2 New cooling fans!!!?

[pepsiman8]

Ok, 2 questions in 20 minutes... Obviously I'm a rookie.... I have 2 new case fans, i just have no clue how to install them.... i have a 2 pin chord on one, and the other just has 2 spliced wires. I cant find any place to hook them up to.... any help? Thanx
JG

 

[etarhan]

Assuming that these are rated at 12VDC (most are), you need to "steal" 12VDC from one of the HDD power connectors. Hopefully you have an ampty connector, and you can find a male one to plug into the jack. If there is no empty connector around, you may splice the GND and 12V wires from a used one. This requires a small amount of electricianship, and you could get it done by any computer repair shop for a small fee.

 

[paparazi]

The 2 pin one, as you call it, should plug directly into a spare fan header on the motherboard (the same type as the CPU fan is plugged into)
The other without a connector will have to be joined to a spare Molex connector (power plug the same as plugs into the hard drive and CDrom)so it gets it's power directly from the power supply harness.
On these power supply plugs yellow is +12volts and black is ground so:
If your fan has a red and black wire? then:
Red fan wire goes to yellow power supply connector
Black goes to black.
The fans should be fitted:
Front lower drawing IN cool air and
Top back Exhausting (blowing out) the warm case air.
They are usually mounted by 4 supplied screws at the proper mounting/vent points.
Martin

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