Fan RPM splitter cable needed

[Pinksteady]

Hi all,

I am looking for a RPM splitter cable that will allow one fan RPM lead to be split into 2, so that one can go into the motherboard fan connector, and the other into my additional fan controller (Thermaltake Hardcano 13), that sits in a CD-drive bay.

This is because currently the fan on my CPU (Arctic Cooling Freezer64) is plugged into the fan controller, and therefore every time my PC boots, I get a CPU fan error because the motherboard thinks the fan isn't working/plugged in. I need to be able to plug the fan into both, just to shut the motherboard up and allow the fan controller to continue to do its job.

I have looked on a lot of sites and still can't find this lead. There are many which are similar, but not exactly as I specified. I am sure lots of people must have had this problem too, can anyone help me find where to buy some of these leads?

Cheers all

[Anarion]

owm , is it owm joke or somtin, use yellow wire! for pin 3! ...

[Pinksteady]

no it's not a 'owm' joke, whatever that is, and your solution wasn't very clear!

The yellow wire is in use, and I need, effectively, another yellow wire. So that would mean a splitter which on one end you plug the yellow wire, and splits into 2 yellow wires.

[wtf8269]

Your bios may be different than mine but I know in mine atleast you are able to turn that alarm off. Check about that first.

If that is not an option, take the 3 pin connection off some old useless fan. Cut the power cables completely off of the plug, but leave a good ammount of the yellow wire remaining and extend it if necessary. Then splice that into the RPM sensing wire of your Silencer's RPM wire.

[zAAm]

You can also buy a 3pin header plug like that from any electronics store. Just splice the yellow wire onto the new connector's wire corresponding to the yellow RPM wire. Tada! You have a dual RPM sensing machine! ;)

[Pinksteady]

Have switched off all motherboard sensing options, still does it.

Other alternative would be to find a space for a spare fan and plug that into the CPU connector. Hang it off the side panel or something!

Can someone go into a little more detail on how to 'splice' the wire, I've never done that sort of stuff, but I'm going to go and get a soldering iron and a few bits and bobs, and start experimenting, I've got a few fans lying around.

[intel igent]

you should have some splitters/connectors in the box that your hardcano13 came in? i know in the box with my hardcano12 i got all kinds of splitters/connectors

[Pinksteady]

I'm such a muppet, there was an option in the BIOS to turn it off. I checked so many times before and it didn't look like an option that could be changed, just said CPU fan N/A as some text, didnt look like a switchable option!!

Sorry for wasting your time guys (although wiring and splitting yada yada is interesting to me!) and thanks for the help