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Name: chris
Date: December 8, 2002 at 09:54:54 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: P4 2.4B
Comment:

Just bought a Gigabyte mobo and an Antec Case.

The case has 2 fans which connect to the power supply.

But coming out of the power supply is a a black and blue wire called the "3-pin fan sensor"

The mobo has "pwr_fan" and "sys_fan" connectors.

Should I connect the "3 pin fan sensor to one of those, even thought they are already connected to the power supply.

I am guessing that mobo has those sockets for case fans which don't connect to the Power supply??

Thanks in advance.



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Name: ...
Date: December 8, 2002 at 12:46:59 Pacific
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the mobo's connectors are for case fans. Usually you plug your fans there, unless you have some place else to plug them (psu, or in my case, the front panel).

i don't know about your psu's fan connection though...perhaps it's there to give your mobo the ability to check the psu's fan's speed? how do your fans connect to the psu? I think it's better if you connect the case fans to the mobo...that way, the mobo can sense their speed, etc.


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Response Number 2
Name: Rich
Date: December 10, 2002 at 21:01:39 Pacific
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I wouldn't connect all the fans to the mobo yet. Check the power of the fans being used. A lot of the newer case fans require so much wattage that they should be connected directly to the PSU so they get enough wattage. Otherwise, there is a risk of burning out the tracks on the motherboard. If changing/monitoring case fan speed isn't an absolute necessity, and you have the 4 pin connectors, hook them up to the PSU and lessen the risk.


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