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Hmmmm.	by Llyr	2003-12-21 15:47:09
So my computer makes a hideous noise when starting up. I've tracked it down to the fan on the vidcard (nVidia GeForce 4 Ti/4200). It seems to be off center, but all of a sudden it'll start spinning normally and the noise will stop. Do you know what might have caused it and what I can do to fix it? Spencer
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quick clean and a lube?	by JamesG	2003-12-21 16:02:25
What precisely do I clean?	by Llyr	2003-12-21 16:03:26
The fan rotor should pop off the frame.	by themadkansan	2003-12-21 16:16:10
Dust it first.	by LionsPhil	2003-12-21 16:17:03
Hmm. So I should actually take it off the card? (n/t)	by Llyr	2003-12-21 16:22:36
Don't need to in order to dust it.	by LionsPhil	2003-12-21 16:26:53
Moving the tower? getting yarred	by Celticess	2003-12-21 16:35:45
This fan seems to be integrated in the heatsink.	by Llyr	2003-12-21 16:58:19
hmm how old is the card?	by Celticess	2003-12-21 17:55:17
Something like three-four months.	by Llyr	2003-12-21 18:02:27
yea because my guess is	by Celticess	2003-12-21 18:09:33
See, it only started about a month ago, IIRC.	by Llyr	2003-12-21 18:52:04
well it wouldn't necisarily happen immediately	by Celticess	2003-12-21 19:35:58

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