On my current build I have a total of four case fans. They are all plugged into corresponding "fan" spots here and there on the MOBO. I have all the fans set to "silent" until the temperature rises and they need to work harder. So one of my fans does not have a long enough wire to reach it's designated spot- so I used a little extension cable I bought on eBay.
Well I noticed- the one fan I used an extension on, does not run in silent mode. It's running at it's normal un-adjusted power level.
When the temperature rises enough for the other fans to kick on- that fan also matches the level they're supposed to be at. They all work fine when it ramps up, but sitting idle the one fan will not go to silent mode.
They're all the same model fan bought from the same supplier.
Any idea why this one fan wouldn't be working? (Fan #1 on the mobo in case you're wondering.)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8GB Tri-X Video Card
Case: Apevia X-SNIPER2-BL ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-BL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan
Well I noticed- the one fan I used an extension on, does not run in silent mode. It's running at it's normal un-adjusted power level.
When the temperature rises enough for the other fans to kick on- that fan also matches the level they're supposed to be at. They all work fine when it ramps up, but sitting idle the one fan will not go to silent mode.
They're all the same model fan bought from the same supplier.
Any idea why this one fan wouldn't be working? (Fan #1 on the mobo in case you're wondering.)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8GB Tri-X Video Card
Case: Apevia X-SNIPER2-BL ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-BL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan
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