You can't control them by 4-pin connector's PWM-Signal (pulse width modulation) from your mainboard.
I haven't seen any of these Fan Controllers that is capable receiving the PWM-Signal from mainboard and no one provides PWM-Signal to the fans.
If you want to connect 3 fans with their RPM-sensors (measures the rotations per minute) to the 3-pin connector at your mainboard, you can use the E-Tec '00 00 A0 M' (aka 'fa 00 00 a0', 1 cable included). That device connects the RPM-sensor of the slowest fan of a set of 2 up to 4 fans to the mainboard. It is sold at www.reichelt.de . The power consumtion of all of the fans must be below the power limit of the mainboard connector (mostly 6 Watt).
Your new fan controller only provides a stable regulated DC-voltage to your fan (6 up to 12 Volts, depending on regulation knob).
That means for example 6 volts provided to the fan weather it consumes 1 watt or 15 watts.
The speed the fan can turn at that voltage depends on the fan.
If the fan is old, it might stop at low voltage or does not start with it.
Fan controllers 6 years ago were often unregulated and provided only a resistor.
The more power consumption a fan had the lower the voltage was that the fan got to operate.
And when the mechanical resistance in the bearing of the fan exelerates, the current rose and the voltage fell additionally.
Regulated voltage is the better choice because the voltage is stable.
That's where the name "regulation" with the fan controllers comes from.
If you want automatic fan speed control depending on temperature, then you should spend more money.
Examples (Single 5.25 inch bay fan controller):
E-Tec, one '00 00 A0 M' (aka 'fa 00 00 a0') combined with three '01 00 B0 M' (cables included)
. . . . for 3 fans that suck warm air out of the case, fans with RPM sensors (3 pin) required
. . . . sold at www.reichelt.de
. . . . the 00 00 A0 M connects to the mainboard. It sends the RPM signal of the
. . . . . . slowest fan to the mainboard (jumper must be set)
. . . . the 01 00 B0 M have to be installed where the temperatures have to be measured.
. . . . . . (insulation required and/or longer wires to the sensors, max. load is 3 Watt)
. . . . summarized power consumtion of the 3 fans has to be below the limit of the mainboard connector.
. . . . automatic mode only: ramps continuously
. . . . . . 6V when temperature under 20°Celsius
. . . . . . 6V up to 12V increasing continuously (slow ramping) until 45°C is reached
. . . . . . 12V when 45°C exceeded
. . . . Alarm:
. . . . . . RPM alarm is driven by the mainboard.
AeroCool, CoolPanel (1)
. . Manual Mode only
. . Alarms: Temperature (user-select from ? to ? )
AeroCool, CoolPanel 2
. . for 4 fans with RPM-sensor (3-pin) that run more than 600 RPM at 6 Volt, max. 4.8 Watt
. . . . Manual mode only:
. . . . features:
. . . . . . USB 2.0, IEEE1394, SATA (15-pin + 7-pin), Audio In, Audio Out/Line Out, Line In
. . . . . . Multi Card Reader (CF, MD, SM, SD, MMC, MS)
. . . . Alarms:
. . . . . . overtemperature ( default setting 50°C; user-select 35°C up to 90°C, with steps of 5°C )
. . . . . . fan speed under a certain level ( default setting 600 RPM; user-select 600 RPM up to 4800 RPM, with steps of 100 RPM )
AeroCool, Cool Panel III
. . for 3 fans with RPM-sensor (3-pin); max. 6 Watt per channel
. . . . Driver and manual download at www.aerocool.us
. . . . automatic mode only:
. . . . . . ?
. . . . features:
. . . . . . noise level meter that measures the noise in and outside of the case with a microphone
. . . . . . 2 x USB 2.0, eSATA, Audio In, Line Out
. . . . . . Multi-Cardreader (CF,MD,xD,MicroSD,SD,MMC,MS)
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . when over temperature (default value ?; user-select from ? to ? )
. . . . . . NO fan failure
AeroCool, EasyWatch 3.5inch
. . same fan control as built in AeroCool Cool Panel III, see there
AeroCool, Strike-X - StrikeX - X-1000 - X1000
. . Manual mode only.
. . Alarm: Fan error only
AeroCool, X-Vision
. . Manual Mode only.
. . Alarms: NO alarms
Akasa; AK-ALL-01BK (BK = black); All In One (1) = Allinone (1)
. . for 2 fans with RPM sensor (3 pin), that spin more than 500 RPM at 6 Volt; max. 18 Watt per channel
. . . . istruction manual at www.akasa.com.tw (pdf-file)
. . . . automatic mode: (switching or ramping up ?)
