- May 31, 2013
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Hi I have a mini itx computer that Iam trying to swap the stock fan to an aftermarket one. After installation, i noticed the fan was 4 pin where my mobo has a 3 pin. I read online that its fine to use the 4 pin on the 3 pin header i would just lose som fan control (not a problem its a htpc anyway). The new fan tries to spin, fails, then tries again but never actually starts. Also when I plug in my power plug to the pc little sparks fly out (after extensive examination nothing is wrong with the pc).
Im trying to determine if my fan was DOA, if I have the fan on the header wrong (out of the 4 wires green, red, yellow, black the green wire isnt on a pin.) or if I need a connector.
On a side note if I play the cpu fan into a 4 pin molex via an adapter, will I read any errors?
Im trying to determine if my fan was DOA, if I have the fan on the header wrong (out of the 4 wires green, red, yellow, black the green wire isnt on a pin.) or if I need a connector.
On a side note if I play the cpu fan into a 4 pin molex via an adapter, will I read any errors?
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