Zalman VF700 -- Loud BEEP w/ eVGA 6800GT ::SMOKE POOF::

[Acert93]

I just installed a Zalman VF700cu onto my eVGA 6800GT.

Everything was working fine before, but now I get a loud beep. I am guessing that since I unplugged the stock GPU fan (which is now an empty plug) because the Zalman hooks up to a 4prong that this is the problem.

Any advice? Right now the computer wont post.

All fans, including the Zalman, are a go. So any assistance would be helpful 🙂

 

[Tab]

Hmm, you could put a jumper and connect the metal pins and trick the video card... Assuming it's a 2 Pin... otherwise that's difficult..

 

[Acert93]

It is a 2 pin, but I do not have a jumper 🙁 Let me see what I can wrestle up...

 

[Paktu]

I know this is a dumb question, but the molex connector on the side of the card is plugged in, right?

 

[Acert93]

😡

I used a 2 pin jumper and I got a poof of smoke. No joke. 🙁

I rechecked the cables and the molex connect was indeed not tight. (Must have come loose while trying to get in).

So it posted, Windows booted... and now I turned it off. I am scared to turn it back on since I saw that poof.

What do I do? The smoke has me scared. I checked the MB and GPU and no appearant harm it seems (the smnoke seemed to come from between the AGP port area and the GPU).

What should I do to ensure no further harm happens and to see what is wrong 🙁

I am sorry to burden you guys with this, but this really stinks.

 

[Acert93]

Is there a chance the puff of smoke (which was small) was the AGP warning LED on my MB or a dust bunny going up?

Should I turn the system back on and watch it?

 

[zakee00]

Originally posted by: Acert93
😡

I used a 2 pin jumper and I got a poof of smoke. No joke. 🙁

I rechecked the cables and the molex connect was indeed not tight. (Must have come loose while trying to get in).

So it posted, Windows booted... and now I turned it off. I am scared to turn it back on since I saw that poof.

What do I do? The smoke has me scared. I checked the MB and GPU and no appearant harm it seems (the smnoke seemed to come from between the AGP port area and the GPU).

What should I do to ensure no further harm happens and to see what is wrong 🙁

I am sorry to burden you guys with this, but this really stinks.

WOW! Congrats, you just fried something on your card! NEVER listen to just one person. Always get another oppinion before you do something stupid like jumper the fan...you dont have to do that! If you read the instructions for the VC-700 Cu, it says just to plug the fan connector in to an empty molex then plug the fan plug into the adapter, either in the white for 5v or black for 12v.
The problem was just your molex plug that wasn't in all the way, mine beeped like that too when I forgot to plug mine in.

Look at me though, using pliers to undo the screws on my 6800GT...broke a cap off. Got it soldered back on though.
Good luck, I don't know what to tell you...I would run the system in a game and see what happens.

 

[AnnoyedGrunt]

So you jumpered the fan connector?

If so, then you would have shorted the fan controller. Depending on how the board is designed that may or may not matter.

Remove the jumper, turn on the computer, and see what happens. Hopefully everything will work fine.

If not, you may want to find someone who knows about the cards (or electrical engineering) and see if they can help you fix the board. Maybe it's a simple as replacing some simple 25 cent chip.

Hopefully it will work fine.

Anyhow, if you did damage something then it shouldn't matter if you turn it on. If you didn't damage anything then it should work fine. It's not like the card is worth anything just sitting there, so I'd at least give it a shot.

But I'm just one person, and I agree that it is usually a good idea to get a couple opinions before messing with stuff you don't really understand.

Best of luck, and I hope it all works out.

Later,
D'oh!

 

[Creig]

Originally posted by: Tabb
Hmm, you could put a jumper and connect the metal pins and trick the video card... Assuming it's a 2 Pin... otherwise that's difficult..

How exactly is this supposed to "trick the video card"? Trick it into doing what? A two pin fan connector has only power and ground.

Hopefully he only shorted out the fan controller and it will still work fine once he removes the jumper.

 

[mooncancook]

Originally posted by: Tabb
Hmm, you could put a jumper and connect the metal pins and trick the video card... Assuming it's a 2 Pin... otherwise that's difficult..

wow that's like connecting the + and - of a fully charged battery with a wire. Hope your card still works. You should contact eVGA tech support on how to disable the warning if you want to use an aftermaket cooling solution.

 

[Insidious]

Chances are that that little poof of smoke was a copper circuit board trace vaporizing from trying to supply current adequate to run that large fan. I am guessing that you will find your card works OK as long as you don't try to power a fan from that connector (2-pin). That is proably all you lost (the two pin power source for a fan).

I agree that at this point, you have little choice except to run the card and keep those fingers crossed that nothing "necessary" was lost in the event. The fact that the card did function for your one boot following the accident is a VERY good sign.

If it were me, I would try to run the system with the side cover removed, eyes glued to the video card, having my finger at the ready on the power plug to pull it immediately if there is any sign of smoke or arcing when you turn it on.

IF it boots OK and your windows display looks right, run something like 3DMark that will exercise the video card... If all this goes off without any sign of difficulty, I would thank my lucky stars, never try to use the 2-pin power connector on that card again and head on down the road.

-Sid