Front case fan not connected
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crisis uk
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I think so yeah. When I got mine, the side intake fan wasn't connected. This was because of the packaging that PCS put inside your case to help protect it during transportation. I'm assuming its a 3 pin male connector? Just look for a female counterpart. It may be on your motherboard or it may be a separate connection coming off a molex adapter
Yeah It's a 3 pin connector. I'm just curious because it says nothing in the notices about them removing this connector, I'm thinking it's been forgotten.
crisis uk
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I was in the same boat..i had no references to it being disconnected on purpose so I gave them a ring and they explained to me exactly what I've told you. It is a bit worrying when you first see it especially if your a novice with the internals of a computer like me. Can you see anywhere for it to plug into?
Well it's just like a little slider that says "4V,6V,12V" but it doesn't connect to anything at the moment I don't think! I have 1 140mm fan at the front, one 12cm on the roof and one fan at the back, then another PSU fan at the back!
Another thing is though, at start up there's like a whirring sound and it's quite loud from the PC and it's there in start up for like 10 seconds then disappears. It then does it randomly every so often?
The slider will be the fan controller, according to Fractal, this can support up to 3 fans, inside of the case (most likely near the controller) you should be able to see 3 sets of pins on which you can plug up to three fans. The 3 settings (voltages) are basically "Low, Medium and High" fan speeds. If your fan cables can reach the controller its probably worthwhile plugging them into the controller (not the CPU fan however, that needs to be plugged into the motherboard). If they don't reach, you could get some fan cable extensions or just plug them into the motherboard (or just leave any connected fans as they are
to save you hassle).Sounds like the whirring could be the CPU fan, they often spin up during start up and then calm down again, you can check by taking a look at it when the PC starts up, you should be able to pinpoint where the whirring is coming from. It might be worth checking to see if its still firmly attached (it should be, but it could have come loose slightly during transit I guess). If the whirring starts to become more frequent and its happening even when the PC is idle I'd get in touch with PCS (or on here) for advice.
The slider will be the fan controller, according to Fractal, this can support up to 3 fans, inside of the case (most likely near the controller) you should be able to see 3 sets of pins on which you can plug up to three fans. The 3 settings (voltages) are basically "Low, Medium and High" fan speeds. If your fan cables can reach the controller its probably worthwhile plugging them into the controller (not the CPU fan however, that needs to be plugged into the motherboard). If they don't reach, you could get some fan cable extensions or just plug them into the motherboard (or just leave any connected fans as they are
Sounds like the whirring could be the CPU fan, they often spin up during start up and then calm down again, you can check by taking a look at it when the PC starts up, you should be able to pinpoint where the whirring is coming from. It might be worth checking to see if its still firmly attached (it should be, but it could have come loose slightly during transit I guess). If the whirring starts to become more frequent and its happening even when the PC is idle I'd get in touch with PCS (or on here) for advice.
Thanks for this! Yeah I think I may leave the connected ones connected ones... Connected
However the noise 'whirs' up when I was transferring something from an external hdd to the computer. I wonder if because the front fan wasn't on, the other fans were working harder to cool?Yeah I found it isn't the fan but the HDD like you said! I also found that the PC has an intake floor fan which means there are three fans connected to the fan controller and that's why the front fan isn't connected. Also my temps are fine and at idle my CpU is 30 degrees and ny GPU (GTX770) is 32 degrees.
Got home to look at the pc and found that I don't have a clue what the fan controller is connected to, it seems to go to the motherboard... I'm so confused! I thought it would be a simple task of just plugging it in to the fan controller... Clearly I'm going to have to open it up again:..
keynes
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What fan controller do you have?
Maybe it is, I was just throwing out random suggestions, I get home on friday so I can have a proper look. However I am probably just going to plug the front fan in to the motherboard!
Well the lead is quite long! It should reach no problem. I've emailed PCS to see why the fan wasn't connected and I'll see what they say. Currently I have 1 140mm floor intake, 1 roof 120mm exhaust and one 120mm (i believe) back exhaust. So my cooling is fine but I just feel like the front intake is much more effective than a floor intake.