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Old 11-25-2006, 09:30 AM   #1
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Help with Install of system fans

Im starting a project in something i havent done before in installing 3 fans on the Thermaltake Tsunami va3000.....this comes with 3 fans.....one in the front one in the back and one in the side window..heres what i need some help with

1, the two fans,front and back have a 2 four pin power plug....one that you can plug into a jack on your power supply?..or the other you can plug into a other 4 pin power lead off the psu......my power supply doesnt have a jack on it ...so id have to use the 4 pin power lead pluged into the plug that it can slot into ? right?...lol...

2..two of the fans have a "system fan" 3 plug controls on them....on the motherboard
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only has 1 system fan control is there some adaptor needed or just use it for the main back fan

i hope this makes some sense but if anyone can help me it would be greatly welcomed

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Old 11-25-2006, 10:15 AM   #2
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All of the fans should have either a 4-pin connector that connects to the power supply (your power supply has PLENTY) or a 3-pin connector that connects to your motherboard.
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Old 11-25-2006, 10:46 AM   #3
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1, the two fans,front and back have a 2 four pin power plug....one that you can plug into a jack on your power supply?
A jack?
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..or the other you can plug into a other 4 pin power lead off the psu......my power supply doesnt have a jack on it ...so id have to use the 4 pin power lead pluged into the plug that it can slot into ? right?...lol...
Take a look at the attached image...is this what you're talking about? If it is, that's called a pass through power connector which allows you to plug the fan into a power line between an optical drive and the power supply power cord. The upper connector connects to the power supply power cord and the lower connector goes into the optical drive.
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2..two of the fans have a "system fan" 3 plug controls on them....on the motherboard
GA-8I945P-G-RH
http://uk.giga-byte.com/Products/Mot...GA-8I945P-G-RH

only has 1 system fan control is there some adaptor needed or just use it for the main back fan
Connect the case fans to the power supply instead of the motherboard.

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Old 11-25-2006, 01:34 PM   #4
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Get something like this for the 3 pin fans to connect to the PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812189119
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