EMERGENCY!

[Steven Vollom]

Alastair Preston wrote:
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:16:39 +0000
>> From: Ignazio Palmisano <ignazio_io at yahoo.it>
>> Subject: Re: EMERGENCY!
>> To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
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>> Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>     
>>> 2008/11/14 Steven Vollom <stevenvollom at sbcglobal.net>:
>>>       
>>>> In the motherboard User Guide, it shows a place next to the PCI slot for
>>>> a fan, however on the board those pins are identified as CD.  There are
>>>> two other places where there are pins for fans, they are identified as
>>>> 'pwr_fan and cha_fan They are flush with eachother and each has only 3
>>>> pins.  The Heat Sink connector has places for 4 pins.  If I were to try
>>>> to plug to the pwr_fan, I would have to leave the empty pin on the left
>>>> in open space, because if I put it on the right it would occupy one of
>>>> the pins of cha_fan. If I tried to plug to the cha_fan pins, there is
>>>> not enough room to the right of the pins to have overhang, and to the
>>>> left it would occupy one of the pwr_fan pins.  I hope that wasn't too
>>>> confusing.
>>>>
>>>> I am concerned about plugging to the pins marked CD, even though they
>>>> are 4 pin, because I don't know what damage I could do, if they weren't
>>>> fan pins.  Other than those, if there are any other fan pins on the
>>>> motherboard, I am too bleary-eyed to see them.  I am being so careful,
>>>> it is giving me a headache.  Thanks! for the help!
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>  just for a few seconds to see if
>>>>> the fan will run or not. if yes, the plug might be having a problem, if
>>>>> no, you need to check the fan, see if it's cables are intact, etc..
>>>>>           
>>> Please provide a link to the user manual of your motherboard.
>>>       
>> Browsing this link and other on the web, I have the impression the
>> "quieter" bit is achieved by keeping fans off unless needed, as someone
>> already suggested:
>>
>> http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=2097&l1=3&l2=149&l3=646
>> &l4=0
>>
>> HTH,
>> I.
>>
>>
>>     
> The motherboard manual at the above link shows that the CPU fan connector is 
> up by the first MEMORY slot, not by the PCI slots - it's also visible on the 
> photo on the site. The connectors by the PCI slots are shown as Chassis fan 
> and CD .
>
> Hope this helps...
>
>   
It is plugged into that 4 pin spot.  It is correct, I am possitive.