🚀 go-pugleaf

Sat, 06 Oct 2001 04:08:38 GMT, "Karl Dieter" <nospam@mydomain.com>
wrote:

>> Hi Karl.
>
>Hallo.
>
>>
>> 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?
>
>The fan appears OK, even at 120mm.  I think it's just that the sensor never
>gets hot enough to start the fan.  If I lightly blow a hair-dryer on the
>sensor, the fan starts up as supposed.
>
>>
>> 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.
>
>I'm not over willing to use the Panaflos, I'd just like a steady airflow
>through-out the case.
>
>>
>> How loaded is this system?  It's very uncommon for a PC to need two
>> 120mm fans.
>
>P4 1.7, 512MB RDRAM, 100GBs Ultra160 SCSI, 3Com 990SVR ARM NIC, Creative
>AUDIGY, Adaptec FireConnect.  Fairly loaded, not excessive though.
>
>Danke.
>
>

If there aren't any components getting too hot, you could just leave
it alone.

You could get an adaptor to power it at full speed from a PSU line if
you really want it running, or try newsgroups like sci.electronics (or
similar) for the possibility of making a thermal-sensing fan speed
controller, or just buy a fan with this feature, and use the adaptor I
mentioned.


Dave
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