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Z71v GPU Fan not turning on

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6/8/08 at 11:11am
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Recently I noticed that my laptop has been getting very hot. I flipped over my laptop and noticed that the heat was coming from where the GPU is located. I noticed that the GPU's fan was not turning on.

I installed rivatuner and found that my GPU is running at 80C just idling.

I took out an old CPU fan from an old laptop and plugged it into my Z71v's fan connector. The old CPU fan did not turn on either, but it works just fine in my older laptop.

I'm thinking, but not hoping, that the fan connector is dead.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
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6/8/08 at 4:23pm
On the Z71V, the GPU/chipset fan should pretty much be running constantly, albeit at a much slower rotation speed when you're not gaming. Your idea that the GPU fan connector is dead makes sense. I'd talk to your reseller and/or Asus about it to see what options you have. At worst, a new motherboard could run upwards of $300. At best, a new GPU fan is only about $5-10.
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