Dell's fan wiring is proprietary. If using a non-Dell fan, you may need an adapter and hope for the best. Some people are able to splice certain wires together. From what I hear, non-Dell fans can get fried.
The fans Dell uses report RPM's back to the MB. If a non-Dell fan doesn't do that, error msgs. will appear at startup.
If you want, you can always check YouTube for "precision t5500 fans" or "precision t5500 cooling system" and see if any of the videos fit what you're doing. It looks like more videos may come up for the T3500.
My PC has it's stock fans plus I added 2 blue l.e.d. fans plugged into the 12v rail.
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Dell's fan wiring is proprietary. If using a non-Dell fan, you may need an adapter and hope for the best. Some people are able to splice certain wires together. From what I hear, non-Dell fans can get fried.
The fans Dell uses report RPM's back to the MB. If a non-Dell fan doesn't do that, error msgs. will appear at startup.
If you want, you can always check YouTube for "precision t5500 fans" or "precision t5500 cooling system" and see if any of the videos fit what you're doing. It looks like more videos may come up for the T3500.
My PC has it's stock fans plus I added 2 blue l.e.d. fans plugged into the 12v rail.