Help! Anyone else have this problem?

Gr8Golf · 11-23-2004, 11:07 PM

Gentlemen,
I installed the Arctic Cooling NV 5 on my BFG 6800 GT last week (I was very drunk at the time). I didn't notice that for some reason the fan is spinning the wrong way and so it isn't blowing the air over the HS and out thru the back of the case - it is just blowing air down in the case! WTH did I do wrong? My hardware is in the sig below. It appears there is only one way to hook up the power plug and it looks right to me. Dunno...

fischyfinger · 11-23-2004, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by n00b

(I was very drunk at the time).

That's the best way to do it. I love the day after when you are like ***? How did I do that?

Sorry, don't know how to help, very funny though. Maybe the fan was put on upside down?

Briton · 11-23-2004, 11:47 PM

I'd check to make SURE there is only one way that power plug is going in and to make sure in your drunken state you didn't force it the wrong way. And being drunk isn't always the way to work on computers! :P I'm pretty sure I threw out my Pentium 4 3.2C (Northwood) chip while I was drunk because it "caused me so many problems." I went looking for it to RMA it the other day and I've searched high and low and cannot find it anywhere.

Gr8Golf · 11-23-2004, 11:51 PM

Pretty funny Briton - but I actually do more *focused* work when lit up like I was. No - it appears that I plugged it in the correct way and yet the fan is spinning the wrong way and there isn't any obvious reason for it. Thanks anyways - and yes fischy - there are many questions surfacing now. Moving on...

sammy2066 · 11-23-2004, 11:52 PM

well .... maybe you got a faulty fan then .........

Briton · 11-23-2004, 11:55 PM

You can always just reverse the wires.

Gr8Golf · 11-24-2004, 12:01 AM

"Reverse the wires"? I was hoping to do everything according to spec from the vendors. I'll keep looking into it - but thanks for the suggestions and keep the thread alive!

Briton · 11-24-2004, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by n00b

"Reverse the wires"? I was hoping to do everything according to spec from the vendors. I'll keep looking into it - but thanks for the suggestions and keep the thread alive!

Yeah, you could simply cut the wires and reverse them. That would probably work.

billfuddled · 11-24-2004, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by n00b

"Reverse the wires"? I was hoping to do everything according to spec from the vendors. I'll keep looking into it - but thanks for the suggestions and keep the thread alive!

Maybe someone at the factory was drunk when they put the kit together. hehe!

Gr8Golf · 11-24-2004, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by billfuddled

Maybe someone at the factory was drunk when they put the kit together. hehe!

Possibly - very possibly. But just in case - try again! He he...

Deer Slayer · 11-24-2004, 02:46 AM

YOU CANNOT REVERSE POLARITY ON BRUSHLESS FANS. That includes almost every computer fan, they have little semiconductors in them that are sensitive to polarity. There is no easy way to make one spin backwards. They all spin one way and that's it, you plug it in backwards and it can damage it. Apparently they aren't as sensitive to this as they used to be because people have had them survive. So, if your fan is indeed spinning the wrong way, the fan is the problem. Arctic cooling has a lot of people complaining of this very issue, and they say that it's the way it's supposed to be. Personally I think they screwed up and they don't want to deal with the consequences.

Gr8Golf · 11-24-2004, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Deer Slayer

YOU CANNOT REVERSE POLARITY ON BRUSHLESS FANS. That includes almost every computer fan, they have little semiconductors in them that are sensitive to polarity. There is no easy way to make one spin backwards. They all spin one way and that's it, you plug it in backwards and it can damage it. Apparently they aren't as sensitive to this as they used to be because people have had them survive. So, if your fan is indeed spinning the wrong way, the fan is the problem. Arctic cooling has a lot of people complaining of this very issue, and they say that it's the way it's supposed to be. Personally I think they screwed up and they don't want to deal with the consequences.

This is not good news! The one I had on my 9800 was correct and there is no question in my mind that my case ran cooler as a result of that hot air being piped out the back - not to mention how much more effective the heatsink will be if the air is actually blown over it rather than off to the side. Is Arctic Cooling entertaining returns on these? I bought mine from Newegg and maybe they will switch it out?

epicbard · 11-24-2004, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by billfuddled

Maybe someone at the factory was drunk when they put the kit together. hehe!

YES it was his fault:

im contacting the factory so he gets beat up.

kidding

and yes Deer Slayer is correct

Dorsai · 11-24-2004, 11:45 AM

Are you sure its running backwards? The static pressure caused by the fan sometimes makes it feel like air is blowing one way when it really isnt. I just checked mine and it feels like its blowing into the case, but it isnt. Hot air is exausting out the back, I double checked with a small strip of paper, it was being pulled in for sure.