. . . . . . 7 Volt when temperature = 45°C
. . . . . . 10Volt when temperature = 55°C
. . . . . . 12Volt when temperature = 65°Celsius ( 65°C ~ 149°F )
. . . . features:
. . . . . . 2x USB 2.0, multi-cardreader (parallel access to several cards possible), IEEE1394, SATA(15+7pin),
. . . . . . Audio In (microphone), Line Out (headphone), Line In, Video jack (composite / RCA)
. . . . . . Front panel cover
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . low RPM (800 default value; user-select 500 - 2000 RPM, with steps of 100 RPM)
. . . . . . NO alarm when fan is brought to stall or doesn't start at the system start
. . . . . . overheat (50°C default value; user-select 40°C - 80°C, with steps of 5°C )
Akasa; AK-All02-BK (BK = black; SL = silver) = All In One 2 = Allinone 2
- - - - for 3 fans with RPM sensor (3 pin), that run more than 500 RPM at 6 Volt
- - - - Instruction Manual at Akasa web site (pdf-file)
- - - - Automatic mode: Temperature switches the voltage at 3 levels
. . . . . . 7 volt to fan when temperature 0-54 °Celsius,
. . . . . . 10 volt at 55°-64°,
. . . . . . 12 volt when over 65°Celsius
- - - - - - 65°Celsius ~ 149°F (display can be programmed to show °C or °F )
. . . . features:
. . . . . . 3x USB 2.0, multi-cardreader, IEEE1394, eSATA, Audio In (microphone), Audio Out (headphone)
. . . . . . Front panel cover
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . low RPM (800 default value; user-select 500 - 2000 RPM, with steps of 100 RPM)
. . . . . . overheat (50°C default value; user-select 40°C - 80°C, with steps of 5°C )
Alpenföhn; Alpine Touch - Model 84000000078
. . for 6 fans with RPM-sensor (3-pin), 15 Watt
. . . . automatic mode available: voltage steps at 7 levels (5V=40% to 12V=100% with steps of 10%)
. . . . . . unknown characteristics; perhaps steps up the voltage at certain temperatures
. . . . . . 40 % until 29°C
. . . . . . 50 % at 31°C up to ?
. . . . . . ? further steps?
. . . . features:
. . . . . . RPM is given in hundreds (minor two digits are set to 'OO')
. . . . . . same display as with the Lamptron FC Touch.
. . . . alarms (acoustic):
. . . . . . temperature exceeded 70°C
. . . . . . no RPM-sensor signal found
AXP; AXP-ATC001B - Multi-Function Thermal Control Panel
. . same as/refer to: . XION; XON-ATC001B
AXP; AXP-MTR001B - Thermal Control Panel; (www.axpertec.com)
. . functions and display similar or the same as built in the Akasa, All in One 2
. . for 3 fans with RPM-sensor (3-pin) with more than 500 RPM at 6 Volt; 18 Watt per fan
. . . . automatic mode available: Voltage from 6V to 12V
. . . . . . 7 Volt at 45°C
. . . . . . 10Volt at 55°C
. . . . . . 12Volt at 65°C
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . overtemperature ( user-select 40°C - 80°C, with steps of 5°C )
. . . . . . fan too slow (user-select 500 RPM - ???? RPM, with steps of 100 RPM )
AXP; AXP-MTR002B - Flip Up LCD Thermal Control Panel; (www.axpertec.com)
. . functions and display similar or the same as built in the Akasa, All In One 2
. . for 3 fans with RPM-sensor (3-pin); 18 Watt per fan
. . . . auto mode:
. . . . features:
. . . . . . slide out and flip up LCD display
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . overheat ( user-select 40°C - 80°C )
. . . . . . fan stall (
Axpertec XON-ATC001B or XION-ATC001B ==> XION, XON-ATC001B
AXP; XON-ATC001B - Multi-Function Thermal Control Panel
. . same as/refer to: . XION; XON-ATC001B
Bitfenix; Recon
. . . . for 5 fans with RPM sensor (3 pin)
. . . . . . Spare parts: 2 thermal sensors
. . . . . . fans without RPM sensor are unregulated and always on full speed.
. . . . . . when started, 12 V to all fans. The Recon stores the maximum speed of the fans for operation
. . . . no instruction manual for download. Refer to review at www.youtube.com
. . . . Automatic mode available: Temperature ramps up, Alarm temperature steps it up.
