PSU Question

[Arcuivie]

You know how some fans that a 4 pin female molex connector for power, and then on the other end a male molex connector? Would it be any different, power wise, to plug the molex into an optical or hard drive with or without the fan connected to it also?

 

[Arcuivie]

Bumpity-bump.

Also new question: my water cooling unit (Exos) uses 12v pin in the form of a modified male molex (only two wires, black and yellow). I was wondering if I could unhook the modified molex (which is hook to a circuit board which reads something like:
j12
| o o |
| |
gnd 12v

And plug in the 4 pin (even though the connection is only for two pins, with two others missing (grnd and 12v), that is coming from my PSU.

 

[JBDan]

Originally posted by: Arcuivie
You know how some fans that a 4 pin female molex connector for power, and then on the other end a male molex connector? Would it be any different, power wise, to plug the molex into an optical or hard drive with or without the fan connected to it also?

Confused say again plz

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: Arcuivie
You know how some fans that a 4 pin female molex connector for power, and then on the other end a male molex connector? Would it be any different, power wise, to plug the molex into an optical or hard drive with or without the fan connected to it also?

Well..if I understand correctly...the difference would be more amps would be getting pulled through the wires if you have a fan connected. It should still work fine though.

 

[Zepper]

First, the fan (like a drive) has male contacts (pins) - it's the pins (contacts) NOT the shell that determines the sex of the connector. So what would you be using the bypass for if not for the fan? You can use it for a mini extender if you like. But as the others, I really don't understand clearly what you meant.
. For your second question, I would leave it the way it is. I suppose if it was save to use a drive connector straight in, they they wouldn't have provided that modified connector.

.bh.

 

[natto fire]

Originally posted by: Arcuivie
Bumpity-bump.

Also new question: my water cooling unit (Exos) uses 12v pin in the form of a modified male molex (only two wires, black and yellow). I was wondering if I could unhook the modified molex (which is hook to a circuit board which reads something like:
j12
| o o |
| |
gnd 12v

And plug in the 4 pin (even though the connection is only for two pins, with two others missing (grnd and 12v), that is coming from my PSU.

Just to clarify, the 4 wire molex connector is not 12v only. They supplied you with the modified plug because the pump has no use for the 5v given by the red wire.

 

[Arcuivie]

Thanks for all of your help, I got it now .