9700 Pro fan

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A system I was given to inspect - resetting itself not long after loading
desktop - has a 9700Pro in it. when I checked, the fan would not rotate
freely when blasted with compressed air. I think that this is the cause of
the pc resetting- when 9700 temp gets too high it resets pc to avoid damage.
was wondering if anyone has had the same experience? Worth noting that pc
owner is a smoker, and the agp fan seems to be, "gunged" for want of a
better expression. It will be a day or two before I get another agp card to
test my theory, so any advice greatly apreciated.
 
A system I was given to inspect - resetting itself not long after loading
desktop - has a 9700Pro in it. when I checked, the fan would not rotate
freely when blasted with compressed air. I think that this is the cause of
the pc resetting- when 9700 temp gets too high it resets pc to avoid damage.
was wondering if anyone has had the same experience? Worth noting that pc
owner is a smoker, and the agp fan seems to be, "gunged" for want of a
better expression. It will be a day or two before I get another agp card to
test my theory, so any advice greatly apreciated.
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After cleaning spray a small amount of WD-40 on the fan bearings and
see if it frees it up
 
Carl said:
A system I was given to inspect - resetting itself not long after loading
desktop - has a 9700Pro in it. when I checked, the fan would not rotate
freely when blasted with compressed air. I think that this is the cause of
the pc resetting- when 9700 temp gets too high it resets pc to avoid damage.
was wondering if anyone has had the same experience? Worth noting that pc
owner is a smoker, and the agp fan seems to be, "gunged" for want of a
better expression. It will be a day or two before I get another agp card to
test my theory, so any advice greatly apreciated.
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Yip, Thats what killed my 9700 pro.....the fan died.
It was gunged up with a rather unsightly mass of compressed gunky dusty
yuck.

Yip, I am a smoker.
(Yeah lets blame the ciggies, hell they're responsible for global
warming too !)

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Howard Zinn
 
just clean the GPU fan and oil it as long as it works after the cleaning and
oiling it will be fine. my powercolor 9700pro did this last year and it was
the fans clogged up and overheating cpu and gpu fan both.
cant hurt to clean the hole sys inside the powersuply also it will be full
of dirt.
 
After cleaning spray a small amount of WD-40 on the fan bearings and
see if it frees it up
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Never use WD-40 as it contains petroleum based agents that will dry
out the bearings over time. Best to use sewing machine oil or a
silicone spray lubricant.
 
Praxiteles said:
Never use WD-40 as it contains petroleum based agents that will dry
out the bearings over time. Best to use sewing machine oil
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So what is the base of sewing machine oil if it is not petroleum?
 
Never use WD-40 as it contains petroleum based agents that will dry
out the bearings over time. Best to use sewing machine oil or a
silicone spray lubricant.
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Yes, but it would clean out the gummed up stuff then he could use reg
old oil after letting the WD work the dirt out

I use 3 & 1 electric motor oil on mine after I run them for a wile
with WD to clean the Dirt out of the bearings
 
Praxiteles Democritus said:
Never use WD-40 as it contains petroleum based agents that will dry
out the bearings over time. Best to use sewing machine oil or a
silicone spray lubricant.
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Well at least you're half right. It's best to not use any lubrication
at all. Blow the fan out with compressed air, and it it still doesn't
work replace it.
 
I use 3 & 1 electric motor oil on mine after I run them for a wile
with WD to clean the Dirt out of the bearings
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Better to use a quality spraylube designed to clean and lube electronic
parts, specifically Inox. A $4 spraycan will last a couple years at least.

rms
 
Tom said:
Well at least you're half right. It's best to not use any lubrication
at all. Blow the fan out with compressed air, and it it still doesn't
work replace it.
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Generally speaking sleeve bearings don't work at all without some kind of
lubrication.
 
bandit said:
After cleaning spray a small amount of WD-40 on the fan bearings and
see if it frees it up
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That might make it spin but its also a death sentence.
 
Thanks for all the advice. I am replacing the fan with an arctic cooler,
should be a bit quieter, but not as dramatic as when i put one on a 6800GT!
Once again, ta!
 
J. Clarke said:
Generally speaking sleeve bearings don't work at all without some kind of
lubrication.
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Ya, and the normal for a electric motor bearing is 20w non detergent motor oil.
Good luck trying when 1/10 drop would be way to much. Clean it, gently spin with pressure both directions on the
bearing end play. If the shaft does not freely spin, or have free end play its toast.

Cards probably smoked anyway.


BTW:) For even say a 1 HP motor that has run 24/7 for years, with oiler tubes. Any more then two or three drops is a
death sentence.





--end
 
WD40 stand for Water displacement on the 40th try
it is not a lubricant it evaporates so it will clean your barring but dry
them out.
you can clean them with wd40 to get all the dirt out but then you should
lubricate with sewing machine oil
 
WD40 stand for Water displacement on the 40th try
it is not a lubricant it evaporates so it will clean your barring but dry
them out.
you can clean them with wd40 to get all the dirt out but then you should
lubricate with sewing machine oil
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it's also great for killing wasps...uh, the insect kind...... :)

Villain
 
So what is the base of sewing machine oil if it is not petroleum?
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Sorry, what I had meant to say was that WD-40 also contains solvents
which will dry out the bearings. Most people know not to use WD-40 on
PC fan bearings for this reason.

http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infxtra/infwd40.shtm
WD-40 has solvent abilities and can be used to remove many types of
gummy adhesives, road tar, tapes, grease and oil stains. The company
recommends using WD-40 to help remove oil stains from garage floors...
a difficult task! However, do not clean anything with WD-40 that you
do not also wish to also lubricate... unless you plan to wash, wipe or
launder the WD-40 completely off.
 
Well at least you're half right. It's best to not use any lubrication
at all. Blow the fan out with compressed air, and it it still doesn't
work replace it.
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Many people have fixed noisy and problematic fans with a touch of oil
or silicone lubricant. Your the first to suggest using nothing.
 
Praxiteles Democritus said:
Many people have fixed noisy and problematic fans with a touch of oil
or silicone lubricant. Your the first to suggest using nothing.
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Another response had it exactly right. Oil might buy you a few
days, weeks or at best months use, but in the end it's a death
sentence for any PC fan.
 
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