How again to splice my power connector cable to run the fan slower?

[Eug]

I've done it before for my second video card fan, but it's all taped up now and I don't remember what I did.

I've been been running my computer with the front case fan (8 cm) unplugged for the past couple of weeks because it's taken to making too much noise - rattling the housing. I figure if I run it slower it should be fine. It's a standard 4-plug hard drive power connector.

 

[Hittman]

Use the yellow wire (12V) as the + lead and the red wire (5V) for the ground. This should yield an approx. 7V input voltage to the fan.

Hittman

 

[Eug]

Much appreciated, but I'm an electronics idiot. Could you or someone else give a step by step 3-line description? I'd just like to be 100% sure I don't short something out.