NVIDIA

cooperates

Firmware

Protection Mode

The NVIDIA firmware enables protection mode as soon as a specific number of fans
are missing or malfunctioning. In that mode, the other fans are turning at full
speed such that damage to the GPU is prevented. ¹

Footnotes

1. https://www.overclock.net/threads/any-way-to-disable-fail-safe-from-driver-to-stop-100-fan-speed.1718602 ↩