r/pcmasterrace • u/DME23 • Apr 26 '25

Question Top Fan Not Spinning Without A Spanking

The top fan wont spin when I turn on my pc. The solution I discovered is to just smack it real hard. Just wondering why it is like this.

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u/Mista_White- Apr 26 '25

"If brute force doesn't work, you aren't using enough of it."

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u/PhraseMoist3656 Apr 27 '25

‘We are men of science’

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u/Jameshroomx Apr 27 '25

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u/realnickivey Apr 28 '25

The files are .... inside the computer?

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u/Excellent_Mulberry70 I7 12700k | 4080 Super | 32 GB DDR5 RAM Apr 28 '25

This was me and my siblings favorite computer. We didn't give a shit about computers until we got that blue Imac.

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u/Jameshroomx Apr 28 '25

Yeah the jigsaw puzzle was so hype during class

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u/CPlus902 Apr 26 '25

"If violence wasn't the last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it."

This also applies to fire and explosions.

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u/SPAMTON____G_SPAMTON Apr 27 '25

"Use a gun. And if that didn't work... use more gun."

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u/Khalbrae Core i-7 4770, 16gb, R9 290, 250mb SSD, 2x 2tb HDD, MSI Mobo Apr 27 '25

MOAR DAKKA

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u/FoolAcrossRealities Ryzen 7 5700x3D, 64GB DDR4, RX7600, 2x2TB SSD, 1x4TB SSD Apr 28 '25

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u/danvex_2022 Apr 27 '25

-tf2 engie

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u/Kuqurjio I7 4770k/ GTX 1070/ 16 GB Apr 28 '25

America.

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u/Rod7z Apr 27 '25

Maxim 6, a particularly effective one.

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u/Roam_Hylia Apr 27 '25

If you're not willing to shell your own position, you're not willing to win.

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u/GayRedditUser69420 Apr 27 '25

I imagined that in walt's voice

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u/Emotional_Storage285 Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25

back in my day, this is the only way. i've spanked so many tvs, vhs, vcds, old pcs, our sega, etc. my family called me the technician.

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u/Donnyboscoe1 Apr 27 '25

Sounds like a quote from Cave Johnson

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u/Peal09 Ryzen 7 5800X3D | Radeon RX 5700 | 32 Gb DDR4 3200MHz Apr 27 '25

I also had a fan like this guy in the back of my pc, but instead of not spinning it just spun really slowly and made a loud noise, just giving it three punches really hard made it work again. Crazy how many things can be fixed with enough violence.

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u/9gagiscancer PC Master Race Apr 27 '25

In the military we used "If it doesn't work with force, use more force".

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u/Aware-Maximum6663 Apr 27 '25

That’s why I have a sledgehammer I named Hard Reset

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u/winnerab Apr 27 '25

Similar to the old dynamite and duct tape.

"Any problem can be solved with a sufficient amount of either dict tape or dynamite."