing that). __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan