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Weird fan plugs?

  • 18-02-2005 2:27pm
    #1
    Lydesia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 231 ✭✭


    I am n00b,
    im building my first machine atm and i just wanna make sure im doing everything right. I have the Thermaltake Tsunami dream case, it has large 120 mm fans but look at the att document. I thought all fans has small fanconnectors, these are drive connectors. And there is one for plug in and one for plug out!
    So do i just plug a drive connector in?
    ANy help would be much loved


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  • #2
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    yes you plug in one of the drive power cables, that will give power to the fan. (that's the connecter to the left). the other connecter can be left alone or can be used to connect another device to it


  • #3
    Lydesia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 231 ✭✭Lydesia


    Cremo wrote:
    yes you plug in one of the drive power cables, that will give power to the fan. (that's the connecter to the left). the other connecter can be left alone or can be used to connect another device to it

    Thanks man! Just wanted to make sure


  • #4
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    Just a word of warning, when I set up my antec case fans, which have the same type of connections I just plugged power into them and didn't plug them into anything else. The PC wouldn't switch on and there was a funny high-pitched zap noise out of the PSU when I hit the power button. Plugged the other ends into drives and everything was fine.

    Not sure if the same'll apply to the thermaltake ones but if you get the same symptoms at least you'll know one thing to rule out :)


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