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Article #3439Re: Rear fan spins, front does not?
From: Rick Baker
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 21:18
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 21:18
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> > Hi Karl. > > If the system runs cool enough, enjoy it, there's no need to have that > front fan going, especially if it's sensor is correct, that the lower > case temps are fine. Then again, the reason your front fan isn't > turning, could be that it's a 120mm... is that the size the > motherboard was engineered to control? Possibly an 80mm would be > turning? > > If you really want to use those panaflows, you could try them with the > ground connected to the PSU 5V (red) for a potential of 7V. The > easiest way would be to move the fan's ground contact in the fan > connector, so it mates with the PSU connector 5V line. Whether they > will start at 7V may depend on the specific model. > > How loaded is this system? It's very uncommon for a PC to need two > 120mm fans. > > Dave > ___________________________ > Please Reply to Newsgroup, > Google ate my email address. Connecting a fan between 12V and 5V is not a good idea. If the fan motor shorts out you got big problems to more expensive hardware than a $10 fan. If you more less noise, buy a lower rpm fan.
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