Fan How To? Plz Help!

[RAID-UA]

I got a 80mm FAN for my case but i dont know how it is suppose to fit onto any power slots or fan slots on my mobo.

It is the fan, with 1 small black wire and 1 small red wire.

Where do these wires connect to?

thanks

[Ridenow]

Well if it only has 2 wires, it connects to the power supply, not a header on the mobo. What you describe is bare wires. You would either need to put a connector on it or "jumper" it into one of the hard drive (molex) connectors. The black one would be a ground and connect to one of the black wires from the power supply. the red wire is 12V and connects to the yellow from the power supply. I buy my connectors from http://www.jameco.com, but you have to buy in lots of 10. You do not need a tool to assemble a molex connector, but to take it apart you need a pin extractor.

[RAID-UA]

So i have a spare power supply connector that u plug into CD-ROM and HDD's and the likes.

With the plastic thing on the end with the 4 connector holes.

So i just jam these wires into the black and the yellow ones?

OR WAT?

There is black yellow and RED on rthem

[Ridenow]

Originally posted by RAID-UA
So i have a spare power supply connector that u plug into CD-ROM and HDD's and the likes.

With the plastic thing on the end with the 4 connector holes.

So i just jam these wires into the black and the yellow ones?

OR WAT?

There is black yellow and RED on rthem

Yes, I am referring to "the plastic thing on the end with the 4 connector holes", that is a molex connector.

Jamming the wires in there would make the fan spin while you are holding it together, but that is not a good connection and is not recommended.

You can disassemble a connector and crimp or solder your wires to the pins so the make good connection. To disassemble the connector without damaging it requires a pin extractor. This is an $8 tool that looks like a metal syringe.

You can buy the connector parts and put it on, they snap together. Taking them apart is the hard part

Another option is to cut the wires leading to the connector and splice the fan in with wire nuts. This can be messy and I would not do it, but it is a cheap option.

[RAID-UA]

so the connectors have 1 side where u fix the 2 (red+black wires)
and the clip onto the 4 point plastic molex. Easy as that?

If rthat it all i need to know then im sorted rthanks for your help
Ridenow,

ur a champion :)

[Ridenow]

On a molex connector the yellow wire is 12V, the 2 blacks are grounds and the red is 5V. Fans are made to run on 12V, so would connect the black wire on the fan to a black wire on the connector and the red wire from the fan to the yellow from the supply.

[RAID-UA]

yep ive got it now u are good at explaining thx.....

A PICTURE OF MY PC ....

IT WAS HOT!!!!!

[Ridenow]

Originally posted by RAID-UA
so the connectors have 1 side where u fix the 2 (red+black wires)
and the clip onto the 4 point plastic molex. Easy as that?

If rthat it all i need to know then im sorted rthanks for your help
Ridenow,

ur a champion :)

It is easy, but I have the tools and have done it many times. I am not sure it is "that easy". Let me get some pics....

[RAID-UA]

A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO RIDENOW FOR EXPLAINING THE FAN SETUP NOW I GOT THAT HUGE FAN RUNNING SWEET!

[Ridenow]

https://www.jameco.com/Jameco/Products/ProdCT/p055.pdf

This page has the pins, the housings and the extractor.
Molex connectors have a plastic housing and then there are 4 little pins that the wires crimp to. These pins snap into the housing and lock. They are near impossible to get out without the tool. With the tool the pop right out.

[Ridenow]

Originally posted by RAID-UA
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO RIDENOW FOR EXPLAINING THE FAN SETUP NOW I GOT THAT HUGE FAN RUNNING SWEET!

Oh. That means I should stop now, right?