Chipsink fan died - help?

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Bloody hell...i cracked open my case last night while the power was on to
check if all my fans were running ok. Turns out the chipsink heatsink/fan on
my GA-K8NXP-9 is not moving!

It's just dead....is there anyway i can get another one from Gigabyte or
recomend another solution?

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I always take my Northbridge fan off, have struck any problems yet.


"Davy" <davecoe@blueyonder.co-dot-uk.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
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>I had a similar problem with the 'Northbridge' fan, at first I kept
> stripping it down and applying a tiny amount of engine oil, this
> cured the problem for a very short while maybe a month or so.
>
> In the end I got fed up and got on to Gigabyte who put me on to the UK
> dealer, told them the problem and they sent not one but three brand
> new fans...!
>
> If you have problems try Googling, GBT Tech Co LTD UK, dunno how long
> mine had stopped, I use the GA-7VAXP mobo with the KT400 chipset.
>
> If this is the case, there is another alternative and that is to
> remove the fan and heatsink and replace with one of them tall solid
> 'silent' heatsinks, just can't recall the brands but they do away
> with the fan, I can't comment on their performance.
>
> If you do this it may be beneficial to clean any old heatsink paste
> from the chip and re-apply new paste, this will aid thermal
> transfer.
>
> I don't think you meant the CPU fan, if this failed the CPU would not
> last long, if this is the case then it would be better to sort the
> problem before using the computer.
>
> Remember when making any adjustments remove the power cord, although
> you have low voltages on the supply lines you have a 3 volt line that
> supplies about 20 Amps of current which can melt a screwdriver into
> two quite easily.
>
> Davy
>