[SOLVED] Damn, just lost the fan on my graphic card (Powercolor 9600)

verticalman · 03-26-2009, 10:19 AM

I have an old Powercolor (Radeon) 9600 Pro, lately the fan was doing a lot of noise so I decided to unscrew it and take a look at it. While I was cleaning it I cut (with my superior finger stength) the two tiny wires that were attached from the graphic card to the graphic card's integrated fan. So I'm out of that fan! Now I'm running my PC without the fan and I could swear I'm smelling something burn but when I go take a look (or smell) closely I don't smell anything. Am I just being paranoid or am I going to burn and lose my graphics card?

By the way I'm only going to do regular tasks like Photoshop and the likes, I'm only going to play a 1999 game so it's not like I'm going to push it too far but sometimes I have quite a few programs open (browser, Photoshop, Webuilder, etc).

~~connor-53~~ · 03-26-2009, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by verticalman

I have an old Powercolor (Radeon) 9600 Pro, lately the fan was doing a lot of noise so I decided to unscrew it and take a look at it. While I was cleaning it I cut (with my superior finger stength) the two tiny wires that were attached from the graphic card to the graphic card's integrated fan. So I'm out of that fan! Now I'm running my PC without the fan and I could swear I'm smelling something burn but when I go take a look (or smell) closely I don't smell anything. Am I just being paranoid or am I going to burn and lose my graphics card?

By the way I'm only going to do regular tasks like Photoshop and the likes, I'm only going to play a 1999 game so it's not like I'm going to push it too far but sometimes I have quite a few programs open (browser, Photoshop, Webuilder, etc).

Ok, you are frying the card. You need a new one of else another way to cool it.

verticalman · 03-27-2009, 12:00 PM

I am? :(

I have 2 other fans that belong to the PC itselfbut they are not directly pointing to the card. I also have the fan open, I dont know if that helps.

~~connor-53~~ · 03-27-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by verticalman

I am? :(

I have 2 other fans that belong to the PC itselfbut they are not directly pointing to the card. I also have the fan open, I dont know if that helps.

Yup, doesn't really matter remove the card until you get a new fan use the onboard video (if you have it) or else you will cause more damage. Also post the EXACT specs of the card make model etc. I will try and find you a new fan or something equal to it.

~~connor-53~~ · 03-27-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by verticalman

I am? :(

I have 2 other fans that belong to the PC itselfbut they are not directly pointing to the card. I also have the fan open, I dont know if that helps.

Also, you have 1 fan seeing how 1 fan is for intake and the other is outtake.

verticalman · 03-28-2009, 06:28 AM

I have the card box in front of me and it says it's a PowerColor 9600 Pro, 256MB, 128 bit, AGP8x (Ez Edition, 400/400 MHz Core/Mem Clock). On my hardware specs it just says Radeon 9600 Series, this is the second day or so I'm running without a fan in the card.

How could I use this onboard video?

~~connor-53~~ · 03-28-2009, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by verticalman

I have the card box in front of me and it says it's a PowerColor 9600 Pro, 256MB, 128 bit, AGP8x (Ez Edition, 400/400 MHz Core/Mem Clock). On my hardware specs it just says Radeon 9600 Series, this is the second day or so I'm running without a fan in the card.

How could I use this onboard video?

Do you have a regular VGA port near all the USB and parallel ports? On the back of the computer its directly attached to the mobo. Some mobos don't have them. Post your mobo name and model.

~~connor-53~~ · 03-28-2009, 07:25 AM

Also if you just ripped the wires, you can just use electrical tape and tape them back together. Make sure none of the black wire touches the other color wire. I will try and look for a fan.

~~connor-53~~ · 03-28-2009, 07:26 AM

http://www.ixbt.com/video2/images/ov...ro-400-400.jpg

For reference is that what yo have?

~~connor-53~~ · 03-28-2009, 07:37 AM

Found one

http://www.directron.com/ecvcribl.html

"Blue EverCool Mini UFO Universal Aluminium VGA Cooler, for Nvidia and ATI Series Video Cards"

So from that, it should work. Until that comes just use the onboard video if you have it

Or if you have a free PCI slot and that doesn't work this should help a little bit but it won't be a permanent fix. http://www.directron.com/spfc70bl.html

~~connor-53~~ · 03-28-2009, 07:38 AM

This one also: http://www.directron.com/vf1d90.html

Compatibility:
Nvidia:
- Geforce MX Series
- Geforce Ti4*** Series
- Geforce FX**** Series
- Geforce 6200 Series
- Geforce 6600 Series
- Geforce 6800 Series
- Geforce 7600GT
- Geforce 7800 Series
ATI:
- Radeon 9*** Series
- Radeon X** Series
- Radeon X1800's (Partly)
- Radeon X1900's (Partly)
- Radeon 1*** Series

verticalman · 03-29-2009, 03:11 PM

Hey Connor thanks a lot for being helpful as you are being. The fans are relatively inexpensive I can see, I don't know how to set them up (with those tiny cables/wires) so if there isn't much of a difference I might as well just use the onboard video as you say until I buy a new PC (if I have one onboard video that is).

