[plug] [OT] GeForce 2mx fan issue

[caston at arach.net.au]

Quoting Craig Foster <fostware at westnet.com.au>: 
 
> 1. Buy another card. They're that cheap these days :( 
> 2. My machine has a backplane rotary extractor 
> 	Anyware PN FC-900L 
> See http://melbourne.anyware.com.au/cache/item-523public.html?cache=no 
>  
> Take off the current fan off the card and install this puppy. 
> You might want to measure where your GPU actually sits, cos you want the 
> intake in the general vicinity of the GPU. 
> Also note that when mounted the intake faces the AGP card when mounted in 
> the slot below... 
 
Thanks I have a few of these and I didn't think of trying that but it does take up another PCI slot I 
believe. I'm going to try another GPU fan as well as I've already placed the order. 
 
I'm going to give the customer the option of putting the card back in or buying a new one but 
they gave me the picture they didn't want to buy a new card unless they had to. 
 
thanks, 
 
Chris Caston 
>  
> HTH, 
>  
> Craig F. 
>  
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au  
> > [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au] On Behalf Of Chris Caston 
> > Sent: Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:45 PM 
> > To: plug at plug.linux.org.au 
> > Subject: [plug] [OT] GeForce 2mx fan issue 
> >  
> > Hello, 
> >  
> > I have here a Geforce 2mx that has a fan that is no longer  
> > operational. 
> >  
> > This was discovered in a customers system after they reported  
> > the display passing out after about 10-15 mins of operation. 
> >  
> > I have 3 possible options: 
> >  
> > i. Find a new fan 
> > ii. Improvise and perhaps use Thermal take CopperRamsinks  
> > instead iii. replace it and just buy them a new video card 
> >  
> > Before I gove with number 3 would number 2 work? If not where  
> > could I find another fan? 
> >  
> > It is a CF - 12410 
> > DC 12v MAX 0.13A 
> >  
> > thanks, 
> >  
> > Chris Caston  
> >  
> >  
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