3 fans, 2 connections

[country0129]

Hello,

I have an HPp6677c with a H-ALVORIX_HF-RS880-uATX (Foxconn Model 2AB1 (1.00) Motherboard ), (HP/Compaq motherboard name: Alvorix-GL8E.) I can only find 2-ea 3-prong motherboard fan connection: SYS FAN, CPU FAN. I have purchased 4X4GB DDR3 ram and a fan with which to cool them (HyperX.) Is there another fan connection on this board of which I'm not aware, and, if not, how would you suggest installing this fan; so the motherboard can control the speed and temperature controls?

 

[chesteracorgi]

You may not be able to connect it so that the mobo can control the speed, but you can connect it to a molex cable and run the fan. What you need is a 3 pin to molex converter.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

If you can confirm the ampere rating of th CPU header and the fans, you can gang them up and put two fans on one CPU header. For example, I oft gang two 0.25 amp fans on a 2 amp rated header. Remember that inrush current adds significantly more load on startup so while I'm comfy at the above 4:1 capacity to load ratio, under no circumstance would I consider less than 2:1

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[country0129]

The problem with that is my myriad of electrical troubleshooting failures. My multimeter cost 8 bucks new. My motherboard is an HP / Chinese abortion that has no specifications available at the maker's web site nor that I can find on Google. I'm probably going to take one of the PSU cables, put an inline splitter on it, and let her rip.

 

[country0129]

Best answer selected by country0129.

 

[nikorr]

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