4 pin fans not working on 4 pin pwm headers on the motherboard

Nagromicous

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Apr 7, 2014
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Hi guys, I've realised that my four pin fan headers don't seem to be working on my motherboard. It's a Gigabyte Z97P-D3.

When I plug four pin fans into the 4 pin headers on the motherboard, including the 4 pin CPU fan header, the fans just don't spin up. They do work, however on 3 pin headers. But this means running at the max RPM and it's annoyingly loud. The headers must be working some way though, because I use one to power my CPU watercooling pump, but at the same time it won't power up a three pin fan.

I'm really confused. Thanks in advance for any replies.