Fan plugins

lucky7 · 03-02-2008, 04:32 AM

Alright sry for some more newb questions but they just keep coming. My motherboard has 3 places to connect the fans. 2 system fan spots and a cpu fan. I have 3 fans and a cpu cooler installed in my computer so i was wondering where i plug in the last fan. Also where does the other connector coming from the fans go into. the connector is double sides with 4 pins in each.
thx for the help

Nvidia4life · 03-02-2008, 07:47 PM

The four pin connector you're talking about sounds like a molex connector, the same kind you would use for an ide hard drive or cd drive. If it's a molex connector, you can use that to power it through the power supply instead of through the mother board.

lucky7 · 03-02-2008, 08:25 PM

So they give u 2 connectors but u only need to use one of them? Which one is better to use to power ur fans?

fortyways · 03-02-2008, 08:30 PM

All the fan connectors on the motherboard do is monitor your fan's RPM and maybe let you adjust it depending on your motherboard.

fortyways · 03-02-2008, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucky7

So they give u 2 connectors but u only need to use one of them? Which one is better to use to power ur fans?

3-pin connectors allow voltage adjustments and allow the fan to report its RPM.

Molex connectors just run the fan at the full 12V.

lucky7 · 03-02-2008, 08:42 PM

oo nice thx for the help guys

lucky7 · 03-02-2008, 08:59 PM

alright i just plugged in my power supply to the wall to c if if the fans or anything else would turn on(cpu not installed yet) and absolutely nothing happened. I flipped the switch on the power supply a couple times as well. Is my power supply dead?

Kesava · 03-02-2008, 09:03 PM

no... it will need to be turned on by the power button on the case. otherwise it will not work.

fortyways · 03-02-2008, 09:05 PM

Or you could jump the power supply or plug it into a power supply tester.

Just flipping the switch won't work, though. That just means the power supply is getting power from the wall, it's not putting anything out.

lucky7 · 03-02-2008, 09:08 PM

o thx sry for my retarded questions

03-02-2008, 04:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
lucky7 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 141	Fan plugins Alright sry for some more newb questions but they just keep coming. My motherboard has 3 places to connect the fans. 2 system fan spots and a cpu fan. I have 3 fans and a cpu cooler installed in my computer so i was wondering where i plug in the last fan. Also where does the other connector coming from the fans go into. the connector is double sides with 4 pins in each. thx for the help

03-02-2008, 07:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nvidia4life Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 70	The four pin connector you're talking about sounds like a molex connector, the same kind you would use for an ide hard drive or cd drive. If it's a molex connector, you can use that to power it through the power supply instead of through the mother board. __________________ q6600 overclocked to 3.00ghz coolermaster vortex 752 cpu cooler xfx nforce 680i lt sli evga nvidia 8800gts 320mb kingston pc-6400 800mhz 4gb (2x2gb) windows vista home premium 64bit antec p182 case antec trupower trio 650w

03-02-2008, 09:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,352	no... it will need to be turned on by the power button on the case. otherwise it will not work. __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

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03-02-2008, 08:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
lucky7 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 141	So they give u 2 connectors but u only need to use one of them? Which one is better to use to power ur fans?

03-02-2008, 08:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	All the fan connectors on the motherboard do is monitor your fan's RPM and maybe let you adjust it depending on your motherboard.

03-02-2008, 08:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
lucky7 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 141	oo nice thx for the help guys

03-02-2008, 08:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
lucky7 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 141	alright i just plugged in my power supply to the wall to c if if the fans or anything else would turn on(cpu not installed yet) and absolutely nothing happened. I flipped the switch on the power supply a couple times as well. Is my power supply dead?

03-02-2008, 09:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	Or you could jump the power supply or plug it into a power supply tester. Just flipping the switch won't work, though. That just means the power supply is getting power from the wall, it's not putting anything out.

03-02-2008, 09:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
lucky7 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 141	o thx sry for my retarded questions