Hi! Below you'll see a picture of my mobo and I would like to hear from you guys what are the connectors encircled. Fan power plugs or what? Thanks!
those would be the audio connectors for instance they would hook to the back of a cd/dvd drive with a three or four pin cable here is an example of the cable Newegg.com - GENERIC 24" Audio 4-pin Connector Cable - OEM hope this helps you out
yeah, that helps! I was just wondering if I could connect another case fan somewhere there... what options are there then?
you could get a fan controller that powers several fans or some fans come with an adapter top hook them in to the main rails for instance the adapter plugs into the hard drive then the power wire plugs in to it. just a standard 4 pin molex with a couple wires hanging from it and a fan plug on the end of them Fan Connectors here are some ideas for the cable method Newegg.com - iStarUSA DIY-K150-04 Small 4pin coverter to 2x 3pin / 1x 2pin - OEM another option Newegg.com - VANTEC NXP-301 Controller, Panel - Retail and a fan controller
no problem i do not know if you plan on upgrading your power supply but there are units otu there with fan connectors on them also
Typically, those fan connectors are one of the following: -3-pin, for motherboard headers. This isn't to power a fan, so much as provide a means of monitoring the PSU fan. -4-pin. This only has the 12V and a ground connected to power fans that way. The exceptions come when you have a motherboard sporting a fancy front panel for a bay as part of the gee-whiz factor.
