fan control bug

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The fan control bug tag covers a critical issue in NVIDIA GeForce drivers where GPU fans fail to spin or are not detected, risking overheating. Recent threads detail how driver versions 595.59 and 595.71 introduced a regression affecting RTX 30, 40, and 50-series cards, causing only one fan to report or spin. NVIDIA pulled the 595.59 driver and issued 595.71 as a fix, but users are advised to roll back to stable versions. Discussions focus on troubleshooting, driver rollback steps, and monitoring tools to prevent thermal damage. This tag is relevant for gamers and PC builders using NVIDIA GPUs who encounter fan anomalies after driver updates.
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    NVIDIA GeForce 595.71 Driver Fixes Fan Control Regression from 595.59

    NVIDIA has quietly issued GeForce Game Ready Driver 595.71 to address a serious fan-control regression introduced by the short‑lived 595.59 update — a bug that community testing and user reports indicate could leave one or more GPU fans undetected or not spinning, increasing the risk of...
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    NVIDIA Pulls GeForce 595.59 Driver Over Fan Control Bug

    NVIDIA has quietly pulled its latest GeForce Game Ready Driver — version 595.59 WHQL — after users reported a critical fan-control bug that can cause some RTX 3000-, 4000- and 5000-series cards to report and/or spin only a single fan, prompting the company to remove the downloads and recommend...
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