Do not attempt to open the power supply to clean the fans. Status Not open for further replies. When touched, it's case is not even warm...hence not turning the fan. My PC is essentially new and overall it has been working OK. Warning: Desktop power supply units (PSU) is also equipped with a fan. Do not attempt to open the power supply to clean the fans. Weâd suggest swapping out the power cable youâre using, and possibly trying a different wall socket before going down that road, though. This makes me think that you should not risk running a PSU, no matter how low power, without a fan, unless it's a specially designed fanless PSU. FML. If your motherboard is not getting power and the case fans are also not spinning, then it is an issue with the power supply, and you need to get it replaced if it is faulty. Now it's not working⦠I used a can of all purpose spray lubricant (Yeah I know WD 40 is not lubricant) and I sprayed it into the power box through the back aimed at the underside of the fan and voila. If the fan doesn't move, you have a dead power supply. Also, you donât have to reinstall Windows or drivers if the CPU fan is not spinning because it is not an operating system or software related issue. Note the fan inside the power supply. Fan1 have plugged 1x 4 pin connectors into CHA_FAN2 on Mobo If not, then you might need a new power supply. First diagnose the bad or failing power supply. When you plug the power from the wall into the power supply, the fan should move. my system that is running Prime95 (small FFT test) for the last 12 hours and the all four cores of my i7-3770K are at a constant 89degC when clocked at 4.8Ghz but the my new AX760's fan has not turned on for the last 12 hours. 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