Re: video card fan

Hm. I don't understand your problem... You simply want to know if
there is a fan on your video card? I would suggest taking off the case
(if you have not already done so) and looking at the video card. The
video card is the card that your monitor plugs into.
If there is no fan and you would like one, you can buy a fan that fits
right underneath your video card for under 20 dollars. If you are only
using it for photo editing don't worry about it.
By the way, the extra sound you hear when you start photo editing
software is not your fan. If it's built by Dell, it's probably not
going to have that kind of feature that controls fan speed. The sound
is probably your hard drive or your cd loading the files nessecary for
the photo editing software to start.

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(rumpxroaster) wrote in message news:<. com>...
> Hm. I don't understand your problem... You simply want to know if
> there is a fan on your video card? I would suggest taking off the case
> (if you have not already done so) and looking at the video card. The
> video card is the card that your monitor plugs into.
> If there is no fan and you would like one, you can buy a fan that fits
> right underneath your video card for under 20 dollars. If you are only
> using it for photo editing don't worry about it.
> By the way, the extra sound you hear when you start photo editing
> software is not your fan. If it's built by Dell, it's probably not
> going to have that kind of feature that controls fan speed. The sound
> is probably your hard drive or your cd loading the files nessecary for
> the photo editing software to start.
>
> any questions? e-mail


I opened the case and can see no fan attached to the video card. I
describe the noise as fan-like, but I don't think its the main fan.
Another comparison would be with the soft whirr of a fridge. Maybe
it's normal but I know that after its been running for a while, my
computer is definitely louder than other computers I occasionaly use.


I just stuck a pencil in the fan and stopped it for a second. The
noise was still there. You are informing me that the hard drive or
the cd loading can make a sound. That may be it, but the sound is
present all the time, not only when the photo editing software loads
initially. Possible clue as to the source of that sound: I notice
that when I use the rubber stamp feature on the soft ware the pitch of
that noise changes slightly, as if the machine was straining.

The only reason I am putting up my "problem" for discussion is that
the extended warranty (for which I paid an extra $200!) on my machine
is expiring soon, and if that sound is indicative of something that is
about to break down, like the video card, I want to know now if
possible. If it's not indicative of a malfunction, I can live with it
although it does get on my nerves sometimes.

André