No More Places to Plug In Fans

No_Style · Feb 22, 2003, 04:57 PM

My Mobo, ASUS P4B266-C, has no more spots to plug in fans. Is there a way around that? A nice link or set of instructions would be much appreciated.

digitalwanderer · Feb 22, 2003, 05:51 PM

Time to get out the electrical tape and either splice 'em in or splice 'em into a 4-prong by-pass.

Cyan007 · Feb 22, 2003, 08:53 PM

Your fans don't have the power supply port thingies? You know, the ones that go inbetween your power supply cable going to like your CD ROM and such....

WarGun · Feb 23, 2003, 01:41 AM

There are 2 pin mobo fans and then there are 3pin mobo fans that have a speed sensor on them... then there are 4 pin molex fans, you can go forever on them..or at least till your PSU cant take anymore. So go for the molex connectors in the future. just make sure the fan comes with both male and female molex. if you already have 3 pin fans you may have to do what dig said.

No_Style · Feb 23, 2003, 04:17 AM

I meant there are no outlets or 3 pin mobo fan slot thing-a-majigs. Rage3D folks suggested: Fan Bus or Molex adapter. I was hoping for a more economical solution. Sorta like Do it Yourself type thing.

Feb 22, 2003, 04:57 PM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	No More Places to Plug In Fans My Mobo, ASUS P4B266-C, has no more spots to plug in fans. Is there a way around that? A nice link or set of instructions would be much appreciated. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Feb 22, 2003, 05:51 PM	#2
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	Time to get out the electrical tape and either splice 'em in or splice 'em into a 4-prong by-pass. __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Feb 22, 2003, 08:53 PM	#3
Cyan007 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 212 Rep Power: 0	Your fans don't have the power supply port thingies? You know, the ones that go inbetween your power supply cable going to like your CD ROM and such.... __________________ Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 Shuttle SN95G5 v3 AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Geil 1024MB PC3200 DDR400 (512x2) ATI AIW Radeon X800XT Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Seagate Barracude 500GB SATA

Feb 23, 2003, 01:41 AM	#4
WarGun DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	There are 2 pin mobo fans and then there are 3pin mobo fans that have a speed sensor on them... then there are 4 pin molex fans, you can go forever on them..or at least till your PSU cant take anymore. So go for the molex connectors in the future. just make sure the fan comes with both male and female molex. if you already have 3 pin fans you may have to do what dig said. Last edited by WarGun; Feb 23, 2003 at 02:18 AM.

Feb 23, 2003, 04:17 AM	Thread Starter #5
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Err... I meant there are no outlets or 3 pin mobo fan slot thing-a-majigs. Rage3D folks suggested: Fan Bus or Molex adapter. I was hoping for a more economical solution. Sorta like Do it Yourself type thing. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here