ApexHack
New Member
I guess the reason I'm posting is I find this hard to believe. Or maybe I'm missing something.
When setting up a new computer I always double check the wiring for the fans and case switches/lights. On this build I found several of the case connector wires needed to be repositioned which didn't suprise me, but when I checked the fans, both seemingly needed to have the ground and rpm wires swapped. Now this did suprise me, but I went ahead and rewired them to match the manual. I should be able to trust a manual by a reputable company like Asus I thought.
Fast fwd to the first power-on and the first thing I see is the bios telling me the cpu fan isn't working. I look at the case fan I had plugged into the MB header and it was motionless too. I'm no genius but it didn't take long to realize the cause. I swapped the wires back in the connectors and everything was peachy.
I don't know, it just seems odd that they could mess up such a mundane part of the manual. I mean, for the love of Pete, they've probably been using the same little fan header image for years and years.
I tried to get some pics to illustrate if they come through. The board in question is the P5VD2.., the P4S8X is the last one I built, and the last pic is of the connectors with the wires in the correct places. It's a 4pin cpu fan and a 3pin header. You can't really see the wires on it so great, but the black goes to the top.
OK, thanks for stopping in.
Cheers
When setting up a new computer I always double check the wiring for the fans and case switches/lights. On this build I found several of the case connector wires needed to be repositioned which didn't suprise me, but when I checked the fans, both seemingly needed to have the ground and rpm wires swapped. Now this did suprise me, but I went ahead and rewired them to match the manual. I should be able to trust a manual by a reputable company like Asus I thought.
Fast fwd to the first power-on and the first thing I see is the bios telling me the cpu fan isn't working. I look at the case fan I had plugged into the MB header and it was motionless too. I'm no genius but it didn't take long to realize the cause. I swapped the wires back in the connectors and everything was peachy.
I don't know, it just seems odd that they could mess up such a mundane part of the manual. I mean, for the love of Pete, they've probably been using the same little fan header image for years and years.
I tried to get some pics to illustrate if they come through. The board in question is the P5VD2.., the P4S8X is the last one I built, and the last pic is of the connectors with the wires in the correct places. It's a 4pin cpu fan and a 3pin header. You can't really see the wires on it so great, but the black goes to the top.
OK, thanks for stopping in.
Cheers
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