Is there an issue with your power supply?
Is there an issue with your power supply?
Disconnect the device and press the power button several times.
Did that use up the battery? (Sorry, not very informed.) I thought you’d connect it to a wall outlet or power strip and then turn off the PSU switch. Then pressing the power button while holding it drains the capacitors to ground—like something that needs careful planning.
You’ve got solid guidance here. I’ve worked with this PSU before and used a similar mod before. I was upset about damaging the pins on the headers, especially since Corsair changed the cable layout. Now I’m going back to the original fan for safety. But I’ve gotten better at it now. The fan is clearly failing, and the noise is getting louder as the PSU strains. I’ll have to replace it soon.
Disconnect the power source and press the power button firmly. Both approaches are correct.
Can't process a return or replacement request. Handling opening PSUs without the right expertise can be dangerous.
I removed the sticker some time ago. The warranty label left behind. Not sure how flexible Corsair is on that. I also prefer not to get a refurbished model. I think they won’t just send me a DIY fan in this case. A replacement fan probably won’t last more than a year either. I’ve worked with this unit before. The fan comes out along with the cover and the connector is accessible. I have the pry tool from ifixit plus heavy-duty tweezers and needle-nose pliers. That should help.
It really varies by location. Advising someone to handle a PSU fan repair on their own could lead to serious legal issues or even harm. Always prioritize safety and verify precautions.
If anyone is still keeping up with this... I swapped in a Noctua A9x14mm instead of the original stock fan. It matched perfectly. There were some routing challenges with the long cable and the 4-pin adapter, but eventually I managed to coil it around the housing and secured it with electrical tape so the wire stayed put. Everything fit seamlessly and the cover sealed tightly without any effort. Going forward, the black chroma version of this model has a shorter wire and a separate extension, making it ideal for this change. Routing the short wire and adapter in the compact space would have been straightforward. But I was lucky—I discovered that after ordering the fan with the long cable. The main hurdle was the pin configuration of the PSU fan connector. It didn’t follow the usual layout; the wires were crossed at the mini connector. So I had to rely on the stock fan and its standard pins to identify their roles. After removing the adapter pins, I reordered them to adapt the Noctua fan for the PSU setup. The original fan stayed untouched, and the adapter would work with any thin fan later if needed. But hopefully this won’t happen again. Once everything was connected, I powered it on and—boom!—the fan started smoothly, just like before, quietly spinning when the GPU kicked in. It’s completely silent now. Another plus is that the fan stops when the load on the PSU decreases. Some people online complained their fans wouldn’t stop spinning after the swap or couldn’t run at all. I’m relieved I didn’t face those problems. In the past, I thought my AIO pump was extremely loud. I’m pretty sure it was just a slow-wearing bearing that eventually gave out. The real issue came later: the higher-pitched whine before the pulsing noise that finally caught my attention and led to the fix. With the Noctua fan, I can barely hear the pump at all—suggesting it might not have been the pump at all.