- Jan 1, 2014
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Hi,
So I've got a brand new pc and decided to go all out with the it and mount all possible fans. And do so by using a Y-splitter in order to attach two fans for my three SYSTEMFAN slots. So far it's been going great except for the SYSTEMFAN 3 where I connected a three pin connector from my CPU cooler and for the other a three pin connector for my PC fan. However, the y-splitter takes 2 pins from one and 3 from another; so I used 2 pins for fan and 3 pins for cpu cooler since I deemed it a priority. See picture here, http://www.proshop.dk/mediacontent/27/05/270558o.jpg - only one yellow cable.
Now to my issue, the connected side-fan almost never starts on its own. When I boot my pc and even start a game nothing happens. However, as soon as I basically move the fan in either direction with a tooth pick or something due to it being on the side and very easily accessible - it starts spinning in the same direction and keeps doing so until the next pc re-boot. Heck the force it receives from me opening the case gets it spinning.
Anything I should be worried about and/or fixes? I've tried to reconnect the cables a couple of times with no changes. The CPU fan slots 1 and 2 are both occupied by 4 pin connectors for the two fans that come with my cooler. There's no splitter or alike there. Just one fan per fan slot.
140mm Silent Series R2 fan, 1000 RPM speed
Corsair H100i CPU Cooler
MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
So I've got a brand new pc and decided to go all out with the it and mount all possible fans. And do so by using a Y-splitter in order to attach two fans for my three SYSTEMFAN slots. So far it's been going great except for the SYSTEMFAN 3 where I connected a three pin connector from my CPU cooler and for the other a three pin connector for my PC fan. However, the y-splitter takes 2 pins from one and 3 from another; so I used 2 pins for fan and 3 pins for cpu cooler since I deemed it a priority. See picture here, http://www.proshop.dk/mediacontent/27/05/270558o.jpg - only one yellow cable.
Now to my issue, the connected side-fan almost never starts on its own. When I boot my pc and even start a game nothing happens. However, as soon as I basically move the fan in either direction with a tooth pick or something due to it being on the side and very easily accessible - it starts spinning in the same direction and keeps doing so until the next pc re-boot. Heck the force it receives from me opening the case gets it spinning.
Anything I should be worried about and/or fixes? I've tried to reconnect the cables a couple of times with no changes. The CPU fan slots 1 and 2 are both occupied by 4 pin connectors for the two fans that come with my cooler. There's no splitter or alike there. Just one fan per fan slot.
140mm Silent Series R2 fan, 1000 RPM speed
Corsair H100i CPU Cooler
MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
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