Topic: Graphics connector on Mo/Bo

[Scotty_CFC]

I bought a fan for my graphics card, the card has no fan pins so I need to plug straight into the motherboard. Where are the pins usually situated on the board?

[Scotty_CFC]

This is my motherboard:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=gb&docname=bph07722&product=91012&dlc=en&lang=en

[bat69]

Hi Scotty

The sockets for the fan connectors usually have three pins and are white in colour.  They can be located in various places depending upon where the manufacturer thinks about putting them (constraints of layout).

There will be one close to the CPU with another close by usually.  A third can usually be found near to the AGP port (the brown socket that the graphics card sits in)

If there are no spare sockets, then an adapter can be bought that connects into a power plug (the 4 pin plug that connects to Hard Drives, CD or DVDs etc) this will have an extra set of leads that terminate in a fan plug

Hope this helps

[bat69]

Thanks for the pic Scotty

It doesn't seem to have a spare fan power socket.

I suggest you get a lead with a fan supply on it to connect to the power supply leads.

I'll locate one so you know what you are looking for. Just a mo

[bat69]

Try Here

It is the fourteenth one down ... "Adapter which allows you to connect 3pin Motherboard-style Fan Power Plugs onto a standard 4 pin PSU Connector."

[Scotty_CFC]

Great!   Cheers for the help, gonna have to dig deep for that 90p   Thanks

[bat69]

Great,  I hope you get it sorted

I'm sure with a little searching you will find one cheaper than 90p

[Scotty_CFC]

BTW, the fan plug has only 2 pins, will it still work with the 3 pin connector?

[bat69]

Yes the third wire, usually a yellow one, is a sensor wire for the fan to allow it to be monitored by the mobo