I recently built a PC and everything but the rear case fan works. The front case fan works, but the rear one sometimes does and sometimes doesn't on startup. I can see it move slightly every time, but it often doesn't start up. What could be the reason for this? The case is DIYPC Cuboid-R Black.
Case fan won't work
- Thread starter Vulcan15
- Start date
Solution
kittle
Distinguished
- Dec 8, 2005
- 898
- 0
- 19,160
Check if something is physically blocking the fan.
Where is the fan plugged into? It should be plugged into a connector on your motherboard.
Swap the fan with one that does work. that will tell you if its the fan itself or the fan connector. Then replace whichever one is bad.
Where is the fan plugged into? It should be plugged into a connector on your motherboard.
Swap the fan with one that does work. that will tell you if its the fan itself or the fan connector. Then replace whichever one is bad.
kittle
Distinguished
- Dec 8, 2005
- 898
- 0
- 19,160
You said the front case fan works. Use that one to test with.
Unplug / detach the front case fan and plug it into the slot where the rear case fan is. do the same, and plug the rear case fan into the header for the front case fan.
you may not be able to fit the fans into your case while testing, but you can plug them into the motherboard and verify they spin as expected when you turn on your PC.
If you swap fans and they both power up, then both the fans and your motherboard are working. so re-check all your connections.
if the rear fan still does not work after swapping , then the problem is with your motherboard.
If the rear fan works and the front fan doesnt work after swapping then the problem is with the fan.
Lastly - check your bios to see if there are any fan speed settings for the rear case fan.
Unplug / detach the front case fan and plug it into the slot where the rear case fan is. do the same, and plug the rear case fan into the header for the front case fan.
you may not be able to fit the fans into your case while testing, but you can plug them into the motherboard and verify they spin as expected when you turn on your PC.
If you swap fans and they both power up, then both the fans and your motherboard are working. so re-check all your connections.
if the rear fan still does not work after swapping , then the problem is with your motherboard.
If the rear fan works and the front fan doesnt work after swapping then the problem is with the fan.
Lastly - check your bios to see if there are any fan speed settings for the rear case fan.
TRENDING THREADS
-
-
Question Nvidia 4700 Super vs Sapphire RX 7900 XT Pulse
- Started by Hyedwtditpm
- Replies: 3
-
Question Something might've gone wrong during PC upgrade.
- Started by Karasio
- Replies: 3
-
Question My pc beeps 9 times while shutting down. How do i fix it.
- Started by Jeremy32
- Replies: 3
-
-
RTX 4070 vs RX 7900 GRE faceoff: Which mainstream graphics card is better?- Started by Admin
- Replies: 6
-
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram