Can't Control Chassis Fan

[pugizimo]

I've got the ASRock Z97m Pro4 motherboard currently, with 4 fans in my case;

 

2 on the CPU cooler, connected to CPU fan 1 and 2

2 on the case, connected to chasis fan 1 and 2

 

CPU fans 1 and 2 can be controlled via the UEFI and programs on my PC, and so can chassis fan 2. However for some reason, chassis fan 1 can't be controlled no matter what I try, and it's running at ~75% so it's annoyingly loud...

 

Anyone know of any solutions? I do own a fan controller, but it's cheap and tacky, and makes the case look a mess with the cables stretching out everywhere

 

Thanks

 

Nathan

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25 minutes ago, pugizimo said:

I've got the ASRock Z97m Pro4 motherboard currently, with 4 fans in my case;

 

2 on the CPU cooler, connected to CPU fan 1 and 2

2 on the case, connected to chasis fan 1 and 2

 

CPU fans 1 and 2 can be controlled via the UEFI and programs on my PC, and so can chassis fan 2. However for some reason, chassis fan 1 can't be controlled no matter what I try, and it's running at ~75% so it's annoyingly loud...

 

Anyone know of any solutions? I do own a fan controller, but it's cheap and tacky, and makes the case look a mess with the cables stretching out everywhere

 

Thanks

 

Nathan

Is it plugged into a three-pin connector? If it is those cannot be controlled like the four-pin ones, which are known as PWM.

[pugizimo]

47 minutes ago, Stylized_Violence said:

Is it plugged into a three-pin connector? If it is those cannot be controlled like the four-pin ones, which are known as PWM.

Yeah its a three pin. I understand what you're saying, but all my other fans (apart from 1 cpu fan) are all 3 pin and can be controlled through the UEFI or programs, I guess it just alters the voltage. That's why I don't understand why this one fan wont work

[Guest]

14 minutes ago, pugizimo said:

Yeah its a three pin. I understand what you're saying, but all my other fans (apart from 1 cpu fan) are all 3 pin and can be controlled through the UEFI or programs, I guess it just alters the voltage. That's why I don't understand why this one fan wont work

Ah, well in that case I don't know then. Sorry!

[pugizimo]

Just now, Stylized_Violence said:

Ah, well in that case I don't know then. Sorry!

Dont worry about it 

[WoodenMarker]

What fans do you have and which headers are each fan plugged into?

[DragonTamer1]

Do you have a low noise extension? They can really help with the noise.

 

Have you tried swapping the fans to see if it is a motherboard issue or a fan issue?