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Old 25-10-2007, 7:25 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Additional Case fan power...

Hi, this is probably a really dumb question, but here goes.

I've just finished building my first PC. I cheaped out on some components in case I fried the lot on my first power up.

I have an Asus M2N-X motherboard, and an Akasa Zen case. The case has two fans, one at the front and one at the rear, but the motherboard only has connectors for the PSU fan and one chassis fan. My dumb question is - how do I connect the second case fan? I've checked the PSU and there are no connectors there, so do I need to get me one of those fan controllers that fit in the 5 1/4" drive bays?

Thanks in advance for any help or advice given.

PS: Didn't fry it, and its the best machine I've ever owned, I'm dead proud of myself.
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Old 25-10-2007, 8:13 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Additional Case fan power...

You need a breakout power lead, this will connect between any power lead say to the DVD writer and the psu. simply plug in line and connect up your fan, they are really cheap.
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Cheers for the reply.

Is it something like this?
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Old 26-10-2007, 1:47 PM   #4 (permalink)
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looks like it allright, I've also seen some fans that will take one of the molex connectors for a drive, and it will just draw the 12v it needs.
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