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ATI Radeon 6950

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Hi i have had this card for quite a while and recently the cards fan has decided to be stuck on full speed at all times even before windows has loaded, i check the CCC and it says the fan is running at 24% but it really isnt, and if i turn it to manual fan speed it also makes no difference, i tried to update it to the latest drivers, i have un installed CCC and tried again and i have removed the card completley and then re installed the CCC, (that is how i know it is the card because the computer was silent once it was removed,) and the fan speeds are still on full, i dont know what to do, and it is in warranty so is this a valid reason to take it back? or will i have to put up with it. 1 other thing, the fan speed usualy slows down back to normal after 30 mins, and the CCC fan controller works again, :/ thanks for any help. ;)
 
Stock 6950 BIOS? Do you have MSI AfterBurner installed? Mine does this sometimes with AB installed. Start AB and it goes to normal. My 5870 did it too from time to time, depending on CC and AB version.

If you don't have AB (or any other VGA software) installed I would say you have a bad fan controller and yes that is reason to RMA.
 
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