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Cooling CPU cooling fan - Help

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by digitalspy, 24 Jan 2012.

  1. digitalspy

    digitalspy What's a Dremel?

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    Ok,

    Right now I have a standard 120mm Blue LED Case fan in place for my CPU. Its actually more efficient than the previous fan, keeps temps 5'C cooler. At any rate I need a fan that will plug into my mother board so I don't have to keep hitting F1 on boot up (no CPU fan detected - continue anyway) Also so the veriable speed can be controlled too.

    Where can I get a Blue LED fan that has the same connector as the one picture below (original stock fan):

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    Or alternatively is there a way of wiring a standard case fan up to the plug pictured. I assume it wont be speed variable but will the CPU then register a fan is connected?

    Thanks in advance guys :thumb:
     
    digitalspy, 24 Jan 2012
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  2. Atomic

    Atomic Gerwaff

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    Not sure what motherboard you are connecting the fan to but that plug isn't a standard Fan Header so you'll not find many fans with it.
     
    Atomic, 24 Jan 2012
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  3. digitalspy

    digitalspy What's a Dremel?

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    That's my problem lol :/

    The fan actually only has 4 pins in the plug (4 pins but 5 holes) So I am thinking, I can splice a the 5 pin plug onto a 4 pin fan. Does that sound feasible to you guys?
    :idea:
     
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  4. Cleggmeister

    Cleggmeister Of reasonable knowledge...

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    Just go into the BIOS and disable the fan alarm.
     
    Cleggmeister, 24 Jan 2012
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  5. Tangster

    Tangster Butt-kicking for goodness!

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    It's that same plug that I got with my Delta PFC1212's. I rewired it to a 4 pin PWM. removed the fan plug, cut off the old connectors, stripped wire, solder on new conncetors and add cable sleeve(optional) before attaching a PWM fan plug.
    You'll need new connectors though since the connectors on those aren't compatible with standard PC fan head plugs.
    ie, these:
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    Tangster, 25 Jan 2012
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  6. Atomic

    Atomic Gerwaff

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    I think digitalspy is trying to do the opposite, splice a standard fan onto the non standard plug.

    Possible if you want to cut the plug of the existing fan and splice onto a new one.

    Does your motherboard not have any standard fan headers? using one of these and disabling the CPU Fan warning would be way easier.
     
    Atomic, 25 Jan 2012
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  7. digitalspy

    digitalspy What's a Dremel?

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    Sadly there was no way to disable the warning with this machine, after exhausting every bios option available I turned to the internet, where it was confirmed that the warning cannot be disable on this system.

    So I spliced a 4 pin PWM to the 5 pin plug and attached it back to the Motherboard, everything is working fine now, no warning....and speed variable. Sorted.

    Thanks all everything is fine now ;)
     
    digitalspy, 27 Jan 2012
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