Msi Gaming 290 TFIV one fan not spinning up

fullinfusion · Aug 30, 2014

Is this a driver issue or a screwed fan. Im using the latest AMD RC driver.

I've been having what I think mobo problems and now the one fan in my crossfire setup isnt spinning.

It's the lower card and the fan that cools the vrm's isn't spinning unless I give it a tiny turn, then it fires up. It's not always but it's been more frequent.

Driver or card issue?

What's your thoughts?

Jstn7477 · Aug 30, 2014

Sounds like a defective fan, cards with multiple fans usually have them wired in parallel on one header, except for the tach wire which is only driven by one of the fans. If you increase the fan speed on the problem card, does the fan spin up more easily?

fullinfusion · Aug 30, 2014

Fab spins nice a free, its just at idle when the bottom card isnt active then when crossfire kicks in the one fan just sitts there unless I reach in and touch it, then it spins to beat hell.

Eric_Cartman · Aug 30, 2014

Bad fan, RMA it. More than likely a sticky bearing.

fullinfusion · Aug 31, 2014

RMA was done yesterday and it's not a bad bearing.

It dont do it all the time. Once the fans on its ok but when the power play crap kicks in to shut the one card off when not in use then thats when it generally has issues starting up.

Maybe MSI will send me a V2 card as the RMA center is in Canada where I gota send it to. The last time I talked to the Canadian company the y said they dont repair cards there, they just issue new ones for rma.

eidairaman1 · Sep 1, 2014

Thats how rmas are. They dont repair the cards they replace yours and send the old one to be repaired and sold to oems as refurb units

manofthem · Sep 1, 2014

Hey FF, it seems like those msi cards have given you excessive trouble from the start

I hope it gets straightened out soon and your replacement comes quickly!

fullinfusion · Sep 1, 2014

Thanks matt, I just haven't had any luck really with a lot of my hardware. The card is a V1 so I expect some issue but you know fans are always a hit and miss. My one Corsair SP 120 on my rad is getting noisy lol but what's one to do beside spend another $20 on a twin pack.

I filled out the RMA on Saturday and got a RMA number and instructions on where and how to send it. I thought it was odd I wasn't asked in any of the fields I filled out when and when I bought the card. Is that normal for MSI? I had better put a copy of the bill in with the card to be safe.

One good thing I hope is to get the same version #2 that clocks like a mofo plus with the same bios they should play real nice together.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WiFi LGA2011-v3\| Stock
Cooling	Corsair H100i v2 w/ 2x EK Vardar F4-120ER + various 120/140mm case fans \| Stock
Memory	G.Skill RJ-4 16GB DDR4-2666 CL15 quad channel \| 12GB DDR4-2133
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Display(s)	Acer G257HU 1440p 60Hz AH-IPS 4ms \| 17.3" 1920*1080 60Hz wide angle TN notebook panel
Case	Fractal Design Define XL R2 \| MSI
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Power Supply	Corsair HX850i Platinum \| 19.5v 180w Delta brick
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