[SOLVED] Where do I insert my fans cords into motherboard

[hayesthehayes]

Hello All,

I'm trying to insert my into my Corsair HD Series 120mm Case Cooling Fan kit with RGB lighting into my computer's motherboard, but the RGB LED slots did not power the rotarys of the fans. The lights are currently on but no spinning.

Motherboard info:
Manufacturer ASRock
Model Z390 Phantom Gaming 4-IB (CPUSocket)
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model ID3E30
Chipset Revision 0A
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model IDA305
Southbridge Revision 10

 

[CountMike]

RGB is for lights only. The other connector should go to a CHA_Fan on the MB.

 

[Paperdoc]

Basically one fan of that type is TWO devices in one chassis, so each of those fans has two cables from it. One is for the RGB lighting units only in the frame. Yhe other ends in a female fan connector about 3/8" wide with 4 holes in it and two ridges running down one side. These are for the FAN MOTOR and they plug into mobo headers marked CHA_FANn/WP. You have three of those, so if these are all the case ventilation fans you have, plug one fan's motor cable into each of those headers. For locations, see your mobo manual, p. 7, items 2, 16 and 17. Now see p. 87 - 88 for configuration settings. For EACH of those three headers, make these settings.

1. CHA_FAN / Pump Switch to CHA FAN
2. Chassis Fan Control Mode to PWM (you have 4-pin fans)
3. CHA_FAN Setting to a "Normal" or "Standard" automatic control configuration
4. CHA_FAN Temperature Source to use the sensor on the motherboard, not the one in the CPU chip

When you have them all set, escape back to the main screen and click on the EXIT choice at top right. See p. 94 and click on Save and Exit to save those new settings.

This will ensure that all three of those fans' motors will have their speeds automatically controlled according to your workload, based on actual temperatures measured at a sensor on the motherboard.