Case Fan using A 4-3 Pin Adapter Quick ?

N3K0 · 08-14-09, 02:53 PM

System fan has failed. Service Immediately...

^^ Lies =-P

I wanted to hook up one of the fans on the Antec 902 to my MOBO to silence this error, but the Antec 902 only has 4-pin power connections.

This may seem stupid but I do not know which cable to get. I am probably just over thinking it.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11...Connector.html

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/91...Connector.html

If 2nd option can someone please explain that. // Not all 4-Pin fans can be used on all controllers, check max amp draw before plugging in your fan! //

Thank you in advance for any answer(s) or help.

thideras · 08-14-09, 02:55 PM

If you go into the monitoring tab (not sure what it is called on MSI boards), you should be able to disable the fan warning/monitoring. Easier and cheaper than going the route you wanted.

N3K0 · 08-14-09, 03:13 PM

systems specs were outdated sorry. Just finished updating them. Downgraded =-(

Also I looked in the BIOS on my current board but could not find anything that looked like it would disable the message.

thideras · 08-14-09, 03:15 PM

You almost have the same motherboard that I have in my server. Find the monitoring section where it lists out temperatures and fan speed. Hit enter on the CPU fan speed (should be 0) and select "ignore". Every Asus board that I've owned (a LOT) have had that option.

N3K0 · 08-14-09, 03:34 PM

No luck. My board is one taken from my old stock HP setup. Not sure if that makes a difference.

thideras · 08-14-09, 03:38 PM

If there is no option for it, is it that big of a deal really? If it is shutting down the system, I could understand; but if it is just pausing during the POST process, it isn't worth it.

N3K0 · 08-14-09, 03:40 PM

Meh, only $5~. Kinda being a perfectionist though. Any thought on which cable? =-P

thideras · 08-14-09, 03:42 PM

Both of those will not work, they are only power cables. What fan do you have? Does it have a "third cable" (RPM monitoring)?

If it only has two cables, the motherboard can't detect the RPM of the fan.

Marshmallow64 · 08-14-09, 04:07 PM

The first one should work. He basically needs a 4 pin to 3 pin converter so that he can plug in the fan to the mobo instead of the psu.

thideras · 08-14-09, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marshmallow64

The first one should work. He basically needs a 4 pin to 3 pin converter so that he can plug in the fan to the mobo instead of the psu.

Except you are completely missing the point, there is no RPM fan cable. So even if he got the first one and plugged it in, the motherboard will still report the fan is not spinning. Neither of the cables he linked will work.

N3K0 · 08-14-09, 11:13 PM

So basically I would need something like this?

http://www.amazon.com/Antec-TriCool-...0309523&sr=1-3

or is it possible to cap it off with some sort of a, don't know the word.

More so curious about it now. Does not really both me this much =-P

CharlieCS · 08-14-09, 11:39 PM

Am with thid on this one ,you can just get another fan with RPM monitoring . This is a cheap option http://www.petrastechshop.com/12yalod1cafa.html

Edit : didnt saw your last post yep that will work .

08-14-09, 02:53 PM	Thread Starter #1
N3K0 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009	Case Fan using A 4-3 Pin Adapter Quick ? System fan has failed. Service Immediately... ^^ Lies =-P I wanted to hook up one of the fans on the Antec 902 to my MOBO to silence this error, but the Antec 902 only has 4-pin power connections. This may seem stupid but I do not know which cable to get. I am probably just over thinking it. http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11...Connector.html http://www.frozencpu.com/products/91...Connector.html If 2nd option can someone please explain that. // Not all 4-Pin fans can be used on all controllers, check max amp draw before plugging in your fan! // Thank you in advance for any answer(s) or help.
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08-14-09, 02:55 PM	#2
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	If you go into the monitoring tab (not sure what it is called on MSI boards), you should be able to disable the fan warning/monitoring. Easier and cheaper than going the route you wanted. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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08-14-09, 03:13 PM	Thread Starter #3
N3K0 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009	systems specs were outdated sorry. Just finished updating them. Downgraded =-( Also I looked in the BIOS on my current board but could not find anything that looked like it would disable the message.
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08-14-09, 03:15 PM	#4
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	You almost have the same motherboard that I have in my server. Find the monitoring section where it lists out temperatures and fan speed. Hit enter on the CPU fan speed (should be 0) and select "ignore". Every Asus board that I've owned (a LOT) have had that option. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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08-14-09, 03:34 PM	Thread Starter #5
N3K0 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009	No luck. My board is one taken from my old stock HP setup. Not sure if that makes a difference.
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08-14-09, 03:38 PM	#6
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	If there is no option for it, is it that big of a deal really? If it is shutting down the system, I could understand; but if it is just pausing during the POST process, it isn't worth it. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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08-14-09, 03:40 PM	Thread Starter #7
N3K0 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009	Meh, only $5~. Kinda being a perfectionist though. Any thought on which cable? =-P
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08-14-09, 03:42 PM	#8
thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Both of those will not work, they are only power cables. What fan do you have? Does it have a "third cable" (RPM monitoring)? If it only has two cables, the motherboard can't detect the RPM of the fan. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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08-14-09, 04:07 PM	#9
Marshmallow64 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: California	The first one should work. He basically needs a 4 pin to 3 pin converter so that he can plug in the fan to the mobo instead of the psu. __________________ :: Gaming Desktop :: CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @ 3.9 Ghz 1.4v \| MOBO: MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 (732/1464/1900) \| RAM: 4 GB G-Skill DDR3 1600 SSD: OCZ Vertex 120 GB \| HD1: WD Black 640 GB \| HD2: WD Black 2 TB SC: Xfi Titanium Fatal1ty \| PSU: Corsair HX 620 W KB: Saitek Eclipse \| MOUSE: Logitech MX 518 CASE: Antec 1200 \| OS: Windows 7 x64 :: Laptop :: MOD: Macbook Pro 13” 2011 \| CPU: Intel Core i5 @ 2.3 Ghz RAM: 4 GB DDR3 1333 \| OS: OS X Lion 10.7.2
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08-14-09, 11:13 PM	Thread Starter #11
N3K0 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009	So basically I would need something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Antec-TriCool-...0309523&sr=1-3 or is it possible to cap it off with some sort of a, don't know the word. More so curious about it now. Does not really both me this much =-P
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08-14-09, 11:39 PM	#12
CharlieCS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New York Forum Points:4576	Am with thid on this one ,you can just get another fan with RPM monitoring . This is a cheap option http://www.petrastechshop.com/12yalod1cafa.html Edit : didnt saw your last post yep that will work .
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