CPU fan error(SOLVED) plz delete

[𝔇ave]

so today i booted up my PC and got a CPU fan error on the Bios splash screen. i have an NZXT Kraken X62 AIO with the pump plugged into the CPU fan header. the PC is roughly 6 months old and has performed with no issues until today. my fix was to switch off the PC and redo the connection between pump and board and the PC booted with no issues. my question is should i be concerned about a failing fan header or was it simply a bad connection? it takes very little effort to plug in the pump so my thoughts were just bad connection. wanna hear your thoughts. thanks

[Bad 💀 Motha]

What RPM readings are you getting?
I'd be much more concerned with possibility of a failing pump; however it could also just be a BIOS setting and/or that the pump did not speed up past approx 500+ RPMs prior to bios posting; resulting in this error. One easy way to test this is see if this occurs more typically after a cold-boot vs restarting the OS; as with cold-boot for lengthy period, the fans and pump are not running at all and need time to speed up. Some boards post so fast that it can cause this issue, typically seen as a false-positive in terms of something actually being wrong or faulty.

[_I_]

plug the rad fan into the cpu_fan header not the pump

[𝔇ave]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

What RPM readings are you getting?
I'd be much more concerned with possibility of a failing pump; however it could also just be a BIOS setting and/or that the pump did not speed up past approx 500+ RPMs prior to bios posting; resulting in this error. One easy way to test this is see if this occurs more typically after a cold-boot vs restarting the OS; as with cold-boot for lengthy period, the fans and pump are not running at all and need time to speed up. Some boards post so fast that it can cause this issue, typically seen as a false-positive in terms of something actually being wrong or faulty.

i am using the CAM software to control the pump with the performance profile. so at under 35c the pump operates at 75% at just under 500rpm and increases accordingly to result in 100% speed at 60c. having an ssd as my boot drive the PC boots in less than 10 seconds so i guess it could be that it just wasn't recognised fast enough but its odd that it has happened after 6 months. the computer was booted prior about 3 hours before and was only used lightly for about an hour so it wouldnt have got hot.

Originally posted by _I_:

plug the rad fan into the cpu_fan header not the pump

the NZXT pump has its own fan headers that im using to allow the software to control the fans

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Forget what OS softwares say, go directly in the BIOS after a lengthy cold-boot and straight into looking at the RPMs from there. See if they are perhaps low for the pump.

[𝔇ave]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Forget what OS softwares say, go directly in the BIOS after a lengthy cold-boot and straight into looking at the RPMs from there. See if they are perhaps low for the pump.

ok will do. i am out of town after smoko so the computer will sit for approx 6 hours without use. i will see what the bios says when i boot the computer after work. thanks

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes that should be a good cold-boot test

Or also after having the PC off the entire time you'd had a full sleep period.

[𝔇ave]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Yes that should be a good cold-boot test :thumbalift:

Or also after having the PC off the entire time you'd had a full sleep period.

So I just got home. Booted the PC and the pump didn't light up. Went to bios and it's reporting CPU fan speed in excess of 10,000rpm..so I guess the pump is dead? Tried the CPU opt header and got the same result..

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by Dave:

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Yes that should be a good cold-boot test

Or also after having the PC off the entire time you'd had a full sleep period.

So I just got home. Booted the PC and the pump didn't light up. Went to bios and it's reporting CPU fan speed in excess of 10,000rpm..so I guess the pump is dead? Tried the CPU opt header and got the same result..

Yes sounds like it's dying. From what you said about NZXT CAM monitoring; it seems to eventually spin up ok and function, but yea once that starts, it's like anything with a bearing, like a fan... it only goes down hill from there.

How old is your X62? Could easily be under warranty.

[𝔇ave]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Originally posted by Dave:

So I just got home. Booted the PC and the pump didn't light up. Went to bios and it's reporting CPU fan speed in excess of 10,000rpm..so I guess the pump is dead? Tried the CPU opt header and got the same result..

