on a fan w/thermal sensor, what happens if you dont plug the sensor in?

[eLiu]

If you have a fan with a thermal sensor thing...what happens if you dont plug it in?

And beyond that, WHERE do you plug the sensor in anyway?

 

[Mday]

those fans usually have 3 wires, and are meant to be plugged onto the motherboard, hence the fan headers.

if you don't make use of the sensor, you have a regular fan.

 

[kgraeme]

Unmonitored it begins spinning madly round and round like a whirling dervish until it breaks free and shreds everything in sight. Best to keep the little tykes monitored, a nanny or even ritalin works. Oh, were you talking about fans? Um, never mind.

 

[bearmeat]

how about ritlOUT?