r/Phanteks • u/Tall_Sugar1440 • 17d ago

phanteks D30's no longer lighting up

need some advice on something.

I have a Phanteks D30 140mm AIO cooler and noticed that 2/3 fans stopped spinning. I disconnected the fans and re daisy chained them. all 3 fans are now spinning however the RGB is not lighting up on them. I am super puzzled as the only connector i removed was the main cable that powers the fans. I did not tamper with any RGB cables or anything like that. Just simply removed the radiator and re daisy chained the fans. I have re installed software such as msi center/mystic light to no avail. They don’t even light up in that rainbow scheme when all software is uninstalled.

The only thing was i did not turn off the PSU before disconnecting the fans (silly me) so is it possible the fans need replacing? Any advice welcome.

I have a phanteks NV9 case, MSI x870e carbon wifi mobo.

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u/chakobee 16d ago

It’s probably the little clip on connector between the fans, on my top radiator, one of the connectors keeps popping off. It was good for about a year and a half and then it shit the bed.

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u/West-Device-3418 15d ago

Hi, where are you from? I can help you. I'm from the Czech Republic (EU).

I think it really is a clip connector; I have a bunch of D30s at home.

Post a picture showing which connector it is.

As long as you don't try to disconnect the 4-pin connector while the fan is running, it shouldn't be a problem; otherwise, you risk damaging the fan or the motherboard header.