cpu fan failure
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:02 am
I recently installed a new fan. Only, here's the problem.
My old fan had a wire that connected to the motherboard that had four holes for connecting to 4 prongs on the motherboard.
My new fan has 3 holes for a 3 prong spot on the motherboard.
So, I connected the 3 holes to the 3 prongs, thinking it was the most logical thing to do. But then when I booted up, my bios gave me a "cpu fan failure" message, and shut down the system. I then took the 3 hole'd wire and hooked it up to the 4 prong slot (where the previous fan was plugged in). Surprisingly, it's working beautifully. However I'm a bit worried about that extra prong sticking out.
I'm a fan of things snapping together, and fitting together snuggly so I know that I did it right. It fits well, but I feel like the wire should've had 4 holes for the 4 prongs.
Am I safe to leave it like this? Or, what else should I do?
(The fan is working good though, silent and the fan blades are spinning)
My old fan had a wire that connected to the motherboard that had four holes for connecting to 4 prongs on the motherboard.
My new fan has 3 holes for a 3 prong spot on the motherboard.
So, I connected the 3 holes to the 3 prongs, thinking it was the most logical thing to do. But then when I booted up, my bios gave me a "cpu fan failure" message, and shut down the system. I then took the 3 hole'd wire and hooked it up to the 4 prong slot (where the previous fan was plugged in). Surprisingly, it's working beautifully. However I'm a bit worried about that extra prong sticking out.
I'm a fan of things snapping together, and fitting together snuggly so I know that I did it right. It fits well, but I feel like the wire should've had 4 holes for the 4 prongs.
Am I safe to leave it like this? Or, what else should I do?
(The fan is working good though, silent and the fan blades are spinning)