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Mikey_81   09-14-2009 at 07:46:18 PM

I just bought a CM Storm Scout mid-tower case and the rear fan doesn't appear to work. Just to make sure I got all the connections, I have three 4-pin male power connectors at the bottom front. I connected those to the power supply. One of the male connectors has a 4-pin female power connector dangling from it. Am I supposed to do something with the female connector? Do I have the right number of male connectors?

Mikey

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The two pin is for the red light.
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jimishtar   09-14-2009 at 09:29:11 PM

it doesn't matter if u use the male of female connector of the fan, just use 1. make sure that u make good connection (sometimes molex need a little more "hard love" ). also try on another molex of the psu.

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Mikey_81   09-15-2009 at 12:11:59 AM

I read everything I could find on the internet and saw a picture of the case with the side panel on the side of wire bundle with the side removed. I never removed it. Lo and behold, there's another molex connector right in the center of the wire bundle. Plugged it in the fan works.

Kind of teed off Cooler Master tech support never answered me.

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daship   09-15-2009 at 12:52:47 AM

LOL good one, was reading and knew that was the issue. Same thing on mine:)

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illegalmonkey   09-15-2009 at 02:32:10 AM

You bought the case so I assume you reviewed it pretty well and never noticed you can remove BOTH side panels? lol At least you found your problem. I love my Storm Scout btw :)

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Mikey_81   09-15-2009 at 06:17:31 PM

I knew it could be removed. I just never had a reason to remove it.

The other molex plugs were in the bottom of the case. It just never occurred to me that a plug would be in the middle of the wire bundle. I took it off looking for a plug that may have slipped back where I couldn't see it on the bottom.

I also found a little 2-wire plug in the middle of the wire bundle. Both male and female plugs are there, but they are unplugged. What is it for? Should I plug them together?

Had to RMA my ASRock X58 Extreme motherboard back to NewEgg because of a dead memory socket. Waiting for the new one. :cry:

Mikey

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illegalmonkey   09-15-2009 at 11:23:41 PM

The little two wire thing I believe is kind of an extension for the fan on top maybe?(I removed mine). But when I bought a fan for the see through side panel it had a similar connection that the normal large molex ended up being connected to which also came w/ the fan I had bought.

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daship   09-15-2009 at 11:34:09 PM
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The two pin is for the red light.

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