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Did I Fry My CPU?

Wing Fat
By Wing Fat
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I just built a new machine with a Corsair H110i GTX cooler. I turned it on for the first time a few minutes ago and it posted (hooray), but gave me CPU fan warning. I inspected the inside and realized the fans weren't spinning so I immediately flipped the switch on the power supply to cut all power.

 

Could I have damaged my CPU? Or shortened its life maybe? The thing was turned on for probably about 30 seconds. I suppose the pump hardware might have acted like a rudimentary heatsink, even though the pump and fans weren't running.

 

The problem I realized was that the pump has a SATA power connector on it but the manual makes no mention of it whatsoever. Even Corsair's H110i GTX official installation video on YouTube doesn't mention it. Both say to plug the fans into the fan cord coming from the pump, and plug the other lead into a CPU fan header on the motherboard. I saw the SATA cable and didn't know what it was for or whether or not it was needed, and since the manual says nothing about it I didn't plug it in. I did find some information in Corsair's forum stating that the manual is wrong. I can't believe Corsair didn't at least include some kind of memo in the box since not plugging in the power is obviously a major deal.

 

I haven't turned it back on (it's late and I'm going to deal with it tomorrow), but I was hoping to get some feedback on what damage may have been caused, if any.

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It should be fine ... we can never know until you turn it back on. 

Magical Pineapples


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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I just built a new machine with a Corsair H110i GTX cooler. I turned it on for the first time a few minutes ago and it posted (hooray), but gave me CPU fan warning. I inspected the inside and realized the fans weren't spinning so I immediately flipped the switch on the power supply to cut all power.

 

Could I have damaged my CPU? Or shortened its life maybe? The thing was turned on for probably about 30 seconds. I suppose the pump hardware might have acted like a rudimentary heatsink, even though the pump and fans weren't running.

 

The problem I realized was that the pump has a SATA power connector on it but the manual makes no mention of it whatsoever. Even Corsair's H110i GTX official installation video on YouTube doesn't mention it. Both say to plug the fans into the fan cord coming from the pump, and plug the other lead into a CPU fan header on the motherboard. I saw the SATA cable and didn't know what it was for or whether or not it was needed, and since the manual says nothing about it I didn't plug it in. I did find some information in Corsair's forum stating that the manual is wrong. I can't believe Corsair didn't at least include some kind of memo in the box since not plugging in the power is obviously a major deal.

 

I haven't turned it back on (it's late and I'm going to deal with it tomorrow), but I was hoping to get some feedback on what damage may have been caused, if any.

since its a liquid cooler, theres likely no damage

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How long was it on for?

The same thing happened to my H100i and I left the system on for about 2 minutes before realising the fans weren't spinning and my CPU's fine.

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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How long was it on for?

The same thing happened to my H100i and I left the system on for about 2 minutes before realising the fans weren't spinning and my CPU's fine.

He said around 30 seconds. 

Magical Pineapples


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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He said around 30 seconds. 

Than it should be ok @Wing Fat

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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It takes a long time with water cooling to start damage... the water was cool and could have probably taken five or ten minutes at least before getting dangerously warm, even with no pump or fan running.

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I plugged in the cooler and Windows 10 is currently installing, so it looks like all is well. Thanks for the advice.

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