11-23-2004, 11:07 PM	#1
Gr8Golf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 435	Help! Anyone else have this problem? Gentlemen, I installed the Arctic Cooling NV 5 on my BFG 6800 GT last week (I was very drunk at the time). I didn't notice that for some reason the fan is spinning the wrong way and so it isn't blowing the air over the HS and out thru the back of the case - it is just blowing air down in the case! WTH did I do wrong? My hardware is in the sig below. It appears there is only one way to hook up the power plug and it looks right to me. Dunno... __________________ eVGA 780i (BIOS P03) \|\| Q9450 @ Stock \|\| S1283 4x 1GB FireStix @ 1000Mhz 4-4-4-8 2x 150GB Raptors - Raid 0 \|\| 1x 500GB Seagate 7200.11 2x Samsung SH-S183L DVD/RW 2x eVGA 8800 GTS 512 \|\| LG 246WP X-Fi Fatality \|\| Klipsch 5.1 Lycosa \|\| Lachesis \|\| Exact Mat Antec 900 \|\| Corsair HX620 Win XP Pro SP2 – Vista Ultimate x64 Last edited by n00b : 11-23-2004 at 11:13 PM.
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11-23-2004, 11:47 PM	#3
Briton Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston Posts: 2,778	I'd check to make SURE there is only one way that power plug is going in and to make sure in your drunken state you didn't force it the wrong way. And being drunk isn't always the way to work on computers! :P I'm pretty sure I threw out my Pentium 4 3.2C (Northwood) chip while I was drunk because it "caused me so many problems." I went looking for it to RMA it the other day and I've searched high and low and cannot find it anywhere. __________________ ASUS P5Q Pro \|\| E8400 Wolfdale \|\| 4GB G.Skill DDR2 1200 \|\| MSI Radeon 4850 \|\| AVerMedia PCIe Tuner \|\| SB Audigy2 ZS Platinum \|\| Zalman 750W PSU \|\| LG GGW-H20L HD/BR Burner \|\| Vista Ultimate 64 \|\| Samsung 22" LCD (Desktop) Lenovo T60p \|\| T7600 Core 2 Duo \|\| 3GB \|\| 160GB \|\| FireGL 5250 \|\| Vista Ultimate / Backtrack (School) Lenovo X61 \|\| T8300 Centrino Pro \|\| 3GB \|\| 160GB \|\| XP Pro (Work)
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11-23-2004, 11:51 PM	#4
Gr8Golf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 435	Please continue the investigation... Pretty funny Briton - but I actually do more focused work when lit up like I was. No - it appears that I plugged it in the correct way and yet the fan is spinning the wrong way and there isn't any obvious reason for it. Thanks anyways - and yes fischy - there are many questions surfacing now. Moving on... __________________ eVGA 780i (BIOS P03) \|\| Q9450 @ Stock \|\| S1283 4x 1GB FireStix @ 1000Mhz 4-4-4-8 2x 150GB Raptors - Raid 0 \|\| 1x 500GB Seagate 7200.11 2x Samsung SH-S183L DVD/RW 2x eVGA 8800 GTS 512 \|\| LG 246WP X-Fi Fatality \|\| Klipsch 5.1 Lycosa \|\| Lachesis \|\| Exact Mat Antec 900 \|\| Corsair HX620 Win XP Pro SP2 – Vista Ultimate x64
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11-23-2004, 11:52 PM	#5
sammy2066 ABX Public Relations Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ABXZone.com Posts: 8,561	well .... maybe you got a faulty fan then ......... __________________ That's what she said ....
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11-23-2004, 11:55 PM	#6
Briton Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston Posts: 2,778	You can always just reverse the wires. __________________ ASUS P5Q Pro \|\| E8400 Wolfdale \|\| 4GB G.Skill DDR2 1200 \|\| MSI Radeon 4850 \|\| AVerMedia PCIe Tuner \|\| SB Audigy2 ZS Platinum \|\| Zalman 750W PSU \|\| LG GGW-H20L HD/BR Burner \|\| Vista Ultimate 64 \|\| Samsung 22" LCD (Desktop) Lenovo T60p \|\| T7600 Core 2 Duo \|\| 3GB \|\| 160GB \|\| FireGL 5250 \|\| Vista Ultimate / Backtrack (School) Lenovo X61 \|\| T8300 Centrino Pro \|\| 3GB \|\| 160GB \|\| XP Pro (Work)
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11-24-2004, 12:01 AM	#7
Gr8Golf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 435	"Reverse the wires"? I was hoping to do everything according to spec from the vendors. I'll keep looking into it - but thanks for the suggestions and keep the thread alive! __________________ eVGA 780i (BIOS P03) \|\| Q9450 @ Stock \|\| S1283 4x 1GB FireStix @ 1000Mhz 4-4-4-8 2x 150GB Raptors - Raid 0 \|\| 1x 500GB Seagate 7200.11 2x Samsung SH-S183L DVD/RW 2x eVGA 8800 GTS 512 \|\| LG 246WP X-Fi Fatality \|\| Klipsch 5.1 Lycosa \|\| Lachesis \|\| Exact Mat Antec 900 \|\| Corsair HX620 Win XP Pro SP2 – Vista Ultimate x64
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11-24-2004, 02:46 AM	#11
Deer Slayer Unscanable!!! Tatoo??? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Howell Michigan Posts: 3,847	How many times do I have to say this. YOU CANNOT REVERSE POLARITY ON BRUSHLESS FANS. That includes almost every computer fan, they have little semiconductors in them that are sensitive to polarity. There is no easy way to make one spin backwards. They all spin one way and that's it, you plug it in backwards and it can damage it. Apparently they aren't as sensitive to this as they used to be because people have had them survive. So, if your fan is indeed spinning the wrong way, the fan is the problem. Arctic cooling has a lot of people complaining of this very issue, and they say that it's the way it's supposed to be. Personally I think they screwed up and they don't want to deal with the consequences.
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11-24-2004, 11:45 AM	#14
Dorsai Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 69	Are you sure its running backwards? The static pressure caused by the fan sometimes makes it feel like air is blowing one way when it really isnt. I just checked mine and it feels like its blowing into the case, but it isnt. Hot air is exausting out the back, I double checked with a small strip of paper, it was being pulled in for sure.
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