X1950 - Fan at full speed always!!

[Gibbo]

Hi there

Just built a PC for an m8!

E6600
AW9D-MAX
2GB GeIL PC2-6400
C3D X1950 XTX
OCZ 700W PSU
Raptor 74GB

Installed windows XPfine, installed supplied VGA drivers which include NET framework. Fan still remains at full speed.

So installed all motherboard drivers etc. etc. fan still at full speed.

Installed SP2 edition, fan still at full speed.

Uninstalled drivers, re-installed latest 6.10 from ATI, fan still at full speed.

Anyone come across this issue, is there a fix? Not seen this before.
Also there is an unknown device ID in device manager and I am guessing this maybe has something to do with it.

Your suggestions please,

Thanks

Gibbo

 

[Gibbo]

maybe install atitool and manually set it?

Seems a bit strange and a weird issue, maybe a dud card?

Sorry i cant be much more of any use.

Install a new BIOS?

EDIT - Whats the motherboard like btw? Always liked abit and there wasnt a abit motherbaord which i liked when i bought my P5W DH Deluxe?

Tried ATI Tool and it does change fan speed. Odd thing is though set it too 100% and things are dead quiet. Set it too 0% and its at full pelt....

Just as if maybe the fan connector on graphics card is on incorrect way round?

 

[Gibbo]

sounds like it to me, swich the wires on the connector block to change the polarity,

Hi there

Checked it, definetely on correct way round. Tried both PCI-E connectors from the PSU, no change.

This thing is damn loud at full fan speed......

The unknown device is occupying:-
I/O Range = 00E0 - 00EF
IRQ = 03

Any clues anybody?

 

[Gibbo]

maybe install atitool and manually set it?

Seems a bit strange and a weird issue, maybe a dud card?

Sorry i cant be much more of any use.

Install a new BIOS?

EDIT - Whats the motherboard like btw? Always liked abit and there wasnt a abit motherbaord which i liked when i bought my P5W DH Deluxe?

Hi there

Did not try overclocking too much....

But it seemed happy at 380MHz FSB with Memory at approx 950Mhz or whatever it was at 4-4-4-12 timings. CPU voltage was 1.45v, RAM 2.1v and FSB/MCH at 1.52v.

Sure its a 400+ FSB board with ease but my mate wants silence, cool running and reliability so just left it clocked at 3.5GHz for him.

 

[Gibbo]

Hi there

Its faulty, so gonna swap it out. Only good thing is the card was constantly 40c and lower.

 

[Gibbo]

but I bet it was SO loud you could not hear yourself think

Stelly

Hi there

Yup just like a DELTA fan as its always at 100%, thats faster than these cards even spin upto underload. So yeah very loud.