Soldato
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I built a PC for someone in March last year and it's recently had some problems which include locking up. It's the first time I've had it back to have any work done and it's full of dust..... clumps of it !
After taking the side of the case off (Antec SLK1650B) the first thing I noticed was the heat. I touched the Crucial 9800Pro's fan to make sure it was spinning..... it wasn't and I burnt my finger
I've just removed the card to blow the dust off and I've noticed that the 4 pin molex connected to it is discoloured. It seems the connector with the red wire has overheated and the same pin on the 9800Pro is also the same.
That molex doesn't work anymore but connecting another spare molex to the 9800Pro boots the PC no problem.... the fan still doesn't work though.
Question is..... is it the graphics card or the PSU at fault because obviously I need to contact either Crucial or Antec.
After taking the side of the case off (Antec SLK1650B) the first thing I noticed was the heat. I touched the Crucial 9800Pro's fan to make sure it was spinning..... it wasn't and I burnt my finger
I've just removed the card to blow the dust off and I've noticed that the 4 pin molex connected to it is discoloured. It seems the connector with the red wire has overheated and the same pin on the 9800Pro is also the same.
That molex doesn't work anymore but connecting another spare molex to the 9800Pro boots the PC no problem.... the fan still doesn't work though.
Question is..... is it the graphics card or the PSU at fault because obviously I need to contact either Crucial or Antec.
