rookie question

[arno]

are there any sites of tips and tricks for computers like y junction and other stuff

because im wanting to use a fan of an very old power supply to my computer its( dc brushless ) butt dont now how to splitting or y junction power cables well or is it a dum idea even to use the fan

 

[Praetor]

Uh... you want to remove the fan from the PSU and use it as a case fan? Might not be doable depending on the PSU because some PSU fans have some really wierd connectors (to prevent that kinda stuff)

 

[arno]

wel it has a red and a black wire and most of the fans have those wires

 

[Praetor]

wel it has a red and a black wire and most of the fans have those wires

Yes they do but if you look at the connectors those red and black wires use ... you'll find a lot of PSUs use two-pin connectors rather than the more common 3-pin and 4-pin variants. Now if you know your way around electronics and such go for it but I would imagine it'd be an easier task just to get a standard fan

 

[Lorand]

It's not so difficult to connect that fan, but since it's old it might be noisy and the accumulated dust in it doesn't make it very reliable.

 

[Praetor]

It's not so difficult to connect that fan

Really? So all i'd have to do is grab some 3/4 pin headers somewhere and feed them through? (i thought the pin/cables on PSU fans were too big for 3pin headers...maybe 4pin headers work)

 

[arno]

yeah you right but i just wanted to put it on an old aptiva e series 243 from ibm computer but im thinking of making my own computer and then i just buy fans and cooling stuff

 

[arno]

well i study electronics but dont know nothing of computer electronics butt its maybe easy but its my first time opening unscrewing my computer and rebuild it what worked but i couldnt even play age of empires so that not good

 

[Lorand]

So all i'd have to do is grab some 3/4 pin headers somewhere and feed them through?

How about scissors and some tape...

 

[Praetor]

Yeah yeah I know THAT lol... i was thinking of a cleaner solution (if possible)