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[andy101uk]

I have one cpu fan the moment, it goes into a 3 pin connector, there is a second pcu fan 3 pin connector, but when plugin in a fan, it does not get power which is anoying beause htne i oculd use two cpu fans. To test it, i displugged the 1 cpu fan then pluge dinrto the 2nd port, no difference it still did not work. There does not seem to be anything in the bios, can somebody plz tell me how to enable this second cpu fan! and then i shal be

[RipperRoo]

chances are the second 3 pin connector isnt for a second cpu fan, but instead is for a case fan, even so, it should still work

it could be that its broken or it could just be disabled by a jumper on the motherboard (although i dont why it would be).

without knowing the motherboard you have an answer would be impossible. do you have a user manual that tells you the name of the board?

[john80y]

Its very common for motherboard headers to blow and stop working.. Personally i don't think you should ever run case fans from motherboard headers... If your case fan is 3 pin spend a $ and buy a 3 - 4 pin convertor that way you can plug the fan directly into a molex connector.. This does loose you RPM monitoring but if you really need that feature there is a 3 - 4 pin with RPM support..

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[andy101uk]

its a ms-6340, could i just stick the wires in a power supply 4 thing that goes into hard dirves and tings

[RipperRoo]

yes, with an adapter, if your in the uk as your name suggests go to maplin, they sell them for a few pounds, i was looking at there fans and cooling setion last week and they had a molex to 2 x 12v & 2 x 5v connector for £4.95 (the 5v plugs will run your fans at a lower speed making then quieter but not as efficient)