my power supply power fan...

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Apparently, you acquired the wrong power supply unit
for your PC. Take your PC to a qualified PC technician
for assistance.

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| hi, my power supply has a power fan cable but my motherboard doesnt have the
| spot for it. Is it important to get the power fan cable running? and how?
| Can i plug this power fan cable into the chasis fan on the motherboard slot?
| I guess no because then there is no spot for my chassis fan. Please help me
| how to get the power fan in my PSU running. Thanx alot.

 

[Richard Urban]

The fan gets it's power from the power supply it resides within. If the fan
is not turning the power supply needs replacement. The wire you are
referring to is only a speed sensor wire and has nothing to do with the fans
spinning - or not!

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Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[John]

hi, my power supply has a power fan cable but my motherboard doesnt have the
spot for it. Is it important to get the power fan cable running? and how?
Can i plug this power fan cable into the chasis fan on the motherboard slot?
I guess no because then there is no spot for my chassis fan. Please help me
how to get the power fan in my PSU running. Thanx alot.

If you need to do an either or, definately plug in the power supply,
*assuming* it fits the motherboard connector with *no modifications*. If
the power supply is equipped with a fan (most do, did your old one?)
then you can be assured that it absolutely needs it to last more than a
few weeks.

Case cooling: Remove the case door and duct tape a box fan to the side
of the case with a suitably sized furnace filter between

I am sure you would get better answers here:

alt.comp.hardware

John

 

[Happy]

hi, my power supply has a power fan cable but my motherboard doesnt have the
spot for it. Is it important to get the power fan cable running? and how?
Can i plug this power fan cable into the chasis fan on the motherboard slot?
I guess no because then there is no spot for my chassis fan. Please help me
how to get the power fan in my PSU running. Thanx alot.

 

[Nog]

hi, my power supply has a power fan cable but my motherboard doesnt have
the spot for it. Is it important to get the power fan cable running? and
how? Can i plug this power fan cable into the chasis fan on the
motherboard slot? I guess no because then there is no spot for my chassis
fan. Please help me how to get the power fan in my PSU running. Thanx
alot.

Is it not a cable to power an aux case fan if you put one in? Don't plug it
on your motherboard, you could blow something out.

 

[D.Currie]

The fan gets it's power from the power supply it resides within. If the
fan is not turning the power supply needs replacement. The wire you are
referring to is only a speed sensor wire and has nothing to do with the
fans spinning - or not!

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

Richard:

I've seen some HPs with the mini power supplies that have a power connector
for the fan, and it needs to plug into the motherboard. Why they designed
them like that is another question...

 

[WTC]

The fan gets it's power from the power supply it resides within. If
the fan is not turning the power supply needs replacement. The wire
you are referring to is only a speed sensor wire and has nothing to do
with the fans spinning - or not!

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

Look at a Dell, HP and then take a laugh.