A few days ago I ordered a fan off Newegg and made sure it was the right one for me. When it came today I noticed that it was a 3 pin connector. Right now I've got a two fan pin connector because my leads were designed that way. Could someone link me to a 2 pin to 3 pin adapter or something along those lines so I can use this fan? Normally this wouldn't be a problem but I can't seem to find any fans that are only two pin connector.
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10/13/12 at 12:03pm
If you have a multimeter to double check its pretty simple
If your fan only has 2 leads then one is power and one is ground. On the 3 pin the extra wire is for rpm.
Look for witing diagrams or pinouts and you can probably wire it up correwctly usig the adapter you bought.
If your fan only has 2 leads then one is power and one is ground. On the 3 pin the extra wire is for rpm.
Look for witing diagrams or pinouts and you can probably wire it up correwctly usig the adapter you bought.
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10/13/12 at 9:20pm
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The fan plugs are a standard.....
Most 2 pin fans come with 3 pin plugs for compatibility so that it can just plug in,,,,and go....
The same is for PWM fans, they can plug into 3 pin fan headers.
What you are better off doing is taking a pic of the 2pin plugged fan you have, and show us the configuration.
Most 2 pin fans come with 3 pin plugs for compatibility so that it can just plug in,,,,and go....
The same is for PWM fans, they can plug into 3 pin fan headers.
What you are better off doing is taking a pic of the 2pin plugged fan you have, and show us the configuration.
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2-pin fan pinout generally is like said above.. red is positive and black is ground.
3-pin fan pinout
4-pin fan pinout
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