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PSU fan as a case fan
Name: WeEZeR Date: June 16, 2002 at 14:18:16 Pacific
Comment:
At home i've found an old PSU and i've decided to take the fan in it and utilize it as a case fan in my computer cause i don't have one. The fan is 12V and 0,13A. Because i don't know where to connect it i've try to rely the fan with a free IDE connector. I take the red and black cable of the fan and put them in the holes of the IDE connector with the same color. With this the fan work but turn very slowly. Someone know why and where else can i connect the fan ? I know that the fan can turn faster cause i check it when she was in the PSU.
Name: MrSecret Date: June 16, 2002 at 15:02:05 Pacific
Reply:
Actually, the yellow and black are 12 volts. Black to black, yellow to red. I've got the same thing in my case (self mod) and works great, but a little noisy. Regards.
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Response Number 2
Name: WeEZeR Date: June 16, 2002 at 15:04:07 Pacific
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Are u sure it's yellow to red ?
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Response Number 3
Name: Badboy Date: June 17, 2002 at 00:21:00 Pacific
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Yellow is 12V. Red is 5V. Black is ground.
http://www.computerhope.com/help/ps.htm
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Response Number 4
Name: Date: June 17, 2002 at 02:25:57 Pacific
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if your mobo has pins for extra fans, you can try connecting it there...
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Response Number 5
Name: WeEZeR Date: June 17, 2002 at 14:24:34 Pacific
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I know i have a place on the mobo where to connect a system fan (like a 3 pins connector), can i plug the black and yellow cable on that ?
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Response Number 6
Name: Dean Date: June 25, 2002 at 08:48:18 Pacific
Reply:
Hey, I modded a CPU (P100) fan and a PSU fan so they make a great case fan =). All I did was wire the black cables together and reds together (standard Molex connector). Works like a dream. ie.
PSU-- red----><--black-- Molex.
All I need now is 2 more 8cm fans, and Ill have 6 fans going :P. (PSU, CPU, Chipset, Case atm).
Cheers Dean
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Response Number 7
Name: Dean Date: June 25, 2002 at 08:49:48 Pacific
Reply:
Hey, I modded a CPU (P100) fan and a PSU fan so they make a great case fan =). All I did was wire the black cables together and reds together (standard Molex connector). Works like a dream. ie.
PSU-- red----><--black--Molex.
All I need now is 2 more 8cm fans, and Ill have 6 fans going :P. (PSU, CPU, Chipset, Case atm).
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