Raven RV02-E Intake Fans Slow?

[iRage]

Hey guys, I have the 3 Standard 180mm Intake Fans that come with the Raven RV02-E hooked up to my Motherboard, according to my AI Suite II, the fans RPM won't go beyond 850 RPM, this is at 100%. I'm trying to make them run at the full 1200 rpm as advertised to cool down my case in preparation of OCing. Any ideas what's going on?

 

[Jeff J]

On my FT02, the 180mm case fans are all hardwired to individual 2-position switches on top of the case by the IO shield. Do you have those switches in the Low position? That would limit max speed to about 850-900.

Jeff J

 

[supahnoobie]

I got this from the manual of the upcoming Raven 03 case, page 58 w/c talks about the limitation/quirkiness of the AP181. You can DL it yourself. Hope this helps!

A: The Air Penetrator AP181 fans use industry standard 3pin fan connectors so they will work with most fan controllers available on the market or with
motherboards and any methods of voltage reducing mechanisms. The starting voltage for AP181 at low speed setting requires about 10.8V, which some
fan controllers may not support properly. So when connecting to fan controller, it is best to flip the case’s fan speed switch to high setting to enable lower
starting voltage. At 5V for example, the fan speed will be at around 500rpm, which is nearly inaudible. When connecting to motherboard for fan speed
control, if AP181 appears to have trouble starting, it may be due to motherboard detecting low temperature and supply too little voltage. To solve this
problem, please change the motherboard fan speed or temperature setting from within the motherboard BIOS or flip the case’s fan speed switch to high setting.

 

[Petey!]

yeah change the switches from low to high.