Hi there, I just got an old Sparkle GeForce 9600GSO from my uncle.I put it into my PC and experienced a very loud ringing noise, this has never happened to this card before. The fan was not spinning, and no image appeared on my monitor at all. I took the fan apart and cleaned all the dust out, and made sure it was all clean, I put it back together correctly and there is still a loud ringing noise. Lastly, I took the fan completely off, and tried the card with no fan. The ringing noise was still there, and still no image appearing on my screen. Does anyone have a solution to this?
Loud ringing noise when I put in my graphics card (GeForce 9600GSO) Help
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DonkeyOatie
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That noise might be coil whine. The glue or dampers in the power coils has deteriorated and the coil windings can vibrate/oscillate. Powerful vibrations will cause all sorts of joint, connection, and wiring failures.
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First you will have to see if you can locate where the noise is coming from on the card. Research Coil Whine and it's solutions. Silicone adhesive can fix it, but without being there, it's tough to know,
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D.O, I think coil whine is the least of his concerns if there is no signal and no POST. We should probably focus on that first.
How long has it been since this card was in service and have you verified that it does indeed work in another system?
It may simply be that your power supply is insufficient to power the card, which would be unlikely but not impossible, since it's a rather older card with a low power requirement. If that card falls in line with most GeForce 9600GSO cards it requires a 400w power supply with one six pin power connector. Do you have the 6 pin power connector installed? Does your PSU even HAVE the proper PEG connector for powering graphics cards?
Also, coil whine usually happens in low power states, and if you do not have the required power attached to the card and are only running on the power from the PCIe slot, it's entirely possible that is the source of the coil whine. Not a certainty by any means, but it could certainly be related.
How long has it been since this card was in service and have you verified that it does indeed work in another system?
It may simply be that your power supply is insufficient to power the card, which would be unlikely but not impossible, since it's a rather older card with a low power requirement. If that card falls in line with most GeForce 9600GSO cards it requires a 400w power supply with one six pin power connector. Do you have the 6 pin power connector installed? Does your PSU even HAVE the proper PEG connector for powering graphics cards?
Also, coil whine usually happens in low power states, and if you do not have the required power attached to the card and are only running on the power from the PCIe slot, it's entirely possible that is the source of the coil whine. Not a certainty by any means, but it could certainly be related.
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I've seen coil whine (back in the day) destroy cards while we were trying to debug them from the vibrations. I considered that to be the more serious problem.
I did not consider the possibility that the GPU might not be powered properly.
I did not consider the possibility that the GPU might not be powered properly.
I once tried a newer graphics card in an older PC. Although the card fit into the mobo and the power supply was more than adequate, the PC was completely dead. Put the old GPU back in, and it worked again. Tried the newer GPU in another PC, no problems
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No worries Donkey Oatie, I wasn't trying to discredit your position, both are real concerns. I think we need to know the answers to these questions if the OP comes back, and also what motherboard he's using.
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Loud noises and no-workee are often followed by magic smoke. You power issue was something I should have considered though. Many heads are better than one 
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