I checked the back of my PC case and it appears I do have a monitor blue entrance that looks like it fits the monitor cable (that I'm using for the graphics card entrance). I'm not plugging it there now because I don't know what I'm doing. By the way my board is an Intel PV D865GRH (Intel 865G chipset).

Or I might buy one of those fans from my local shop or something, I'm still pondering what to do.

03-26-2009, 10:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
verticalman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP	[SOLVED] Damn, just lost the fan on my graphic card (Powercolor 9600) I have an old Powercolor (Radeon) 9600 Pro, lately the fan was doing a lot of noise so I decided to unscrew it and take a look at it. While I was cleaning it I cut (with my superior finger stength) the two tiny wires that were attached from the graphic card to the graphic card's integrated fan. So I'm out of that fan! Now I'm running my PC without the fan and I could swear I'm smelling something burn but when I go take a look (or smell) closely I don't smell anything. Am I just being paranoid or am I going to burn and lose my graphics card? By the way I'm only going to do regular tasks like Photoshop and the likes, I'm only going to play a 1999 game so it's not like I'm going to push it too far but sometimes I have quite a few programs open (browser, Photoshop, Webuilder, etc). Last edited by verticalman; 03-26-2009 at 10:22 AM.

03-27-2009, 12:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
verticalman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP	Re: Damn, just lost the fan on my graphic card (Powercolor 9600) I am? :( I have 2 other fans that belong to the PC itselfbut they are not directly pointing to the card. I also have the fan open, I dont know if that helps.

03-28-2009, 06:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
verticalman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP	Re: Damn, just lost the fan on my graphic card (Powercolor 9600) I have the card box in front of me and it says it's a PowerColor 9600 Pro, 256MB, 128 bit, AGP8x (Ez Edition, 400/400 MHz Core/Mem Clock). On my hardware specs it just says Radeon 9600 Series, this is the second day or so I'm running without a fan in the card. How could I use this onboard video?

03-28-2009, 07:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
~~connor-53~~ Troubled Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 525 OS: Vista Home Prem. 64 bit My System	Re: Damn, just lost the fan on my graphic card (Powercolor 9600) Also if you just ripped the wires, you can just use electrical tape and tape them back together. Make sure none of the black wire touches the other color wire. I will try and look for a fan.

03-28-2009, 07:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
~~connor-53~~ Troubled Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 525 OS: Vista Home Prem. 64 bit My System	Re: Damn, just lost the fan on my graphic card (Powercolor 9600) http://www.ixbt.com/video2/images/ov...ro-400-400.jpg For reference is that what yo have?

03-28-2009, 07:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
~~connor-53~~ Troubled Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 525 OS: Vista Home Prem. 64 bit My System	Re: Damn, just lost the fan on my graphic card (Powercolor 9600) Found one http://www.directron.com/ecvcribl.html "Blue EverCool Mini UFO Universal Aluminium VGA Cooler, for Nvidia and ATI Series Video Cards" So from that, it should work. Until that comes just use the onboard video if you have it Or if you have a free PCI slot and that doesn't work this should help a little bit but it won't be a permanent fix. http://www.directron.com/spfc70bl.html

03-28-2009, 07:38 AM	#11 (permalink)
~~connor-53~~ Troubled Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 525 OS: Vista Home Prem. 64 bit My System	Re: Damn, just lost the fan on my graphic card (Powercolor 9600) This one also: http://www.directron.com/vf1d90.html Compatibility: Nvidia: - Geforce MX Series - Geforce Ti4* Series - Geforce FX Series - Geforce 6200 Series - Geforce 6600 Series - Geforce 6800 Series - Geforce 7600GT - Geforce 7800 Series ATI: - Radeon 9* Series - Radeon X Series - Radeon X1800's (Partly) - Radeon X1900's (Partly) - Radeon 1* Series

03-29-2009, 03:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
verticalman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP	Re: Damn, just lost the fan on my graphic card (Powercolor 9600) Hey Connor thanks a lot for being helpful as you are being. The fans are relatively inexpensive I can see, I don't know how to set them up (with those tiny cables/wires) so if there isn't much of a difference I might as well just use the onboard video as you say until I buy a new PC (if I have one onboard video that is). I checked the back of my PC case and it appears I do have a monitor blue entrance that looks like it fits the monitor cable (that I'm using for the graphics card entrance). I'm not plugging it there now because I don't know what I'm doing. By the way my board is an Intel PV D865GRH (Intel 865G chipset). Or I might buy one of those fans from my local shop or something, I'm still pondering what to do.