Trying to work out how the AIO pump on my Arctic Freezer ii gets power.
I know it runs off the PWM signal but I don't know how it gets power.
Apart from being physically installed on the CPU, its not electrically attached as far as I can tell.
The only two cables that were attached to the AIO were both for the ARGB fans attached to AIO. There is nothing else running to MB.
There is a cable attached to the fans that runs down length of the air pipes that linked the fans to PWM and ARGB headers on board.
But now I have replaced those fans with a set of Lian LI fans that run off their own controller which is attached to those two headers.
Controller has its own PCIe 6 pin running it. I guess it could be power source.
So I know the pump runs at 100% speed at 40% Fan speed, but where is it getting power from?
I have to assume its the motherboard but not sure how its getting pump to work? How does the pump get the PWM signal? Magic?
its just a mystery to me. I had to ask so I could get some sleep
I know it runs off the PWM signal but I don't know how it gets power.
Apart from being physically installed on the CPU, its not electrically attached as far as I can tell.
The only two cables that were attached to the AIO were both for the ARGB fans attached to AIO. There is nothing else running to MB.
There is a cable attached to the fans that runs down length of the air pipes that linked the fans to PWM and ARGB headers on board.
But now I have replaced those fans with a set of Lian LI fans that run off their own controller which is attached to those two headers.
Controller has its own PCIe 6 pin running it. I guess it could be power source.
So I know the pump runs at 100% speed at 40% Fan speed, but where is it getting power from?
I have to assume its the motherboard but not sure how its getting pump to work? How does the pump get the PWM signal? Magic?
its just a mystery to me. I had to ask so I could get some sleep