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water cooler not working

water cooler not working

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snuttisnutti
Member
206
01-15-2026, 12:00 PM
#1
so i just bought a pc from a guy, he showed me everything was working in the pc, especially the water cooler, but now i got it and it doesn’t work. it’s a deepcool maelstrom 120t, the led on the pump lights up but it just doesn’t pump liquid.
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snuttisnutti
01-15-2026, 12:00 PM #1

so i just bought a pc from a guy, he showed me everything was working in the pc, especially the water cooler, but now i got it and it doesn’t work. it’s a deepcool maelstrom 120t, the led on the pump lights up but it just doesn’t pump liquid.

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Jerryx01
Posting Freak
870
01-15-2026, 07:37 PM
#2
If you can access BIOS and then the GUI, what temperature readings are available? Do you encounter any fan-related alerts or warnings during startup? Below are your system specifications in the requested format:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
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Jerryx01
01-15-2026, 07:37 PM #2

If you can access BIOS and then the GUI, what temperature readings are available? Do you encounter any fan-related alerts or warnings during startup? Below are your system specifications in the requested format:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:

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darkflyp
Junior Member
9
01-22-2026, 01:51 AM
#3
the temperature begins near 50 to 60 degrees and rises further up to around 100.
CPU model i5 4670k, motherboard msi z87 g43, ram 8gb ddr4 at 2400mhz, storage includes 1tb seagate hdd, gpu with over 630, power supply 500w adc, chassis zalman a1, operating system windows 10.
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darkflyp
01-22-2026, 01:51 AM #3

the temperature begins near 50 to 60 degrees and rises further up to around 100.
CPU model i5 4670k, motherboard msi z87 g43, ram 8gb ddr4 at 2400mhz, storage includes 1tb seagate hdd, gpu with over 630, power supply 500w adc, chassis zalman a1, operating system windows 10.

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badswilli
Junior Member
13
01-23-2026, 12:45 AM
#4
and no, I don't receive any alerts
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badswilli
01-23-2026, 12:45 AM #4

and no, I don't receive any alerts