- May 1, 2013
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First off, obligatory first timer "Sorry if I haven't done my research" I have found many posts that relate to cpu fan not working, or a case fan not working. I have also found things related to low voltages.
I have checked my voltages in BIOS and they all seem to be within .1 of what they should be. I have tried running one of the fans at a time and it does not seem to make a difference, though I THINK the case fan runs slightly more often when it is the only one plugged in, however I don't have enough evidence to say this is the case.
So the story is, I got a hyper 212 evo cooler a couple years ago and didn't have too much of an issue. A few months after having it, I had been doing some work inside the computer I apologize for not remembering what that work was, probably reapplying thermal paste or reorganizing power cords. After I got everything put back together my startup screen kept saying 100% of startups that there was a CPU fan error. CPU fan was plugged into its appropriate header and the fan was spinning so I never paid any attention to it.
Starting a few months ago, the fan stopped spinning altogether, sometimes it will come on randomly and me trying to spin it with my finger does not help except maybe it will spin a couple turns.
I recently moved in with a roommate and while working on this issue he had an extra case fan "Arctic Fan" laying around so I put that on the otherside of the heatsink, ideally creating a push/pull straight out of the case. That fan has also been on and off, however on more so than the CPU fan. So at this point I am not sure what to deduce from this. Any ideas would be great, I will continue testing and can provide any information you need.
I have disabled all fan controls in BIOS.
Also have tried the CPU fan in both my 4pin headers.
Thank you so much ahead of time, this forum is amazing and so are you guys.
Specs: R9 280
i7 950 (OC to 3.7) w/o HT
ASUS x58 Sabertooth Mobo
2x4gb Corsair RAM
Thermaltake SMART 650w PSU
OCZ Agility4 120GB SSD
WD 1TB HDD
EDIT: So last boot the case fan was not spinning at all, I restarted and it started spinning full speed. I also took the CPU fan off the heatsink, while still plugged in, and spun it as fast as I could and it started spinning at a decent speed. I put it back on the heatsink and it is still running but seems to be considerably slower. Also is fluctuating in speed.
I have checked my voltages in BIOS and they all seem to be within .1 of what they should be. I have tried running one of the fans at a time and it does not seem to make a difference, though I THINK the case fan runs slightly more often when it is the only one plugged in, however I don't have enough evidence to say this is the case.
So the story is, I got a hyper 212 evo cooler a couple years ago and didn't have too much of an issue. A few months after having it, I had been doing some work inside the computer I apologize for not remembering what that work was, probably reapplying thermal paste or reorganizing power cords. After I got everything put back together my startup screen kept saying 100% of startups that there was a CPU fan error. CPU fan was plugged into its appropriate header and the fan was spinning so I never paid any attention to it.
Starting a few months ago, the fan stopped spinning altogether, sometimes it will come on randomly and me trying to spin it with my finger does not help except maybe it will spin a couple turns.
I recently moved in with a roommate and while working on this issue he had an extra case fan "Arctic Fan" laying around so I put that on the otherside of the heatsink, ideally creating a push/pull straight out of the case. That fan has also been on and off, however on more so than the CPU fan. So at this point I am not sure what to deduce from this. Any ideas would be great, I will continue testing and can provide any information you need.
I have disabled all fan controls in BIOS.
Also have tried the CPU fan in both my 4pin headers.
Thank you so much ahead of time, this forum is amazing and so are you guys.
Specs: R9 280
i7 950 (OC to 3.7) w/o HT
ASUS x58 Sabertooth Mobo
2x4gb Corsair RAM
Thermaltake SMART 650w PSU
OCZ Agility4 120GB SSD
WD 1TB HDD
EDIT: So last boot the case fan was not spinning at all, I restarted and it started spinning full speed. I also took the CPU fan off the heatsink, while still plugged in, and spun it as fast as I could and it started spinning at a decent speed. I put it back on the heatsink and it is still running but seems to be considerably slower. Also is fluctuating in speed.
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