how do i connect fans?

Alexandria · Nov 18, 2004

hello.. i have 2 evercool aluminum fans (120mm), antec p-160 case and an abit nf7-s board.... im not sure how to connect the fans... in a guide i read it said to connect the fans to a plug from the psu or somthing.. but the only connecter on the fan is the kind u connect to the motherboard x.X.. and the motherboard only has 3 fan plugs on it.. the cpufan, psufan, and a "chafan"?? whatever that is.. im assuming thats for the case fans but why is there only 1?? what should i do?

secretweapon · Nov 18, 2004

Get a 3pin to 4 pin converter cable and connect it to the PSU. You can find these cables in just about any computer store for a buck or two.

archilochus · Nov 18, 2004

Examples in links below..Since you have 2 fans i linked you to a "Y" splitter too!

It is advised to make one of your lines dedicated to fans and lights only..Read sticky "no joke" in cooling..

3 to 4 pin ADAPTER

"Y" Splitter

WELCOME TO THE FORUMS

Alexandria · Nov 18, 2004

lol the adapters came with teh fans accualy.. i just didnt find em ^^;; but they have like the male and female plug things on it??... am i supposed to plug it into 2 different cables from the psu? o.0

bchur83 · Nov 18, 2004

No, you can just daisychain them on a dedicated lead from the PS. IE dont connect to the lead that goes to your HD or CD drives.

Alexandria · Nov 18, 2004

*didnt understand that at all* xD sorry

Ardneh42 · Nov 18, 2004

make sure that one of the lines of connectors coming off of your psu only has fans connected to it, than have another line coming off of your psu that has your hard drives and cd drives on it. If you read that other thread that was mentioned above it tells you the danger of putting fans and expenisive equipment on the same line off of the power supply.

Alexandria · Nov 18, 2004

ah i see... my psu has on line with 2 connecters and a little lable on it that says *fan only* is that what i should use?....

archilochus · Nov 18, 2004

What psu model and brand is it? We need details to better help you..

Alexandria · Nov 18, 2004

its an Antec Truepower 430

Ardneh42 · Nov 18, 2004

Than just hook up all of your fans to that line, Antec puts those on their power supplies so you can keep your fans on a seperate line and not lose a normal connector.

archilochus · Nov 18, 2004

Dedicated Fan Only power connectors allow TruePower power supplies to control the speed of case fans, too, thus reducing total system noise.

This has been a problem for some ppl's...The case fans run to slow! Just wanted you to be aware of it..

*Source link: http://www.antec-inc.com/pro_details_powerSupply.php?ProdID=20430

Achilles17 · Nov 18, 2004

I just took the connectors off the wires, and soldered the wires together at one point, bound that up with electrical tape, and then attached a connector on the end. sounds complicated but its not

Edit: WOOT! 5 stars!

TheWesson · Nov 19, 2004

huh.

well why not connect your Evercool fans to the "chafan" (chassis i.e. case fan)connector and the "psufan" connector ... ? I am assuming your PSU already has its own fan internally ... ! (you can feel air blowing out of it right?)

You'll probably want to use the "cpufan" connector for your CPU HS fan of course.

the mobo fan headers provide 3-4 watts apiece, plenty for the Evercool aluminum.

You can get all fancy and stuff and connect the Evercool fans to a 4-pin cable but why bother. Get fancy later.

the wesson

Alexandria · Nov 21, 2004

the "psufan" is used for the pse fan xP it had a little cable comming out of it saying *psufan* so i figured that went there, heh

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