How do i get my gpu fans spinning?

[Ente1up]

Hey guys,

my fans are not spinning!
lm-Sensors is ready but cant detect any sensors (sudo sensors-detect)
Also pwmconfig doesnt work

i have a nvidia rtx 3070

What details do you need to help me?

thanks guys =)

[linub]

not sure if this answers your question,but usually GPUs fans spin when being heavily used.
try launching a game or a benchmark and check them (visually)

[scotty65]

Welcome to the forum @Ente1up

Before we go down the troubleshooting path for a problem that may not actually exist (as per @linub’s reply), I would recommend that you install a GPU monitoring program such as nvtop either via the Pamac GUI or by running in a terminal the command (as a normal user, not sudo): pamac install nvtop

Then run nvtop in a terminal and hopefully it should display the details of your GPU (if your system is set up correctly), including its fan speed.

If nvtop doesn’t see your GPU, or it does see the GPU but shows the fan not running even under a high workload/temperature, then please submit the output of inxi -Fazy as per the instructions in the following posts:

[HowTo] Request support

Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ Strong of its many members, the Manjaro support forum can provide you help whenever you have an issue with your Manjaro installation. But in order to work efficiently, we shall also ask you to follow three major points. Provide context Simply signaling an issue is rarely enough to understand how it occurred. It is thus important to provide details on how it happened: Detail prior actions leading to the issue. List solutions and guides you already tried, with links when…

[HowTo] Find system information

Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ Rather than providing the commercial reference of a computer or piece of hardware, it is usually better to directly ask the system to describe itself. On top of saving time to everyone, this also often provides more details, including something specific to the running system. Below is a (not exhaustive) list of commands for retrieving system information. If you don’t know how to use those commands, or how to provide them to support, see: [HowTo] Use the terminal / TTY …

I’m no expert in GPUs, so this is probably where my assistance ends, but there are plenty of knowledgeable members on this forum who will be able to help you troubleshoot any GPU issues.

Edit: naughty me - forgot to put the dash in inxi -Fazy

[Kobold]

@Ente1up

my fans are not spinning!

Which exact 3070 model are you using? Because there are alot GPU’s with Zero Fan Modus… and your active cooling will only spin after a certain degree celsius.

Nvidia X-Server Settings gives also the option for fanspeed, but there is no air curve… only static options, in the GUI.