Chip fan is gone on Asus A7V133, Ver 1.05. Any suggestions?

Cornelius · 06-27-2001, 03:59 PM

The board is only a couple of months old and the fan on the Via northbridge chip is making a lot of racket. I unplugged it. My retailer said I could just leave it unplugged without any harm. He doesn't want to replace the board. He said if I wanted to buy a Blue Orb he would install it for free. I thought it was okay till I read a, not so great review, on installing a Blue Orb on the A7V133. First of the holes don't match 100%. The reviewer lapped (I think that means sand the surface) and enlarged the holes. I didn't get a warm fezzy feeling about the Blue Orb. All the other reviews installed it on a video card. I plan to overclock my system at a future date ( when I can upgrade my video card) so I want everything working to the max. Does anyone have an opinion on my little problem? Thanks...
Cornelius

Grimm · 06-27-2001, 05:41 PM

If a part that was sold with the board (or is part of the board) broke, he is responsible for fixing it isn't he?

Cornelius · 06-27-2001, 06:57 PM

You would think so. It's a small shop. I was told by a lot of people that it was the place to shop. The first thing they did wrong was not to connect any of the fans. I've only spoken to them over the phone, so far. i want to get some info before I go in and raise ****. What's your opinion of the Blue Orb?

coleslaw · 06-27-2001, 07:04 PM

Water-cool it!!

Cornelius · 06-27-2001, 07:32 PM

$18.00 (Can)for a chip fan or water cool for $?.00.....

06-27-2001, 03:59 PM	#1
Cornelius Ensign Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 13	The board is only a couple of months old and the fan on the Via northbridge chip is making a lot of racket. I unplugged it. My retailer said I could just leave it unplugged without any harm. He doesn't want to replace the board. He said if I wanted to buy a Blue Orb he would install it for free. I thought it was okay till I read a, not so great review, on installing a Blue Orb on the A7V133. First of the holes don't match 100%. The reviewer lapped (I think that means sand the surface) and enlarged the holes. I didn't get a warm fezzy feeling about the Blue Orb. All the other reviews installed it on a video card. I plan to overclock my system at a future date ( when I can upgrade my video card) so I want everything working to the max. Does anyone have an opinion on my little problem? Thanks... Cornelius __________________ AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.2 GHz 266MHz FSB CPU ASUS A7V133 Rev. 1.05 (BIOS Revision 1004/FXD) Thermaltake VOLCANO II HSF 256 MB PC133 Crucial Ram 20 GB Maxtor ATA/66 Primary IDE master SoundBlaster Live Value! 3DFX VooDoo 3 2000 32X Sony CD-ROM CDU701 HP CD-RW Plus 8100i Windows ME Antec SX840 Workstation Tower Case Antec PP412X 400 Watt, 6-output, fan-cooled ATX SmartPower PS 2 Antec 80mm fans (rear exhaust) NIL SATIS NISI OPTIMUM

06-27-2001, 07:04 PM	#4
coleslaw Arrrhh! Join Date: May 2000 Location: LI NY Posts: 6,807	Water-cool it!! __________________ A priest, a paladin and Varimathras walk into a bar...

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06-27-2001, 05:41 PM	#2
Grimm 100% Pure Evil Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,861	If a part that was sold with the board (or is part of the board) broke, he is responsible for fixing it isn't he?

06-27-2001, 06:57 PM	#3
Cornelius Ensign Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 13	You would think so. It's a small shop. I was told by a lot of people that it was the place to shop. The first thing they did wrong was not to connect any of the fans. I've only spoken to them over the phone, so far. i want to get some info before I go in and raise ****. What's your opinion of the Blue Orb?

06-27-2001, 07:32 PM	#5
Cornelius Ensign Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 13	$18.00 (Can)for a chip fan or water cool for $?.00.....

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