On Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at 11:35 PM, Alexander MacLeod wrote:
>> this is the second time I have come across a noisy
>> Nvidia card, the fan on
>> the heatsink burring on the metal or something. loud
>> as hell.
>> I c get it quiet when the door is horizontal but as
>> soon as I close it, it
>> starts to scream.
>
> I don't really know nVidea cards, but it sounds like
> the bearings in the fan impeller are shot. Can you
> replace just the fan?
I concur with Alex. It's the impeller bearings. It's a common failure on
gfx cards. It is usually caused by long continuous run times, which'd
make sense if it was a server, although some just fail from old age.
If it is a GeForce2 the fan should be screwed on by 4 screws, you can
undo them, lift it off and get it replaced - should be a standard size.
If it's a GeForce3/4 you may be in a heap o' trouble, the fans are
custom made high performance units built into the heatsink, which is
mounted on the top of the CPU and surrounding chips and is huge. It
should still be under warranty with Apple if it's a GeForce3 though so
it could be replaced.
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