matra_drolf Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Hi All New to the forums and such and out of a severely dented pride am I brought here. Housemate bought me a new H80i for Holidays and when installing I managed to yank the end off of the splitter cable that plugs into the pump. I've been in touch with Corsair as well as the retailer and they have a spare they are popping in the post but I have a machine that is a glorified paperweight until it gets here (Hopefully not too long). However I had a theory and question. As these fans are standard fans which could plug into the motherboard via the on board plugs, is it possible to run the H80i with the fans plugged into the motherboard rather than the pump? I'm a little pensive to attempt this without getting some kind of background info on if this is something which can be done or if this is a bad idea. And in case people are curious, my amazing numb handedness is here! https://www.dropbox.com/s/808zrlsducui513/2012-12-27%2016.07.31.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimreepah Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 You can, but will not be able to control fans from the H80i. It also seems to be a temporary fix for the H80i/H100i until the firmware for the noise gets fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matra_drolf Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thanks for the response, Also I seem to have been able to reattach the cables into the connector and also wanted to find out if there is any particular way these need to be set or wired for polarity or some such? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Wait until the replacement splitter cable arrives. In the meantime run the fans by connecting it to your motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matra_drolf Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Thanks for that, will do and hopefully not face the dreaded 'grinding' problem i have read so much about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matra_drolf Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Set up, installed, no grinding and from idle, 5 degrees cooler than my air cooler! Long live my H80i! WItHOUT PROBLEMS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 7, 2013 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 7, 2013 Very glad to hear that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Very glad to hear that. well howdy there stranger hope the time off was good to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dude99 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hey guys, My H80i was missing the micro USB to 5 pin cable when the bundle came so no my cooler sounds like chopper in a Vietnam movie. Any idea how I can make it run more quietly till i can get my hands on a new cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Request an RMA and ask if they can send you the LINK USB cable for the Hydro Series i coolers. Have you tried the other H80i fan port on the block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dude99 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Hey Toasted, Yeah I requested but haven't heard anything for a few days. I Did notice there are two ports on the block the micro USB and another but I couldn't recognise the input type. Don't suppose you know what header type it is? Perhaps it's easier to lay my hands on than the micro-5pin which has been a nightmare to find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Post your RMA # here. The other one is for the Corsair LINK Kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dude99 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 My case number is #5533862 Still no reply :-( Do you know if the header is micro or mini USB... might try to track down a cable if I don;'t get anywhere with RMA.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 29, 2013 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 29, 2013 I just checked your case # and looks like customer service is handing the replacement. Have you received it yet? You can try using external USB port, http://www.ever-brighter.net/upfile/20113211008200.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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