Fan on my case is not working...did I connect is correctly?

bigmit37

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I;ve connected a case fan into my motherboard but it doesn't seem to be working.
I've attached a pic just to ensure there are no errors on my part as to where I connected it.

When I power on my PC, the CPU fan boots but not my case fan.

Another related question I have is , I have two extra case fans but I have no place to connect them on my motherboard.
I've only found one place, and that isn't working. Most of my fans are 3 pin connectors.
My power supply didn't come with any plugs that allow me to connect directly to the power supply.
What can I do?

My motherboard is Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

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Here are some ports that I haven't used (some I have no clue of their functionality)
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Solution
You may be able to get them cheap on ebay/amazon/ect, but almost any computer store will sell them.

Here is one on Newegg.com. It has 4 plugs. 2 of them are 12 volts(full speed. Black connector) and the other 2 are 5 volts(low speed. Red connector.).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812423171

Check small stores that may have leftover ones for cheap.

Adapters from the power supply will run the fans at one speed only. If you wanted control, a splitter cable/y-cable may work, but you have to watch out to not use too many fans or powerful fans since they can overload the boards fan controller.
It is hard to see, but can you make sure your sys_fan is not connected wrong. It looks like it may have an extra pin on the right side in the image. an extra pin should be on the other side since it is a 3 pin fan.

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You can get adapters to connect fans to your power supply.
 



Thanks. I got the fan working by your suggestion.

I will look into these adapters. Any idea where I can get them for cheap?



 
You may be able to get them cheap on ebay/amazon/ect, but almost any computer store will sell them.

Here is one on Newegg.com. It has 4 plugs. 2 of them are 12 volts(full speed. Black connector) and the other 2 are 5 volts(low speed. Red connector.).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812423171

Check small stores that may have leftover ones for cheap.

Adapters from the power supply will run the fans at one speed only. If you wanted control, a splitter cable/y-cable may work, but you have to watch out to not use too many fans or powerful fans since they can overload the boards fan controller.
 
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Thanks. It's less than 5 bucks so I will just order if from Newegg.
Thank you so much for your help.