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Old 07-24-2004, 01:32 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Automatic case fan speed controller?

I need some way to automatically control the 4 case fans I have on my computer. Right now I have to hook them all up to the PSU because there is only 1 (other than for CPU fan) fan connector on my motherboard, which means they all run at full speed which is unnecessary. I don't want one of those drive bay things that has knobs you turn to adjust fan speed. I want something that will either set the fan speeds by temperature, or something that will allow me to set like low-medium-high settings that affect all the fans (or something that does both of these).

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Old 07-24-2004, 02:01 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I can't tell you where to get it, but the thing you are looking for is called a rheostat. (spelling?)
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Old 07-24-2004, 11:43 AM   #3 (permalink)
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If you have enough of the right kind of fan connectors (and your fans allow) you can just use software, like SpeedFan, to control the fan's speed.
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If you have enough of the right kind of fan connectors (and your fans allow) you can just use software, like SpeedFan, to control the fan's speed.
How, seeing as they are all connected to the PSU meaning they run full speed. There is no way to control them with them connected like that.
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I have an automatic fan speed adjuster than goes in a 5.25" bay. It doesn't have any knobs on the front and does it according to the temps in your case. All of the fans plug into the fan speed controller and it supports up to 4 fans with either a 3-pin or 4-pin connector.

I got it from SVC:

http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/525muladpana.html
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I have a black case though. I need one thats black.
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Hmm...I dunno where you could get one then. Maybe you could email them and see if they have one? I got a silver one when I requested it and they didn't have it advertised on their site.
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Old 07-25-2004, 05:40 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I will ask.

EDIT- Actually that unit is no good because it turns the fans on one at a time according to temperature. That way of doing it is useless to me. I want the same amount of air going in as out. I want something that controls all of them together or lets me control them all with one knob or button, not seperate.
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