Hi all,

Basically the titles says it all. Im rather new at all these modding stuff. How do I use cooling fans for external purposes without having to connect to the PSU (please forgive me for the lousy term, not sure what its called) for power??

Thx a lot =D .. Really much appreciate the help.

This post has been edited by rave963: Jun 7 2011, 03:01 AM

lemme say this.. u want to power the fans without connecting to your pc psu..? is that right..?
then u need to find another power supply to power up ur fans...

connect either 2 of the wires to a power source. usually the middle wire serves the purpose of fan speed sensor

This is why it's important to learn the correct terminology. The CPU is the processor, not the whole PC. So when you say "CPU fan", you have to be sure you're not referring to any fan other than the one that sits on top of your processor's heatsink.

yes =D .. correct. Any examples?

Erm.. What sort of other power source I can connect to and how??

Ya I know the importance of terminology. Thx =D ... unless someone can make a thread on terminology on pc stuff =D ...really appreciate the help

This post has been edited by rave963: Jun 7 2011, 03:00 AM

Here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogkIwzsUAsE

http://www.google.com.my/#sclient=psy&hl=e...w=2560&bih=1505

Use google, it makes life a lot easier

i have no idea actually.. u will need to use the psu .. or maybe u can use the usb to power up your fan. but it will be very low laa. as th usb only powered with 5v iinm. u cannot use the wall plug to pwer the fans as it will only burn your fan. i guess u will ned a second psu or just power it by usb

give me rm50, i'll come to your house and do it for you...

I see .. even if usb, then how to connect it to usb? depend on another psu kinda pricey @@"'.. but thx for the suggestion

Rm50 ah ... what you going to do =-=?? breifly explain to me whats u r going to do .. not the whole process but the outcome

or u can just buy a cheap 12v power supply..

There are fans that runs on 240VAC, means can plug into wall plugs directly, but I don't know why you don't want to plug into PSU, you can still plug into motherboard fan connector. Though for long term usage, I still recommend to use PSU to power up the fans since if you seperate the power means you have to turn on and off manually.

hehe .. I was just thinking of an experiment XD ... just out of my curiousity too

Or you could use a 12V adapter if you decide to power only fan. i did that for my router.

i see ... thx for the help =D .. Or I should just go to lowyat ask them to show me straight XD??

what sort of adapter..?