680 TF fan spins at boot then stops

MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 680 2GB
I have two of these cards in my rig. On one of them at boot time, one of the fan spins a second then stops and does not spin again. What could be the problem?
I removed and inspected the card, in fact, both of them. The card and the heatsink are clean. I rid the inside of then case with a blower every two weeks. The fans spin freely, so I don't think the bearings/bushings are stuck. I re-seated the power cables and the 4-pin fan wires. So. I don't think the problem is power is not reaching the fans. But no joy.
What stumps me is the fan spins momentarily then quits.
Has anyone had this problem before?
Any opinion on what the problem may be is welcome.

System specs
Main Board: Asus Maximus V Extreme
Bios Version: 18.02
Video Card: 2x MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 680 2GB (SLi disabled)
vBIOS ver. 80.4.47.0.39 (The vBIOS for each card are in the attached zip file.)
s/n 602-V282-080B1210046274
s/n 602-V282-080B1210046332
PSU: Corsair Professional Series Gold High Performance 1200W
12v rail Rating of listed PSU: 100.4 Amp
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5 GHz
Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Redline 4x8GB 9-9-9-27 DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Ridgeback Model 997105
SSD: 2x Mushkin Enhanced MKNSSDCR240GB-DX7 2.5" 240GB SATA III in RAID0 configuration
Mushkin Atlas mSATA SSD 128GB in mPCIe port
HDDs: 1x Seagate 2TB, 2x WD 2TB, 3x WD 1TB, 1x Maxtor 500GB
CPU COOLER: Asetek 570LX Extreme 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler
Raid Card: Built-in
Sound Card: Built-in Realtek HD Audio with Bose Companion speakers
Any Additional hardware plugged into your system: Vantec 2-Channel 2-Channel 4-Port SATA 6 Gb/s PCIe host card
OC: No
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64bit

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