GPU Fan no longer spins but the card works

OVaughan

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Dec 6, 2013
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Hey, so a few days ago I got a black screen but didn't think anything of it, after a couple more black screens I became suspicious have come to realise that my GPU fan no longer spins...

It's a GTX 550ti, the PWM as well as the RPM in HWMonitor changes although it has waaaay too many zeros, the lowest it sits at is 750000rpm. It idle's at around 60c and black screens at ~100c.

EDIT: I also downloaded afterburner and set speed to max etc, nothing happened.

Is there anything I can do other than buy a new GPU? (Not exactly rolling in money as you may have guessed from having this card in the first place) I was thinking some ghetto case fan setup with cable ties or something?

Thanks.
 
Solution
lets see if this helps...

> download display driver uninstaller from guru3d...run it and uninstall all current drivers...
> power off the system and reset the cmos battery...
> clean the card properly for dust accumulation...
> power on the system and update the bios to the latest one, but before that, keep a copy of the older bios, in case the new one doesnt work...(optional)
> now go to the nvidia/amd website and download the latest drivers for the card and install them...
> along with that u should update ur...vcredist, c++ redistributable, directx, and .net framework...

let us know wat happns...
lets see if this helps...

> download display driver uninstaller from guru3d...run it and uninstall all current drivers...
> power off the system and reset the cmos battery...
> clean the card properly for dust accumulation...
> power on the system and update the bios to the latest one, but before that, keep a copy of the older bios, in case the new one doesnt work...(optional)
> now go to the nvidia/amd website and download the latest drivers for the card and install them...
> along with that u should update ur...vcredist, c++ redistributable, directx, and .net framework...

let us know wat happns...
 
Solution