- Joined
- Feb 2, 2001
- Location
- Delray Beach FL
Rumor has it that using the standard 4 wire power connectors is better than using the 3 pin onboard fan connectors because that way none of the power has to go through the MB and heat it up or stress it. That does make some sense to me.
I wouldn't mind going that route and I know that I would just need to hook up the fan to the yellow (12 volt) power wire and one of the black ground wires. But, I also want the fan monitored, and that only happens through the onboard 3 pin connectors.
So, can I split the wires with two going to the 4 wire connectors (y plugs are cheap) and the third to the MB monitoring pin? Which wires on the 3 pin fans are the power and which one goes to which pin on the (A7V in my case) MB?
Does this make sense to anyone? Just wondering.
I wouldn't mind going that route and I know that I would just need to hook up the fan to the yellow (12 volt) power wire and one of the black ground wires. But, I also want the fan monitored, and that only happens through the onboard 3 pin connectors.
So, can I split the wires with two going to the 4 wire connectors (y plugs are cheap) and the third to the MB monitoring pin? Which wires on the 3 pin fans are the power and which one goes to which pin on the (A7V in my case) MB?
Does this make sense to anyone? Just wondering.