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Karl Dieter wrote:
> The sensor is on the MOBO.  Basically, the fan sends it's RPM to the
> MOBO, then to the SMSC controller.  The sensor is placed near the fan
> plug header, and the sensor controls the voltage that gets sent to
> the fan.  What is happening is the sensor for the front fan never
> gets hot enough to send any voltage to the fan.  Where-as the sensor
> for the rear fan, is at the top of the case where the heat is, and
> naturally, gets hot and kicks off the rear fan to exhaust the air.

We that's dumb fuck stupid you sould use 1 sensor so that both of the 
fans are synced (havin' 2 fans at 1/2 speed gives better cooling that 1 
of them at full speed), that sensor should be on a header so you can 
place the sensor where you can get a decent idea of what the case temp 
(ie. the exaust air temp ;)


> This is fine and I can see how it's meant to work, but it's pointless
> having a fan in the front when it rarely ever starts.  Most of the
> time, my system is using the rear fan to exhaust air.  I do have a
> couple of Panaflo fans (120x120x38mm) that plug directly into the
> PSU, they work tremendously, but they are loud.  I can't hear the TV
> 5-feet away with these things.

Well go to someone like www.TekHeads.co.uk and get your self a 3-pin 
(male) to 4 pin molex (male) connector and plug you fan in.

If you want the speed sensor to work you've got to do a little work, 
you need to take the earth and the singnal wire to the 3 pin plug, to 
do this I genraly cut earth 1/2 way between the fan and the 3 pin and 
remove the 12v line from the 3 pin plug, get a 4pin molex (male) 
connect up the 12v straignt into the PSU 12v, then split the earth one 
going to the molex and the other going to the 3 pin, this'll give you 
both 12v constent and speed sensor (oh 5v on PSU's is yellow).

Ani

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