Yes sounds like it's dying. From what you said about NZXT CAM monitoring; it seems to eventually spin up ok and function, but yea once that starts, it's like anything with a bearing, like a fan... it only goes down hill from there.

How old is your X62? Could easily be under warranty.

its less than 6 months old and i have already begun the warranty process.. such a bummer! i did a mild stress test on the cpu and it is indeed dead.. the cpu got upto 80c very fast and it has never gotten over 70c

[a Hippobottomus]

Originally posted by Dave:

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Yes sounds like it's dying. From what you said about NZXT CAM monitoring; it seems to eventually spin up ok and function, but yea once that starts, it's like anything with a bearing, like a fan... it only goes down hill from there.

How old is your X62? Could easily be under warranty.

its less than 6 months old and i have already begun the warranty process.. such a bummer! i did a mild stress test on the cpu and it is indeed dead.. the cpu got upto 80c very fast and it has never gotten over 70c

Yea just an fyi from reviews i’ve seen of that pump, it seems to be prone to failing.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Originally posted by Dave:

its less than 6 months old and i have already begun the warranty process.. such a bummer! i did a mild stress test on the cpu and it is indeed dead.. the cpu got upto 80c very fast and it has never gotten over 70c

Yea just an fyi from reviews i’ve seen of that pump, it seems to be prone to failing.

They all are to be honest. I've had Corsair H60 and H75 do the same but at least they lasted a good 2-3 years before having any pump issues.

[𝔇ave]

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Originally posted by Dave:

its less than 6 months old and i have already begun the warranty process.. such a bummer! i did a mild stress test on the cpu and it is indeed dead.. the cpu got upto 80c very fast and it has never gotten over 70c

Yea just an fyi from reviews i’ve seen of that pump, it seems to be prone to failing.

i did read alot of negative reviews but they were mostly about the software that controls it.. i wanted an Asus ROG AIO to go with the rest of my ROG components but they aren't available here in Australia that i could find and they don't make a 280mm version. so having bought an NZXT case i went with the Kraken..kinda regret it now.. hoping i just got a dud and it won't happen with the replacement. since the pump died i have done a fair bit of research and according to the internet it could have failed due to running out of spec.. as in using speed control on the pump.. apparently they are not designed for this and can fail prematurely as a result even tho NZXT clearly designed it to be variable speed.. so the next one i will run at 100% continuously and see if i get longer lifespan.

[UTFapolloMarine]

yep failure easily, if you have a water cooled pc, or a liquid cooled pc, them things are known for failing daily, id get a regular based tower and just update that.

[𝔇ave]

Originally posted by POUusnavy:

yep failure easily, if you have a water cooled pc, or a liquid cooled pc, them things are known for failing daily, id get a regular based tower and just update that.

the failures are actually quite rare nowadays.. i don't want a giant ugly piece of metal hanging off my motherboard. as reliable as they are i probably won't ever use one again

[UTFapolloMarine]

Originally posted by Dave:

Originally posted by POUusnavy:

yep failure easily, if you have a water cooled pc, or a liquid cooled pc, them things are known for failing daily, id get a regular based tower and just update that.

the failures are actually quite rare nowadays.. i don't want a giant ugly piece of metal hanging off my motherboard. as reliable as they are i probably won't ever use one again

yes ive been running stock towers since 2015 and never had a fan failure, cpu failure or a gpu failure. see these are ways companies finesse customers, because yes they build great workstations, but these things need 3 forms of cooling which is just bad in my eyes. these people speak of 1080s and titans burning out just after a year or two, and im like thats because people go for the wrong computers. if you want a quality pc, you want a pc that isnt meant to be a high powered pre built system. i seen water leaks, tube explosions, in these types of pcs. i got a bro with a pc from 2001 that plays all todays AAA titles on max no problem. as for everyone i know with workstations and water cooled or liquid cooled pc, are the friends of mine who usually always need repairs on hardware. water and electronics arent even a good combination if you ask me, thats like mixing chocolate with mayonaise, dont go