1. You are viewing our forum as a guest. For full access please Register. WindowsBBS.com is completely free, paid for by advertisers and donations.

chassis fan and thermostat connector

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by gghartman, 2004/09/27.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. 2004/09/27
    gghartman

    gghartman Inactive Thread Starter

    Joined:
    2002/01/07
    Messages:
    1,130
    Likes Received:
    0
    Am putting a 80mm chassis fan in a system with a biostar m7viq system board. Having trouble finding the 3 pin connector on the board for the thermostat wire from the chassis fan. Only 3 pin I can find is the wake on lan. Anybody have an idea or is this wire not really needed.
     
  2. 2004/09/27
    Paul

    Paul Inactive

    Joined:
    2002/01/29
    Messages:
    1,293
    Likes Received:
    1
    I'm not familiar with that board, but a suggestion is to grab a converter cable and tap straight into a spare output from the PSU. Checking that voltage requirements are met! My side fan and top blower fan were prewired to connect straight to a spare PSU outlet complete with piggyback connectors to allow other drives to be connected as well.
     
    Paul,
    #2

  3. to hide this advert.

  4. 2004/09/28
    mattman

    mattman Inactive Alumni

    Joined:
    2002/06/10
    Messages:
    8,198
    Likes Received:
    63
  5. 2004/09/28
    markp62

    markp62 Geek Member Alumni

    Joined:
    2002/05/01
    Messages:
    4,012
    Likes Received:
    16
    While the adaptor shown in Mattman's will actually have 2 wires going to the fan, it will work. The third wire [yellow] is for RPM monitoring, not needed for fan operation.
     
  6. 2004/09/28
    gghartman

    gghartman Inactive Thread Starter

    Joined:
    2002/01/07
    Messages:
    1,130
    Likes Received:
    0
    The fan has a connector that allows me to connect the power part of the fan to the psu but the other is a yellow one wire connected to a 3 pin plug.

    The fan works just fine. Based on Markp62 I guess the yellow wire is not needed.

    Thanks.
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page

  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.