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Antec power supply fans don't work
I have an Antec Performance Plus Series Plus660AMG Mini Tower Case
combined with an Asus A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard. The fans on the power supply have not turned on once. Ever. The top of the case gets so hot that it burns to touch it. If I use the "fan only" connectors coming from the power supply then the case fans don't work either. Currently I use the standard power connectors to keep both case fans running. However, the power supply fans are useless. Is my power supply defective? I am aware of the "True power" feature on this unit which supposedly regulate the fans according to temperature. Can I somehow force the fans on the power supply to always run (or at least turn on!!)? There seem to be others with the same problem, although I have yet to find a solution. Thanks, Scott |
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I've got three of these cases and in all of them the power supply fans turn
on. One dumb question - you did plug in the small 3-prong plug into the motherboard which powers the P/S fans, right? If so, and they don't ever turn on, then either the P/S fans are bad or the fan lead from the motherboard is bad (never seen that one). Mike "Lance Uppercut" wrote in message om... I have an Antec Performance Plus Series Plus660AMG Mini Tower Case combined with an Asus A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard. The fans on the power supply have not turned on once. Ever. The top of the case gets so hot that it burns to touch it. If I use the "fan only" connectors coming from the power supply then the case fans don't work either. Currently I use the standard power connectors to keep both case fans running. However, the power supply fans are useless. Is my power supply defective? I am aware of the "True power" feature on this unit which supposedly regulate the fans according to temperature. Can I somehow force the fans on the power supply to always run (or at least turn on!!)? There seem to be others with the same problem, although I have yet to find a solution. Thanks, Scott |
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On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 19:13:36 GMT, Mike Mastro pondered exceedingly, then took
quill in hand and carefully composed... | I've got three of these cases and in all of them the power supply fans turn | on. One dumb question - you did plug in the small 3-prong plug into the | motherboard which powers the P/S fans, right? If so, and they don't ever | turn on, then either the P/S fans are bad or the fan lead from the | motherboard is bad (never seen that one). Now it's my turn to be dumb. Plug something into the motherboard to power the PSU fans? The PSU is where is power is. It should power the fans itself. I have seen connections on a few motherboards for monitoring the PSU fan(s), but not for powering it (or them). But many motherboards — all mine included — have no such connections. The MSI 845GE Max in this system has a CPU fan connector and one system (case) fan connector. That's all! Larc §§§ - Please raise temperature of mail to reply by e-mail - §§§ |
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"Lance Uppercut" wrote in message om... Try buying proper fans next time says me with my coolermaster fans just purchased. |
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"Lance Uppercut" wrote in message om... I have an Antec Performance Plus Series Plus660AMG Mini Tower Case combined with an Asus A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard. The fans on the power supply have not turned on once. Ever. The top of the case gets so hot that it burns to touch it. If I use the "fan only" connectors coming from the power supply then the case fans don't work either. Currently I use the standard power connectors to keep both case fans running. However, the power supply fans are useless. Is my power supply defective? I am aware of the "True power" feature on this unit which supposedly regulate the fans according to temperature. Can I somehow force the fans on the power supply to always run (or at least turn on!!)? There seem to be others with the same problem, although I have yet to find a solution. Thanks, Scott Did you send a email to Antec or Call Antec? I would not use your computer at all to the fan comes on in power supply. Craig |
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if the fans dont work, it is broken. time to replace
"Lance Uppercut" wrote in message om... I have an Antec Performance Plus Series Plus660AMG Mini Tower Case combined with an Asus A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard. The fans on the power supply have not turned on once. Ever. The top of the case gets so hot that it burns to touch it. If I use the "fan only" connectors coming from the power supply then the case fans don't work either. Currently I use the standard power connectors to keep both case fans running. However, the power supply fans are useless. Is my power supply defective? I am aware of the "True power" feature on this unit which supposedly regulate the fans according to temperature. Can I somehow force the fans on the power supply to always run (or at least turn on!!)? There seem to be others with the same problem, although I have yet to find a solution. Thanks, Scott |
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Callsignviper is correct. Sorry about that. I thought I had a P/S
once where the 3-pin plus was actually powering the fan. It was an enermax P/S if I recall correctly. Of course, perhaps that was just a sensor as well. Sounds like your P/S/ is probably bad. I've had a bad P/S before, but it didn't work at all. Good luck, Mike "callsignviper" wrote in message newsalPa.30082$ye4.20677@sccrnsc01... "Mike Mastro" wrote in message news:AViPa.28431$N7.3035@sccrnsc03... I've got three of these cases and in all of them the power supply fans turn on. One dumb question - you did plug in the small 3-prong plug into the motherboard which powers the P/S fans, right? If so, and they don't ever turn on, then either the P/S fans are bad or the fan lead from the motherboard is bad (never seen that one). Mike That plug is ONLY a fan RPM monitor for one of the fans in the power supply. It does NOT supply power to the power supply's fans. The power supply's fans are powered internally via either plugs or the fan(s) wires are soldered directly to the PCB in the power supply!!!! BTW: Motherboard fan headers do go bad especially if a fan that draws more current than that header is designed to supply is plugged into it! Many Delta fans, for CPU heatsink use, come with a warning NOT to use the motherboard fan header for just that reason. callsignviper The truth is out there. You just have to look in the right places and ask the right questions |
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"Lance Uppercut" wrote in message om... I have an Antec Performance Plus Series Plus660AMG Mini Tower Case combined with an Asus A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard. The fans on the power supply have not turned on once. Ever. The top of the case gets so hot that it burns to touch it. If I use the "fan only" connectors coming from the power supply then the case fans don't work either. Currently I use the standard power connectors to keep both case fans running. However, the power supply fans are useless. Is my power supply defective? I am aware of the "True power" feature on this unit which supposedly regulate the fans according to temperature. Can I somehow force the fans on the power supply to always run (or at least turn on!!)? There seem to be others with the same problem, although I have yet to find a solution. Thanks, Scott Psu fans should work all the time. The Smart and True Power series have regulator to reduce psu fan rpm depending upon system temp otherwise fans run all the time. I argee with contacting Antec for RMA. |
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