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AMD Adrenalin driver bug causes GPU fans to fail, risking overheating

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AMD's latest Adrenalin 26.5.1 graphics driver has a bug that causes the Zero RPM fan feature to malfunction on some GPUs. This issue prevents the fans from spinning up after a monitor resumes from sleep, potentially leading to overheating during demanding tasks. Users have reported this problem on Reddit, and workarounds include restarting the system, disabling Zero RPM, or performing a clean driver installation with tools like DDU. AI

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IMPACT Potential for hardware damage due to a software bug in graphics drivers.

RANK_REASON A bug in a released software driver for consumer hardware.

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AMD Adrenalin driver bug causes GPU fans to fail, risking overheating

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 · Zhiye Liu ·

    AMD GPU owners take to Reddit to report fan problem with driver update — Zero RPM feature could cause GPU temperatures to rise unexpectedly

    Reddit users report that the AMD Adrenalin 26.5.1 graphics driver causes the Zero RPM feature to malfunction when the monitor goes to sleep or when turned off.

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