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Cooling Fans Question?
Name: dan Date: October 21, 2002 at 16:26:21 Pacific OS: Win98 CPU/Ram: 400/64
Comment:
I am going to be getting a GA-7VAXP motherboard and I was wonder something. I want to buy some 80mm case cooling fans, but does my motherboard use the fans with the 3 pin connector or the 4 pin connector. Can someone explain this me. Thanks
Name: n3985 Date: October 21, 2002 at 17:28:05 Pacific
Reply:
the fans are connected to the PSU and not the mobo, most are 3 pin female/male connectors
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Response Number 2
Name: RJ Date: October 21, 2002 at 18:43:31 Pacific
Reply:
If you find that the connections are wrong, adapters (3- 4 pin) are available everywhere.
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Response Number 3
Name: Ron Date: October 22, 2002 at 03:47:41 Pacific
Reply:
My GA-7VRXP has 2 fan connecters 1 for CPU and 1 for system. They are small 3 pin the larger 4 pin connecters are the ones that connect to your PSU. There are pass through and adapters and some have a signal wire ect...
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