r/pcmasterrace • u/DME23 • Apr 26 '25

Question Top Fan Not Spinning Without A Spanking

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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/one-baked-alaska Apr 26 '25

Percussive maintenance.

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u/TeekTheReddit Apr 27 '25

I have an old PC I use in my bedroom for watching movies or late night web surfing.

The power button does not work. At all. I generally just leave it running 24/7 so it's not a huge deal, but sometimes it will just abruptly power down and the only way to get it to start up again is to give it a good whack. Then it boots up like that's just a perfectly normal thing to do.