Quixoticism
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Video card woes (new question)
Earlier this afternoon I was on the internet and my screen froze, except for when I moved the mouse i would see a small square that would only move horizontally and change colors. I reset my computer and when it booted up I got a brown screen. So I turned it off and took off the case and saw the the led on my video card fan was not lit up like it always is and the fan was not working at all.(I have a 9800pro AIW with Vantec IceberQ 4 fan)
I unplugged the fan and connected it to a different cable but that didn't work, all I got was a nice burn on my finger for just barely touching it.
It also smells like something was burning a little.
I hope my card isn't toast. Is there any safe way to check without risking more damage to it?
I do have a second video card in there but it's a piece of junk and I would rather not get a replacement because I'm going to be upgrading later this year anyways.
D:
Earlier this afternoon I was on the internet and my screen froze, except for when I moved the mouse i would see a small square that would only move horizontally and change colors. I reset my computer and when it booted up I got a brown screen. So I turned it off and took off the case and saw the the led on my video card fan was not lit up like it always is and the fan was not working at all.(I have a 9800pro AIW with Vantec IceberQ 4 fan)
I unplugged the fan and connected it to a different cable but that didn't work, all I got was a nice burn on my finger for just barely touching it.
It also smells like something was burning a little.
I hope my card isn't toast. Is there any safe way to check without risking more damage to it?
I do have a second video card in there but it's a piece of junk and I would rather not get a replacement because I'm going to be upgrading later this year anyways.
D:
