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May 16th, 2011 12:00
Dell Optiplex 980 case fan adapter
Hi, I have an Optiplex 980 minitower and I would like to add a case fan in the back for additional cooling. Since the PSU does not have the 4 pin molex connectors, is it possible to plug a 3 pin fan cable directly into the motherboard and if so where?
If this is not possible, is there an adapter available for 3 or 4 pin fan cables that would fit the unused power supply cable I have?
One note - the psu I have is the standard 305 watt.
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May 16th, 2011 14:00
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From the details of the Optiplex 980 Mini Tower motherboard HERE, <ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell> it appears not to have a power connector for an additional case.
Case fans can be purchased with a 4-pin Molex power connector, you could use a SATA-2-Molex Adapter, same as THIS and connect the fan to the spare SATA power connector.
Bev.