Video card fan stops occasionally

Hakim_667 · 02-08-2005, 03:58 AM

The fan on my video card stops occasionally when I run games

. The same thing happened to my other video card (and the fan eventually stopped working on that one). I can start it again by spinning it with a finger. Does anyone have any idea on what could cause this?

Motherboard: Asus A7V8X
first video card: Asus V9280VS Geforce 4200 Ti
current video card: Gainward Ultra/860 TV-DVI Geforce FX 5700

dai · 02-08-2005, 10:44 AM

dust
faulty connection

**Fr4665** · 02-08-2005, 11:32 AM

sounds like dust or the fan is hitting the lower heatsink. you can normaly take the fan off(if its not covered by some metal thing) by taking a screwdriver and lifting it up. when putting it back down on the motor dont push it down the furthest you can go make sure its on far enough but also make sure its not hitting anything. if its dust take a vacume and just clean it out. if you dont wana deal with any of this get a new VPU cooler

dai · 02-08-2005, 11:37 AM

never use a vaccumn as it can cause static always use a can of compressed air and blow it out

Hakim_667 · 02-09-2005, 08:18 AM

thanx for the answers!

I hope it's dust. I think if the fan were hitting the heatsink, it would make more sounds, would it not? It have been making more noise, but to hit the heatsink the fan must have loosened. The screws holding it were tight enough. OTOH, I cant understand how dust can stop the fan.

Anyway, I've done what I can with an air spray (that's ok right?). I would like to lubricate the bearing but I can't access it properly. Can I safely remove the fan from the motor? Should I use any special kind of oil when lubricating?

dai · 02-09-2005, 09:42 AM

on the cpu fan there used to be an oil hole hidden under the label in the centre of the fan we used to pu a couple of drops of sewing machine oil in there

Hakim_667 · 02-11-2005, 05:29 AM

Found it and put some oil there. I will test it this evening.

I think I will lubricate some of the other fans as well. Perhaps they will run quiter.

02-08-2005, 03:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hakim_667 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	Video card fan stops occasionally The fan on my video card stops occasionally when I run games . The same thing happened to my other video card (and the fan eventually stopped working on that one). I can start it again by spinning it with a finger. Does anyone have any idea on what could cause this? Motherboard: Asus A7V8X first video card: Asus V9280VS Geforce 4200 Ti current video card: Gainward Ultra/860 TV-DVI Geforce FX 5700

02-08-2005, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	sounds like dust or the fan is hitting the lower heatsink. you can normaly take the fan off(if its not covered by some metal thing) by taking a screwdriver and lifting it up. when putting it back down on the motor dont push it down the furthest you can go make sure its on far enough but also make sure its not hitting anything. if its dust take a vacume and just clean it out. if you dont wana deal with any of this get a new VPU cooler __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

02-08-2005, 10:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	dust faulty connection

02-08-2005, 11:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	never use a vaccumn as it can cause static always use a can of compressed air and blow it out

02-09-2005, 08:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Hakim_667 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	thanx for the answers! I hope it's dust. I think if the fan were hitting the heatsink, it would make more sounds, would it not? It have been making more noise, but to hit the heatsink the fan must have loosened. The screws holding it were tight enough. OTOH, I cant understand how dust can stop the fan. Anyway, I've done what I can with an air spray (that's ok right?). I would like to lubricate the bearing but I can't access it properly. Can I safely remove the fan from the motor? Should I use any special kind of oil when lubricating?

02-09-2005, 09:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	on the cpu fan there used to be an oil hole hidden under the label in the centre of the fan we used to pu a couple of drops of sewing machine oil in there

02-11-2005, 05:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hakim_667 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	Found it and put some oil there. I will test it this evening. I think I will lubricate some of the other fans as well. Perhaps they will run quiter.