3d Aurora Help

An4rchy88 · 04-13-2008, 09:38 PM

Just picked me up a new 3d Aurora from gigabyte and transplanted my pc into it. Powered it up and everything started just fine. But the 3 silent LED fans are pulsing instead of a continuous blue light coming from them. I have a feeling that my 520W power supply isn't enough but does any have any ideas or knows if this is normal for this case before i run out and fork over some more cash for a new power supply?

magnethead · 04-14-2008, 10:54 AM

do they plug into the motherboard or the power supply? Have you tried any other fans to test with?

An4rchy88 · 04-14-2008, 01:17 PM

They plug into the power supply, and unfortunately i do not have any other LED fans to test with

magnethead · 04-14-2008, 01:43 PM

well are just the LEDs pulsing or are the fan blades pulsing as well? Have you tested with only the fans plugged in, no gfx card or hard drives?

1 g0t 0wn3d · 04-14-2008, 04:02 PM

what power supply is it?

An4rchy88 · 04-14-2008, 07:45 PM

Power supply is an ACEPOWER 520W, and it is just the LED that are pulsing. If i unplug the fans from the power supply but leave them plugged into the motherboard the fans run fine with no LEDs on

An4rchy88 · 04-15-2008, 06:54 PM

Came across a post on another form that makes a lot of sense as to what my problem could be. Apparently some motherboards pulse the voltage to the fans instead of reducing or increasing the voltage to control the speed and that may be my problem. So i have ordered a fan controller and hopefully that will fix my problem. Thanks for your input, i will be sure to post again and let you know if the fan controller works out.

magnethead · 04-15-2008, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by An4rchy88

Came across a post on another form that makes a lot of sense as to what my problem could be. Apparently some motherboards pulse the voltage to the fans instead of reducing or increasing the voltage to control the speed and that may be my problem. So i have ordered a fan controller and hopefully that will fix my problem. Thanks for your input, i will be sure to post again and let you know if the fan controller works out.

that's why i asked if they plug into the motherboard or power supply. The PSU is constant supply, the motherboard uses PWM- Pulse Width Modulation. You answered my question wrong ;p

04-13-2008, 09:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
An4rchy88 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista & XP Pro SP2	3d Aurora Help Just picked me up a new 3d Aurora from gigabyte and transplanted my pc into it. Powered it up and everything started just fine. But the 3 silent LED fans are pulsing instead of a continuous blue light coming from them. I have a feeling that my 520W power supply isn't enough but does any have any ideas or knows if this is normal for this case before i run out and fork over some more cash for a new power supply?

04-14-2008, 10:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
magnethead Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 2,121 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: 3d Aurora Help do they plug into the motherboard or the power supply? Have you tried any other fans to test with? __________________ For proper support: what are you running? video card, cpu, m/board, ram, power supply, brand, wattage, any error message? PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER

04-14-2008, 01:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
An4rchy88 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista & XP Pro SP2	Re: 3d Aurora Help They plug into the power supply, and unfortunately i do not have any other LED fans to test with

04-14-2008, 01:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
magnethead Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 2,121 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: 3d Aurora Help well are just the LEDs pulsing or are the fan blades pulsing as well? Have you tested with only the fans plugged in, no gfx card or hard drives? __________________ For proper support: what are you running? video card, cpu, m/board, ram, power supply, brand, wattage, any error message? PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER

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04-14-2008, 07:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
An4rchy88 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista & XP Pro SP2	Re: 3d Aurora Help Power supply is an ACEPOWER 520W, and it is just the LED that are pulsing. If i unplug the fans from the power supply but leave them plugged into the motherboard the fans run fine with no LEDs on

04-15-2008, 06:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
An4rchy88 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista & XP Pro SP2	Re: 3d Aurora Help Came across a post on another form that makes a lot of sense as to what my problem could be. Apparently some motherboards pulse the voltage to the fans instead of reducing or increasing the voltage to control the speed and that may be my problem. So i have ordered a fan controller and hopefully that will fix my problem. Thanks for your input, i will be sure to post again and let you know if the fan controller works out.