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Corsair 500R - Where To Plug In Fan Controller?

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November 9, 2013 10:40:17 PM

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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November 9, 2013 11:33:49 PM

looks like a weird fan header, should just go into your mobo
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November 10, 2013 7:13:03 AM

mcdonh said:
looks like a weird fan header, should just go into your mobo


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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November 15, 2013 10:49:00 AM

lsyriste said:
mcdonh said:
looks like a weird fan header, should just go into your mobo


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


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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December 7, 2013 7:58:06 PM

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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December 16, 2013 8:52:04 PM

I think it plugs into the side fan...looks like the only place to put it
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December 17, 2013 1:53:30 AM

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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January 31, 2014 5:17:33 AM

Chuck301 said:
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.


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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August 19, 2014 1:43:50 PM

Chuck301 said:
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.


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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