Case Fan LED Integration

jtsanabria · Oct 30, 2013

I'm purchasing the HAF XM case which has a front fan with an LED. The case also has a button on the top that controls the LED on/off function. If I were to get more fans with LEDs, how could I configure it so that when I push the LED button on the I/O front panel of the case, ALL the fan LEDs turn on/off? Would they have to be connected to the motherboard rather than through a 3pin/molex connection directly to the psu?

burdenbound · Oct 30, 2013

First you would need to make sure all the fans you buy come with some sort of LED switch. Then you would probably need some extra wire and solder to connect them all to the case switch.

jtsanabria · Oct 30, 2013

Well I believe the lead for the case switch goes to the motherboard? I think? I haven't yet purchased the case so i'm unsure.

burdenbound · Oct 30, 2013

jtsanabria :

The motherboard wouldn't control the LED on a fan, a typical 3 pin fan connector on the motherboard consist of power, ground, and data. The data is so you can monitor the fans speed. A 4 pin has power, ground, data, and control so you can control the fan speed. Nothing there that can manage the fan LED.

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