Connect System Fan To Psu

Proceed to step 2.

Connect system fan to psu.

Some fans come with 4 pin molex connectors which you can plug straight into your psu. If they have 3 pin plugs and you don t have enough spaces on your mobo you will need an adapter molex 3 pin which usually the fans or the psu will come with. How to connect psu cables. If they re connected to the power supply usually through a molex connector there s no way to control them through software you d have to hook them up to a hardware fan controller.

Read the tutorial on tom s hardware. Click on penn state wireless click on the words click here to get set up for penn state wireless the system will auto detect your devices operating system type if incorrect click the drop down box to select the correct one. Next connect the 6 or 8 pin pci power cable to your video card. Four radiator fans via y splitters.

Two radiator fans via y splitter. Two radiator fans without y splitter. Connect one adapter to cpu fan 1 and the other adapter to cpu fan 2. If you can connect them to your motherboard however you may have options.

Power down the computer and turn the power switch off on the power. Yup just connect the fan controller to the two molex connectors as the fan controller gets power through 2 molex connectors. Cpu fan 2 opt can be left unused. Type wireless psu edu in the address bar.

Attach the case fan to the vented rear panel. Connect your power supply cables beginning with the 24 pin motherboard connector. Connect the adapter to cpu fan 1. Some video cards do not require additional power from the power supply.

Connect all the fan wires to the fan controller right. Others have the 3 pin pwm plugs matching those on your mobo. This is part of a how to series of videos. Some motherboards will only require a 4 pin connector.

Those with 3 pin cables and those with 4 pin cables. Next connect the 8 pin cpu motherboard cable. Motherboard connected fans come in two varieties. Connect the fan to cpu fan 1.

These are 3 pin fans will they connect to this 4 pin speed controller. Yup connectors as labeled fan1 fan2 fan3 etc dont need to buy any molex cables and stuff right.