Broken Graphics Card

[SkinyJim]

Hey guys, just got a quick question

Is a broken graphics card enough to make a computer turn itself off right after being turned on with no other hardware interaction?

 

[Qdos]

It's possible. Yes. Depends on the nature of the malfunction.

 

[SkinyJim]

The nature of the malfunction was the fan melting :shock: the heatsink is warped and broken at the point where it secures onto the card. It's a GeForce 6600 by the way

 

[iseeuu]

The nature of the malfunction was the fan melting :shock: the heatsink is warped and broken at the point where it secures onto the card. It's a GeForce 6600 by the way

Yup, got one ... had to replace the heatsink and fan. Without a working fan the card will overheat and shut off. Hopefully the card has not been damaged by the heat?



Cheers!
Robert

 

[Qdos]

The thermal sensors will likely trigger a shut down.

If you didn't have any artifacting before you discovered the error you might be lucky.

 

[SkinyJim]

I doubt it's still working, the computer shuts off within seconds of pressing the on button. Surely you could get 20-30 seconds or something without a fan?

 

[Qdos]

It all depends on the GPU's thermal protection, I've had cards survive under dust and with blown fans for lengthy periods... so good luck!

 

[skunksmash]

The nature of the malfunction was the fan melting :shock: the heatsink is warped and broken at the point where it secures onto the card. It's a GeForce 6600 by the way

LMAO....... that's a first for me

if it was hot enough to do that, it could well of been hot enough to melt the solder points on the card in effect fusing them together, which will result in an instant shorting of the system...

 

[SkinyJim]

Yeah I think I'll just replace the card and see if the computer starts up after that. I can get another for $50

 

[Legand]

Heck I would love to see the underside of that card, bet it aint a pretty red around the gpu :shock:

 

[thefabe]

The nature of the malfunction was the fan melting :shock: the heatsink is warped and broken at the point where it secures onto the card. It's a GeForce 6600 by the way

Now that baby got HOT

 

[Qdos]

Guys, look up the temperature at which aluminium melts...

What the OP is looking at is a manufacturing defect that's fractured, there's certainly no way the cards GPU could have attained anything like the 660 °C which is around the temperature necessary to melt aluminium...

The fan motor could have caused the plastic to overheat, you can't even be certain it was the GPU which was the cause of that...

 

[SkinyJim]

Well the owner of the computer kept it in a rather dusty area and never cleaned the dust out of it I think she's decided to put computers in another location in the future. I'm now currently trying to convince her to spend the $50 for a replacement card (identical to the old one, and it's not a GT).

Here are some more pics of the graphics card. Under the fan, and the reverse of the card under the GPU.

 

[iseeuu]

Yep, FRIED!

 

[Qdos]

Oh yes, that is cooked...