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Originally Posted by bsamsel 
thanks man! but this is an extension cable, i was looking for the regular cable. 8pin to 6pin...
also, i got a question. i got a couple of these fans:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12872/fan-845/BitFenix_Spectre_LED_120mm_Fan_-_Blue_BFF-BLF-12025B-RP.html?id=FyIcNw62&mv_pc=154
a 120mm and 140mm, it comes with just a normal 3 pin connector for power that i attached to the motherboard. but the 2 pin led fan, i plugged into the 2 pin front led switch on the case. the 2 pin wire started smoking and melted, i have no idea why this would have happened,
i have 2 other red led fans, where they have a 4 pin molex connector for power (only 2 pins present of the 4), and a similar 2 pin cable for the led, and these work fine.
any ideas?
thanks,
b
thanks man! but this is an extension cable, i was looking for the regular cable. 8pin to 6pin...
also, i got a question. i got a couple of these fans:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12872/fan-845/BitFenix_Spectre_LED_120mm_Fan_-_Blue_BFF-BLF-12025B-RP.html?id=FyIcNw62&mv_pc=154
a 120mm and 140mm, it comes with just a normal 3 pin connector for power that i attached to the motherboard. but the 2 pin led fan, i plugged into the 2 pin front led switch on the case. the 2 pin wire started smoking and melted, i have no idea why this would have happened,
i have 2 other red led fans, where they have a 4 pin molex connector for power (only 2 pins present of the 4), and a similar 2 pin cable for the led, and these work fine.
any ideas?
thanks,
b
just in case anyone runs into this problem. my issue was that the fans came with a little 2 pin plug loop, this is not supposed to be plugged into power as i thought, and the front switch on the case supplies 5volts.
Q: How do I connect my Spectre LED/Spectre Pro LED/Spectre Pro PWM LED cables?
There are two cables attached to the fan.
1) There is a 3 pin or 4 pin cable that will connect to your corresponding power source (molex, motherboard, fan controller). This will provide power to the fan blades and to the LED
2) The 2 pin cable has an attached cable loop. This cable is to turn on/off your LED's at your convenience. Do not plug it into a power source as there will be an electrical short and will burn your fan and cables. You can also attach this loop to our Hydra Pro fan controller for on-the-fly LED on/off.
hope this helps someone and prevents fires or other craziness! i consider myself lucky to have not damaged any other components or worse!
but in that i don't see much of a difference, apart from the addition of an extra colour choice, i'm happier using my own fans, and i don't plan on getting an ssd for a long time, so for me, the original scout 2 is just fine, and keeping a white case white is a major pita, you just have to look back into the 90's and remember all the cream off white desktop cases and keyboards heh.