. . . . . . 1st information source:
. . . . . . . . 6 volt to fan when temperature ist under 30°Celsius. (OverClock3D wrote 20°C)
. . . . . . . . 6 Volt at 30°C ramps up continously to 12 Volt at 90°C (90°C = 194°F)
. . . . . . . . 12 Volt when temperature is over 90°C
. . . . . . . . free programmable alarm temperature switches the voltage of all fans to 12 V when exceeded (default: 60°C).
. . . . . . 2nd information source (OverClock3D, YouTube)
. . . . . . . . 40% when under 20°C
. . . . . . . . 40% ramps up until 100%, when over 20°C and under 60°C (60°C default value, user-set 30°C to 90°C with 1°C stepping)
. . . . . . . . 100% over 60°C (default value, user-seting possible)
. . . . . . example:
. . . . . . . . 1of10 points: 27°C (with threshold temperature 60°C)
. . . . . . . . 3of10 points: 28°C (with threshold temperature 60°C)
. . . . . . . . 4of10 points: 29-32°C (with threshold temperature 60°C)
. . . . . . . . 5of10 points: 36°C (with threshold temperature 60°C)
. . . . Manual mode:
. . . . . . OFF = 0V; . 52% = 6V; . 64% = 7V; . 71% = 8V; . 75% = 9V; . 85% = 10V; . 92% = 11.1V; . 100% = 12V
. . . . . . Factory reset of the preset values sets to 90°C threshold temperature /alarm temperature
. . . . features:
. . . . . . Spare parts: 2 thermal sensors
. . . . . . internet connection
. . . . . . RPM: only shown in hundrets; '00' fixed
. . . . . . sounds when touching the display. This could be muted.
. . . . Alarms:
. . . . . . maximum temperature sets off acoustic alarm and all fans to 12V
. . . . . . . . temperature alarm range user set from 30 - 90 °C by 1°C
. . . . . . no alarm when fan is too slow. If it comes to a stall, the fan is powered up to 12 V and then voltage decreases again.
Koolance; CTR-CD1224 (for 12V or 24V; ~ US$ 200)
. . for 3 fans with PWM-sensor (3-pin); 54 watt in total, 24 watt max per fan
. . . . auto mode available: dynamic ramp
. . . . . . 20% of fan power under user-selected 'low-point'-temperature
. . . . . . from 20% to 100% at a dynamic ramp until a user-selected 'high-point'-temperature is reached
. . . . . . 12.7 Volt above the user-selected 'High-Point'-temperature
. . . . features:
. . . . . . can make a emergency power shutdown of the PC-system, , user-select shutdown temperature
. . . . alarm:
. . . . . . temperature, user-select alarm temperature
Lamptron; FC6
. . . . NO automatic mode
. . . . NO alarm
Lamptron; FC Touch (aka FC7, aka Fan Controller Touch)
Lamptron; CW611 (more power could be provided by outputs)
- - - - for 6 fans with RPM sensor (3 pin)
- - - - instruction manual at www.lamptron.com
- - - - Automatic mode only: Temperature switches the voltage at 2 levels.
. . . . . . 60% power output up to 45°Celsius (default value, percentage and temperature could be defined by user)
. . . . . . . . = 6.5 up to 12 volt - programmable voltage that is provided below a programmable temperature
. . . . . . 100% power output over 45°Celsius (percentage is fixed, temperature could be defined by user)
. . . . . . . . = 12 volt if the temperature exceeded the programmed temperature
. . . . . . any channel could be programmed to different values
. . . . Alarms:
. . . . . . when temperatur sensor shows 70°Celsius
. . . . . . when fans doesn't rotate if 6.5 volt has been reached. (fans must begin to rotate under 6.5V)
Lian Li; TR-3 - 3.5inch (is 'end of sale')
. . for 3 fans with RPM-sensor (3-pin)
. . . . automatic mode only:
. . . . . . 'curve control', perhaps switching several voltage steps at certain temperatures
. . . . feature:
. . . . . . clock with time and calender, HDD-activity sign, Power On-sign
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . when fan under 600 RPM
. . . . . . temperature alarm; sensors default values: CPU ~65°C, SYS-r ~55°C, SYS-f ~45°C
. . . . . . . . - user-select from ?°C to ?°C
Lian Li; TR-5 5.25inch (TR-5A = silver; TR-5B = black; TR-5F = black w. fan kit) (is 'end of sale')
. . for 4 fans with RPM-sensor (3-pin), max. 5.5 Watt
. . . . automatic 'S-A'-mode available:
. . . . . . 'curve control', perhaps switching voltage from S-L(low) to S-1 to S-2 to S-3 to S-H(high) at certain temperatures
. . . . feature:
. . . . . . controller learns which fan is not installed or has no RPM-sensor when the system is powered on.
