Corsair 500R - Where To Plug In Fan Controller?

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lsyriste

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Hi guys,

For my Carbide 500R case, I'm having trouble getting the two front fans to work. The fan controller doesn't plug in anywhere... I've never seen a cable like it. Can anyone tell me where this plugs in or if I need to buy an adapter? Here's some pictures of what it looks like:
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Connect the stock 200mm side fan to this connector in your picture. There is also a molex pass-thru connector from the 500R's header that connects to the PSU. Then all 3 fans (the 2 stock front 120mm and side 200mm) should work.

Corsair should have better/clearer identifications on what each cables are for. That skimpy Quick Start Guide made understanding slower.
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lsyriste

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It does not plug in anywhere into my MB (Maximus vi hero). All the fan connectors have a 4 pin layout, this does not plug into any of them
 
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ck9876

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I am having the exact same problem with my case. I have no where to plug the fan control to. Where did you plug the side fan in?

 
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Chuck301

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Connect the stock 200mm side fan to this connector in your picture. There is also a molex pass-thru connector from the 500R's header that connects to the PSU. Then all 3 fans (the 2 stock front 120mm and side 200mm) should work.

Corsair should have better/clearer identifications on what each cables are for. That skimpy Quick Start Guide made understanding slower.
 
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mookraken

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You plug your 200mm side fan into that.

To power your fans you will need to plug your case cables into your MOBO (mine is called the system panel connector - ASUS M5A99X). These cables come from the top of your case and will connect your power button and LEDs etc.
 
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Can you leave the male side of the molex pass through empty? The only cable I have is a male molex to PSU. I want to make sure i do this right, because i already fried a mobo by plugging the controller into a 4 pin fan header (rookie mistake, i know).

 
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thanks foe the answer i got this case today and corsair dont make it easy for noob builders tightwads no instructions just a paper showing off and pointing the obvious like number 1 this is the case
thanks again effmoo
 
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