Dell is very proprietary, even with their fans. This won't sound like much fun, but the best and safest bet is to use Dell OEM fan(s) and not chance frying aftermarket fan. This also avoids fan error msgs. at startup.
This is not to say aftermarket fan plugged into a Dell MB is absolutely impossible, but it's quite rarer. Only one person in this forum I know was able to make it working by splicing the wires between fan and connector.
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February 28th, 2020 04:00
@Weasalopes have the same problem. Did you ever find a solution?
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Dell is very proprietary, even with their fans. This won't sound like much fun, but the best and safest bet is to use Dell OEM fan(s) and not chance frying aftermarket fan. This also avoids fan error msgs. at startup.
This is not to say aftermarket fan plugged into a Dell MB is absolutely impossible, but it's quite rarer. Only one person in this forum I know was able to make it working by splicing the wires between fan and connector.