. . . . . . clock with time and calender
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . fan fail "fan error" (beeping and backlight turns to red and is flashing)
. . . . . . . . NO alarm if fan fails right from the system start.
. . . . . . temperature alarm; sensors default values: CPU ~70°C, VGA ~60°C, SYS1 ~50°C, SYS2 ~50°C
. . . . . . . . - user selectable from 40°C to 70°C
NesteQ; FanMax
. . for 8 fans without RPM-sensor
. . . . NO automatic mode
. . . . features:
. . . . . . 2 x 4 fans quick 'OFF'-state manual mode
. . . . NO alarms
NesteQ; Zero3
. . for 3 fans without RPM-sensor at one channel with max 20 Watt
. . . . Automatic 'F1'-mode aka '0dBA-Modus'-mode available: switchs between 2 voltage levels
. . . . . . 0 Volt under user-selected temperature level - 35, 45, 55 or 65°Celsius
. . . . . . user-selected voltage (6 up to 12 Volt) above the user selected temperature
. . alarms:
. . . . none
NesteQ; Max Zero NFS-2208D
. . for 8 fans (4 alarm teperature setting groups with 2 fans per group) fans with RPM sensor (3-pin); 8 x 4.8W
. . . . data sheet and instruction manual at www.nesteq.de
. . . . Automatic 'F1'-mode aka '0dBA-Modus'-mode: switchs between 4 voltage levels
. . . . . . 0 Volt under 45°C
. . . . . . 5 Volt over 45°C and under 55°C
. . . . . . 9 Volt over 55°C and under 65°C
. . . . . . 12 Volt over 65°C
. . . . Automatic 'F2'-mode aka 'LOW-RPM'-mode: switchs between 3 voltage levels
. . . . . . 5 Volt under 55°C
. . . . . . 9 Volt over 55°C and under 65°C
. . . . . . 12 Volt over 65°C
. . . . Automatic 'F3'-mode aka 'MID-RPM'-mode: switchs between 2 voltage levels
. . . . . . 9 Volt under 65°C
. . . . . . 12 Volt over 65°C
. . . . Automatic 'F4'-mode aka 'HIGH-RPM'-mode: full speed
. . . . . . 12 Volt always
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . programmable alarm temperature for each channel at a different value, 38°-85°Celsius
Scythe; Kaze Master KM01-BK / Kaze Master Ace / Kaze Master Flat KM06-BK
Scythe; Kaze Master Pro KM03-BK / Kaze Master Pro Ace KM04-BK
Scythe; Kaze Master II - KM05-BK
. . for 4 fans (Pro-series: 6 fans) with RPM sensor (3-pin)
. . . . no auto mode.
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . fan doesn't run
. . . . . . temperature over 75°Celsius (165°F) (default value)
. . . . . . temperature sensor failiure
. . . . additional features of the Ace-series:
. . . . . . design changed
. . . . additional features of the FLAT-series:
. . . . . . knobs replaced by switches
. . . . . . temperature alarm could be programmed at 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85 or 90°Celsius
. . . . additional features of the Kaze Master II:
. . . . . . knobs could be hidden
. . . . . . Start voltage: increasing to 12 volt before falling to 3.7 volt
. . . . . . Power off after 15 seconds when fans do not rotate
. . . . . . temperature alarm could be programmed at 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85 or 90°Celsius
Scythe; Kaze PRO
. . for 6 fans with RPM sensor (3-pin)
. . . . auto mode available: switches(or ramps up ???) voltage levels:
. . . . . . under programmed temperature: 0 Volt ( Off-state )
. . . . . . over prog. temp.: 'the fan spins'
. . . . . . (??? over prog. temp. up to prog. temp. + 25°C: ramps from 3.7 Volt up to 12 Volt ???)
. . . . . . (??? over prog. temp. + 25°C: 12 Volt ???)
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . ?
