Cpu fan not running

timebandit · 7 Dec 2018 at 21:31

not sure if my cpu fan has failed as it is not running at all. boots up and have played games on it with no problem and temps seem fine but always used to spin at some point. build was purchased from overclockers. OcUK Gaming Battlebox Essential - Intel Core i5 7600K @ 4.6GHz, GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

PiKe · 7 Dec 2018 at 21:34

Fan should at least spin when you power on the PC.

timebandit · 7 Dec 2018 at 21:37

yeh i thought that but nothing

PiKe · 7 Dec 2018 at 21:39

Strange that you don't get CPU fan failure warning when booting though.

timebandit · 7 Dec 2018 at 21:41

i checked the bios too and that setting is on so should have got somekind of warning

t31os · 7 Dec 2018 at 23:54

Connect it up to a different fan header, if still no action, failed fan, as presumably other fans run(spin) off the other fan headers just fine. Maybe the fan motor has seized up, move the fan(with the system powered off) fins around with your fingers and see if there's a large amount of resistance(or lack of fluidness/ease to the rotation).

Use a case fan in it's place if necessary as a quick and easy stop gap solution.