chipset fan on VIA KT400
D. Hugh Redelmeier
hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Sun Mar 3 19:22:31 UTC 2013
DCB mailed a reply to the list and to me.
As in the past, the one to the list disappeared so I'm taking the
liberty of posting it for him:
| From: David Collier-Brown <davec-b-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
| To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
| Cc: D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
| Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:17:01 -0500
| Subject: Re: [TLUG]: chipset fan on VIA KT400
| Reply-To: davecb-0XdUWXLQalXR7s880joybQ at public.gmane.org
|
| On 03/03/2013 03:07 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
| > I have an old motherboard: GA-7VAXP
| > <http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=1391#sp>
| >
| > It's in my MythTV backend and has been running for years. In recent
| > years, the chipset fan has vibrated badly for the first few minutes after
| > it is turned on (rare, since it is hardly ever turned off).
| >
| > Now it won't stop buzzing.
| >
| > So I've removed the fan, leaving the heatsink (while the system was
| > live!). The heatsink on the chipset doesn't seem very warm to the touch.
| >
| > Does anyone know if the KT400 northbridge (or is it the 8235 southbridge?
| > I don't think so.) actually needs active cooling? Or was the fan there
| > just to make the thing look cool? (See the picture: the fan's cover has a
| > big "8X" emblazoned on it.)
| >
| > Overclockers talked about this chipset 10 years ago. They thought that
| > cooling was a must for overclocking. I'm not overclocking.
| >
| > I guess I'll find out soon.
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| There may be a readable temperature indicator on the chip, despite its
| age. If so, you can probably read it with moderate privilege...
|
| --dave
|
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