how to hook h100i?

[hoorhay]

hi, I've tried watching many tutorials on how to set this cpu cooler up, but they always skip showing what cables to connect where.

On the two fans that came with it, there's two fan cables ATTACHED. Do these get connected to the two fan headers above the cpu? Or is it the two cables that I have to attach to the cooler manually? in the manual they're labeled as "fan power cables" but then what are the two cables that are attached to the fans themselves?

Also the three pin connector that's on the same cable as the sata connector, where does it go? Can anyone help me with this? First time doing something like this. Very nervous : (

 

[Cristi72]

Hello,

The three-pin connector found on the SATA power cable should be connected into the CPU fan header, it's the pump RPM sensor. The SATA plug is used to power the pump.

The fans can be connected to any other fan header from the motherboard (which motherboard is it by the way?).

Don't forget to connect the USB cable, without it you will not be able to use the Corsair Link Dashboard software, which can adjust/monitor the cooler parameters, including the pump speed and the coolant temperature.