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Old April 19th 06, 03:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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could anyone tell me why a fan terminals on a mother board would stop
working. checked the fan its ok but two different fan terminals have ceased
to work Thank you.


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Old April 19th 06, 03:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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ask the motherboard manufacturer?

Anthony J DiVeronica wrote:

could anyone tell me why a fan terminals on a mother board would stop
working. checked the fan its ok but two different fan terminals have ceased
to work Thank you.



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Old April 19th 06, 03:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Anthony J DiVeronica wrote:
could anyone tell me why a fan terminals on a mother board would stop
working. checked the fan its ok but two different fan terminals have ceased
to work Thank you.



Motherboards are made in China. Need I say more?

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Old April 20th 06, 01:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Some fans draw too much current to be used on the 3 pin fan header. If this
is so you can burn out the traces that supply the fan terminals.

I have some fans that draw way too much current but were supplied with the 3
pin connector anyway. If I used it I would be asking for trouble, as the
designed current draw of the fan is well over three times the spec that the
M/B manufacturer gives as "allowed maximum current" of connected fans.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

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If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Anthony J DiVeronica" wrote in message
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could anyone tell me why a fan terminals on a mother board would stop
working. checked the fan its ok but two different fan terminals have
ceased to work Thank you.




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Old April 20th 06, 02:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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But you can buy a wiring harness adaptor that lets the fan run off a Molex
connector from your PSU and still attach a lead to the fan header so that it
can read the fan speed.
peter

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"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."
"Richard Urban MVP" wrote in message
...
Some fans draw too much current to be used on the 3 pin fan header. If
this is so you can burn out the traces that supply the fan terminals.

I have some fans that draw way too much current but were supplied with the
3 pin connector anyway. If I used it I would be asking for trouble, as the
designed current draw of the fan is well over three times the spec that
the M/B manufacturer gives as "allowed maximum current" of connected fans.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Anthony J DiVeronica" wrote in message
...
could anyone tell me why a fan terminals on a mother board would stop
working. checked the fan its ok but two different fan terminals have
ceased to work Thank you.






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Old April 20th 06, 02:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Obviously! But the O/P is asking about the M/B connectors - not molex
connectors. I explained WHY the M/B connectors may not be working.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"peter" wrote in message
news:W7B1g.2701$fL.643@edtnps90...
But you can buy a wiring harness adaptor that lets the fan run off a
Molex connector from your PSU and still attach a lead to the fan header so
that it can read the fan speed.
peter

--
"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."
"Richard Urban MVP" wrote in message
...
Some fans draw too much current to be used on the 3 pin fan header. If
this is so you can burn out the traces that supply the fan terminals.

I have some fans that draw way too much current but were supplied with
the 3 pin connector anyway. If I used it I would be asking for trouble,
as the designed current draw of the fan is well over three times the spec
that the M/B manufacturer gives as "allowed maximum current" of connected
fans.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Anthony J DiVeronica" wrote in message
...
could anyone tell me why a fan terminals on a mother board would stop
working. checked the fan its ok but two different fan terminals have
ceased to work Thank you.








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Old April 20th 06, 05:40 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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But he did not know that and hopefully he does now
peter

--
"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."
"Richard Urban MVP" wrote in message
...
Obviously! But the O/P is asking about the M/B connectors - not molex
connectors. I explained WHY the M/B connectors may not be working.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"peter" wrote in message
news:W7B1g.2701$fL.643@edtnps90...
But you can buy a wiring harness adaptor that lets the fan run off a
Molex connector from your PSU and still attach a lead to the fan header
so that it can read the fan speed.
peter

--
"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."
"Richard Urban MVP" wrote in message
...
Some fans draw too much current to be used on the 3 pin fan header. If
this is so you can burn out the traces that supply the fan terminals.

I have some fans that draw way too much current but were supplied with
the 3 pin connector anyway. If I used it I would be asking for trouble,
as the designed current draw of the fan is well over three times the
spec that the M/B manufacturer gives as "allowed maximum current" of
connected fans.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Anthony J DiVeronica" wrote in message
...
could anyone tell me why a fan terminals on a mother board would stop
working. checked the fan its ok but two different fan terminals have
ceased to work Thank you.










 




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