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Title: Fan for hard drive
Post by: Magnum on April 17, 2010, 02:22:47 AM

I would like to attach a fan to the connector shown show in this pic.

It has 2 voltages, 5.0 and 7.0.

Which value should I use to look for a fan?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Fan for hard drive
Post by: MichaelW on April 17, 2010, 05:24:26 AM

The 4-pin molex connector used for drives supplies 5v and 12v. If you mean a molex to 3-pin fan header, like this (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19_197&products_id=285), they should be readily available.

Title: Re: Fan for hard drive
Post by: Magnum on April 17, 2010, 01:31:14 PM

Quote from: MichaelW on April 17, 2010, 05:24:26 AM
The 4-pin molex connector used for drives supplies 5v and 12v. If you mean a molex to 3-pin fan header, like this (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19_197&products_id=285), they should be readily available.

I wan't to use 2 of the pins of the 4-pin connector to power a fan that I will use to blow on my hard drives.

Title: Re: Fan for hard drive
Post by: MichaelW on April 17, 2010, 06:14:22 PM

Case fans commonly have a molex connector, and there should be specialized drive fans available.

Title: Re: Fan for hard drive
Post by: Magnum on April 17, 2010, 06:55:53 PM

I found this.

I will have to find out if I can switch out my CD and DVD player for the 2 hard drives in order to be able to mount it.
My system is an Optiplex Gx110.

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HD-200-2&cat=FAN

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