Hi, A temporary fix is to peel the sticker of the fan and put a drop of light oil (sewing machine not anything for a car) to get it going again until you get a replacement. At the worst you could use crc - only works for a month before you have to do it again. Maurice
-----Original Message----- From: Roger Searle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 15 May 2006 6:27 a.m. To: [email protected] Subject: video card advice I'll be in the market for a video card as soon as my budget allows, following on from discovering the fan on it does zero rpm on a good day - this being the likely source of lockups (interestingly this seldom happens when booted into linux). I recall plenty of discussion on the list about supported and less supported cards and chipsets. I have no wish to be responsible for a list war, simply want to be sure that I buy the best option with linux in mind. My needs and requirements are fairly modest, while I like games seldom have the time - I don't need the very best in performance, this being supported by the fact that my budget will reach to maybe a couple of hundred dollars at most. What models, chipsets, features should I look out for? Avoid? Cheers, Roger
