Im trying to use a normal 92mm fan on a dell motherboard from a dell optiplex 3010 specficaly a 42p49 and ive heard most dell motherboards dont usestrandedfan header{switched wires} is this a thing on my model of motherboard and i need to rewire the wires or do i not need to worry about it also i have a 120mm fan that isnt color coded so idk the wire colors if i need to rewire it. can anyone help me please.
Dell uses standard fans and the wires are swapped around in such a way that if you plug a standard fan onto the dell header you will fry the fan and the motherboard.
None of this is documented.
SOME models use standard wiring.
Some Models use all black wires so you cannot tell.
Dell Fan Wire Black Red White or Yellow
Dell 3 wire fan
Dell 4 wire fan
Dell 5 wire fan
If you use adapter or re wire the standard fan to the way Dell does it there wont be any issues.
It is shameful if Dell has made the fan header burn out a fan, or self destruct the motherboard, by clandestinely switching the standard wires. This is extortion. Why would a decent company like Dell resort to such low down tactics??
It is shameful if Dell has made the fan header burn out a fan, or self destruct the motherboard, by clandestinely switching the standard wires. This is extortion. Why would a decent company like Dell resort to such low down tactics??
So that you use their fans ... which are the correct type, voltage, amp-draw, rpm, CFM, etc.
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unfortunately it is not possible for you to use a standard fan due to this motherboard having completely proprietary connections. i highly recommend you find an adapter or buy something that's not e-waste
no, dell makes proprietary parts to prevent a user from upgrading their pc. they want you to buy a new one. its really unfortunate that they do this as it is very wasteful. if you want to get a little more information on this i highly suggest looking it up
well, I can now answer my questions in 2 parts after a day of testing on the 5040 I had in the scrap pile.
1. don't mess with the fan or wires only bad things happen as others have said. (fans no longer work)
2. checking the range with a voltmeter it looks like on the low side 1.9v and at near full temp 2.55v.
pc still boots but no fan will work on the stock header for some reason after I cut the blue wire to the leads of the fan side trying to artificially send more voltage to the fan, not the MB.
Tried another fan from the same model hooked up and still nothing.
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Posted January 9th, 2020 15:00
Edited: I see you have a 3010.
Dell is very proprietary, including with their fans. Using a non-Dell fan could fry the fan.
The 92mm fan - Are you trying to use it on the heatsink? Where are you trying to use the 120mm fan? What brand is your fans?