While it can point to a bad motherboard or fan, most folk don't want to change a motherboard due to a bad motherboard fan connection so you connect it to another supply.
So i connected a 3 pin fan to my psu 2 pin header and the leds start but the fan doesnt start spinning. I did not let the pc run for more than 3 seconds but all other fans spin right at start up

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