Can you plug a 3-pin into the 4 pin rgb header?

[saracentt]

Hello, I am a bit new to pc building so I'm not sure how this works.
Basically, I got a deepcool 120mm rgb fan to put at the back of the computer. Attached to the fan are: 1 4-pin which I pluged in (to control to spinning of the fans I guess) but also 1 3-pin which I assume it's to control the RGB lighting.
On my motherboard (ASUS ROG Z370-E) there is a rgb header which is empty but it has 4 pins. Is there any chance that I will be able to connect the fan to that even though its 3-pin?

Thanks

 

[Paperdoc]

See your mobo manual on p. 1-21 regarding the THREE-pin Addressable RGB Header - it is BESIDE one of the 4-pin ones. THIS is the header to use with the Deep Cool CF120 fans. I don't know if it is that exact fan you have, but I suspect that is what Deep Cool may have used on several of their RGB fans.

 

[Paperdoc]

Thanks for Best Solution.

 

[rrpatlaw]

Hello, I am a bit new to pc building so I'm not sure how this works.
Basically, I got a deepcool 120mm rgb fan to put at the back of the computer. Attached to the fan are: 1 4-pin which I pluged in (to control to spinning of the fans I guess) but also 1 3-pin which I assume it's to control the RGB lighting.
On my motherboard (ASUS ROG Z370-E) there is a rgb header which is empty but it has 4 pins. Is there any chance that I will be able to connect the fan to that even though its 3-pin?

Thanks

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