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Hi, we built this pc recently which works perfectly fine except for one thing, I can't power the fans. The motherboard (msi b450 pro max) only has one system fan port (except the cpu fan which works perfectly) and the case (Aerocool shard midi tower) came with 4 system fans, one at the back and three at the front. The fans have two cables (one for power and one for rgb) when I try to plug the back fan at the system fan port of the motherboard for some reason it doesn't work (the cable can be seen at the link bellow)
https://prnt.sc/qFwfHnjqqyAC
I tried plugging the other fans to this port in case the fan was problematic but none of them worked so I guess the cable needs another port or some sort of adapter.
The motherboard port can be seen bellow:
https://prnt.sc/mpXqt_eN6KXI

My question is this
How can I power all 4 case fans with only that one port which for some reason doesn't work? Could I use some sort of adapter? Could I power the fans by the psu in any way? Also it would be appreciated if anyone could tell me how to power the rgb because I found that tricky too.

Thanks in advance!
 

Lutfij

Titan
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Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

The rear fan needs to be daisychained to the front fans and hub. This should help you;
View: https://youtu.be/w_kxvd-0RvI

FYI, that case is horribly designed. The front fans won't be able to draw in any cool ambient air via those tiny little holes on the side of the front panel. To also add insult to injury, the manual of that case was devoid of any useful info about the fans and how you should be connecting them.
 
Jan 12, 2023
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Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

The rear fan needs to be daisychained to the front fans and hub. This should help you;
View: https://youtu.be/w_kxvd-0RvI

FYI, that case is horribly designed. The front fans won't be able to draw in any cool ambient air via those tiny little holes on the side of the front panel. To also add insult to injury, the manual of that case was devoid of any useful info about the fans and how you should be connecting them.
Thank you very much! When I can I will try it out and I will post here if it's solved.