Scythe; Kaze Server,
. . for 4 fans with RPM sensor (3 pin)
. . . . Auto mode available: off-state and ramps up the voltage
. . . . . . under programmed temperature: 0 Volt "OFF"-state ( self-defined temp. range: 0 - 70°C)
. . . . . . over prog. temp. up to prog. temp. + 25°C: voltage ramps from 3.7V to 12 V
. . . . . . over prog. temp. + 25°C: 12V
. . . . Semi-auto mode: ramps the voltage
. . . . . . under programmed temperature: self defined voltage (ranges: 0 - 70°C and 3,7 - 12 Volt by knobs)
. . . . . . over programmed temperature: self defined voltage up to 12 V (prog. temperature + 25°C )
. . . . . . 12V over programmed temperature + 25°C
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . when fan stops an alarm is heard. Acoustic alarm could be disabled by jumper.
. . . . . . when temperature over 75°C ~165°F
sempre; MP-5U3LCD
. . for 2 fans with RPM-sensor;
. . . . manual mode only:
. . . . features:
. . . . . . 2 x USB3.0, Audio In, Audio Out/Line Out, eSATA
. . . . . . Multi-Cardreader (CF,MD, xD, TF, M2, MS, SD, MMC, ...)
. . . . alarms: NO
sempre; MP-5TSLCD
. . for 4 fans with RPM-sensor; 30W per channel; voltage: 5-12V
. . . . automatic mode available
. . . . . . ?
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . ?
Silver Stone; FP52
. . for 3 fans with RPM-sensor (3-pin); 18 Watt all together and max. 9 Watt each
. . instruction manual at www.silverstonetek.com
. . . . auto mode only: switching 7 levels
. . . . . . 0 V when 0°C to 13°C
. . . . . . 6 V when 13°C to 19°C
. . . . . . 7.5 V when 20°C to 25°C
. . . . . . 9 V when 26°C to 31°C
. . . . . . 10V when 32°C to 37°C
. . . . . . 11V when 38°C to 43°C
. . . . . . 12V when 44°C to 50°C
. . . . features:
. . . . . . when temperature sensor damaged or pulled off, the corresponding fan runs at maximum fan speed
. . . . . . Power LED cable and HDD activity LED could be shown in the display.
. . . . . . clock shows time and date
. . . . alarm:
. . . . . . when temperature exceeds 65°C (default setting, user-setup for each channel possible)
. . . . . . NO alarm when fan fails!!
Sunbeam/Sunbeamtech; 20-in-1 Superior Panel
. . for 2 fans with RPM-sensor (3-pin), that run more than 1000 RPM at 4 Volt
. . . . manual mode only
. . . . features:
. . . . . . 2 x USB 2.0, IEEE1394, 2 x SATA, Audio In (Mic), Audio Out/Line Out, Line In, Video (composite, AV conn.)
. . . . . . Multi-CardReader (CF, MD, SM, SD, MMC, MS)
. . . . alarms:
. . . . . . when fans run under 1000 RPM (user-select 1000 or 2000 RPM; one setting for both channels)
. . . . . . overtemperature (user-select 55°C up to 80°C in steps of 5°C; one setting for both channels)
Temperature depending fan control programmed by software and/or by internet interface:
- Asus - Fan Xpert 2 (many features, software, programmable)
- AquaComputer - PowerAdjust 2 USB (many features, software, programmable with USB)
- Bitfenix - Recon (internet interface (browser requestet), programmable with USB)
- Innovatec - Fan-O-Matic series (many features, software, Internet connection, programmable with USB or RS-232 or i-Bus)
XION; AXP-MTR001B - AXP Thermal Control Panel black
. . same as: AXP, AXP-MTR001B - AXP Thermal Control Panel
XION; XON-ATC001B - Multi-Function Thermal Control Panel black (www.xionusa.com) (introduced ~ 2008)
XION; XON-ATC001W - Multi-Function Thermal Control Panel white
. . aka Axpertec XON-ATC001B or XION-ATC001B => XION, XON-ATC001B
. . for 3 fans with RPM-sensor (3-pin); ? Watt per fan
. . . . auto ?
. . . . features:
. . . . . . e-SATA; USB 2.0,
. . . . . . Multi-Cardreader (CF, MD, xD, microSD, SD, MMC, MS)
. . . . . . 'Copy'-Button to copy the data from a card to the hard disk (software installation required)
. . . . alarm:
. . . . . . temperature
. . . . . . fan RPM
Temperature depending fan control programmed by software and/or by internet interface:
- Asus - Fan Xpert 2 (many features, software, programmable)
- AquaComputer - PowerAdjust 2 USB (many features, software, programmable with USB)
- Bitfenix - Recon (internet interface (browser requestet), programmable with USB)
- Innovatec - Fan-O-Matic series (many features, software, Internet connection, programmable with USB or RS-232 or i-Bus)
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