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replacement 4pin fans for dell pc's ??
The Lumberjackass:
hi ,
im just wondering if there are 4pin fans available for dell systems ? preferably not made by dell , cause lets face it , they are way too loud.
my cab is extremely annoying and you'd swear there was a gale blowing inside it , but the fans are actually very weak :angry:
i do know that using a fan off a cpu heatsink would work , but i cant exactly buy 3 cpu coolers and take the fans off as they cost alot , even for junk ones.
i dont mind cutting into wires so i could join up the fan with the dell connector , but ive searched alot for these 4pin fans and aint found much :cry:
anyone have any suggestions
cheers :cheers:
dave.
newmanfamilyvlogs:
What size do you need?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&N=100007998&IsNodeId=1&PropertyCodeValue=3725:26580,3729:26566,3732:26565,3732:26564&bop=And&Order=RATING&PageSize=20
gryhnd:
You're talking a case fan?
Just get any fan of appropriate size (with a decent review), and most come with connectors to hook into a molex, so no need to cut and splice.
Some come with a built in adjustment for RPM so you can balance out noise:performance as you see fit, others adjust themselves based off temp, etc.
Follow cotmm68030's link to Newegg...they have a great selection.
The Lumberjackass:
thanks for the replies , but i think you mis-understand.
a normal case fan is 3pin and comes with a standard molex connector.
its 3 pins are : positive / negative / rpm
what im looking for is a 4 pin fan , which dell fans are .
the 4pins are : positive / negative / rpm / voltage regulator
these are used by dell so that the mobo can regulate the power to the fans in case the temp sky rockets.
( seems to me like they are on full already so i dont know why they bothered ) . but , if i do try and take the
dell fan out and replace it with a 3pin ( technically it'll work ) im looking at recieving a pop-up from the bios during boot up
telling me that a system fan isnt connected.
if i get a 4pin fan ( 4 pin fans usually are found on cpu heatsinks only ) and splice the wires , the bios wont pop up messages
while im turning on the pc. ive tested taking out a non-essential dell fan before and it wouldnt let me boot untill it was re-connected.
anyways, thought i'd try here for some info :)
gryhnd:
--- Quote from: The Lumberjackass on August 09, 2010, 10:09:10 am ---thanks for the replies , but i think you mis-understand.
a normal case fan is 3pin and comes with a standard molex connector.
its 3 pins are : positive / negative / rpm
what im looking for is a 4 pin fan , which dell fans are .
the 4pins are : positive / negative / rpm / voltage regulator
--- End quote ---
No, I get that actually 8)
Check out page 2 of my jukebox thread. I am using a dell where I removed the case fan/cpu fan shroud combo.
While I see the fan error in the bios log, I do not get stopped by it or have any sort of pop iup. Try setting your BIOS options that report on errors (like keyboard attached) to off.
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