Just installed this setup so I'm new to water cooling.
PWM
When I attach the PWM cable from the pump to the CPU fan header the pump doesn't start at boot. When I go into BIOS it shows the CPU fan speed as N/A. That takes less than 30 seconds so it should be safe. With the PWM cable disconnected the pump runs at 100%. Could the cable be faulty, is there a BIOS setting I'm missing or is there something else I should look for?
Air
As I was filling the loop and intermittently running the pump with a jump started PSU there was always air at the top of the reservoir. I ran the pump for 4 seconds and the air pocket got bigger, I filled it up leaving about 1,5 cm of air at the top and repeat. When the air pocket at the top of the reservoir stopped changing size, it was getting refilled from the loop, I did a leak test for 16 hours. When I stopped it the reservoir was completely filled. I can hear that there is air in the loop and I can also see bubbles going through the reservoir but it remains completely filled when I turn of the system. The pump is running at 100%, could it be sucking the air from the top of the reservoir and this would all be fixed when I get it to run at a lower speed or is there something else going on.
Edited by MADworld - 9/12/12 at 8:57am
PWM
When I attach the PWM cable from the pump to the CPU fan header the pump doesn't start at boot. When I go into BIOS it shows the CPU fan speed as N/A. That takes less than 30 seconds so it should be safe. With the PWM cable disconnected the pump runs at 100%. Could the cable be faulty, is there a BIOS setting I'm missing or is there something else I should look for?
Air
As I was filling the loop and intermittently running the pump with a jump started PSU there was always air at the top of the reservoir. I ran the pump for 4 seconds and the air pocket got bigger, I filled it up leaving about 1,5 cm of air at the top and repeat. When the air pocket at the top of the reservoir stopped changing size, it was getting refilled from the loop, I did a leak test for 16 hours. When I stopped it the reservoir was completely filled. I can hear that there is air in the loop and I can also see bubbles going through the reservoir but it remains completely filled when I turn of the system. The pump is running at 100%, could it be sucking the air from the top of the reservoir and this would all be fixed when I get it to run at a lower speed or is there something else going on.
Edited by MADworld - 9/12/12 at 8:57am
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. I ran an other 16 hour leak test after the refill and the same thing happened again.
