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MSI X670E Gaming Plus Wifi Fans not Starting (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 week ago by gronjo45@lemm.ee to c/linuxmint@lemmy.ml
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Hi everyone,

I am in the midst of troubleshooting why my fans are not turning on despite the PC booting.

The motherboard is an MSI x670e gaming plus WiFi. The CPU cooler is a Noctua NH-D15 with two fans.

Things I have tried or will try so far…

  1. Update bios version… (y) Didn’t fix anything.
  2. After BIOS update, see if changing power setting to PCM turns the fans on. (n)

All the connections are slotted in properly, so I’m not sure what’s the matter with the system… Mint is already installed, so it’s weird that none of the fans turn on. Including the GPU.

This is my first Linux build out of the box… Should I be looking for any drivers in particular?

CPU: Ryzen 5 7600x GPU: Radeon RX 7800

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[-] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Aren’t the fans plugged directly into the motherboard? You shouldn’t need OS software to control them. There should be something in the BIOS settings for fan control.

[-] gronjo45@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

All the fans are plugged directly into the motherboard using the 3 pin header connections. I think the Noctua’s fan connections are 4-pin (probably distinguishing them as PCM-based?)

None of them are detected in the BIOS despite being plugged in.

this post was submitted on 16 Dec 2024
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