- Feb 18, 2016
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Going by the official NZXT manual for the X61 Kraken, the 3-pin water pump power cable is supposed to connect to the 4-pin CPU-PWR header on the mobo. The problem is that there is no header on the mobo titled this. There are headers titled CPU-FAN and CPU-FAN2, but no CPU-PWR. There is a header titled W_PUMP.
I connected my water pump power cable to W_PUMP. It has worked fine since I built the computer in early March. However, it gives a BIOS error because it doesn't detect anything at the CPU fan connector. The BIOS message said I could set it to IGNORE in the BIOS settings, so I did, just to avoid that annoying error.
Like I said, the computer runs great with no problems. However, when I try to OC it, it always fails. I think it's because it doesn't detect anything on the CPU fan connector.
Also, I've noticed that the water pump RPM changes, so I think the mobo MIGHT be adjusting this.
So here are my questions:
1. Is my water cooler power cord plugged into the right place? (I think it is.)
2. Should I plug my water cooler radiator fans into CPU-FAN and CPU-FAN2? I followed NZXT's instructions to plug them into an adapter that plugs into a SATA power cord, and that's where they have been this whole time, but their RPM don't seem to vary; I'm sure they're always maxed since they're hard-wired into constant voltage through the SATA connector/adapter.
Here is the manual for my water cooler.
Thank you
I connected my water pump power cable to W_PUMP. It has worked fine since I built the computer in early March. However, it gives a BIOS error because it doesn't detect anything at the CPU fan connector. The BIOS message said I could set it to IGNORE in the BIOS settings, so I did, just to avoid that annoying error.
Like I said, the computer runs great with no problems. However, when I try to OC it, it always fails. I think it's because it doesn't detect anything on the CPU fan connector.
Also, I've noticed that the water pump RPM changes, so I think the mobo MIGHT be adjusting this.
So here are my questions:
1. Is my water cooler power cord plugged into the right place? (I think it is.)
2. Should I plug my water cooler radiator fans into CPU-FAN and CPU-FAN2? I followed NZXT's instructions to plug them into an adapter that plugs into a SATA power cord, and that's where they have been this whole time, but their RPM don't seem to vary; I'm sure they're always maxed since they're hard-wired into constant voltage through the SATA connector/adapter.
Here is the manual for my water cooler.
Thank you
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