CPU FAN ERROR PLZ HELP

[TeraBot452]

If you look at some of my older posts (From like 2 1/2 years ago) you will see that I mentioned a q8200 based system(My first ever build).  I never did get it to boot after the brown out.  But today I saw it in my closet and decided to give it a try.  AND IT BOOTED.  So I guess it just needed a good 2 1/2 years of sitting a dusty closet with no climate control to bring it back to life.

 

Now is a good time to mention I have harvested every part of this prebuilt, ie the fans the case the hdd and even the sata cables.  I really want to get the board booted but it keeps on giving me a cpu fan error and then shutting off.  There is no ""F1 to continue setup."  What pins on the cpu fan do I have to short to make the system think that a fan is plugged in?

 

Thanks in advance.

[WhitetailAni]

Do you have a cooler on the CPU?
And don't short the pins - that creates a short circuit which is bad for the motherboard.

[TeraBot452]

Yes but I don't have the fan.  Its a pretty beefy coolermaster and considering that with the fan it was at 30-40 degrees MAX i think that I can get away with just the heat sink

[TeraBot452]

I have a Raspberry Pi Fan but that only has Positive and Negative will that work?  I tried it but it did not light up.

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, xXGaming123 said:

Yes but I don't have the fan.  Its a pretty beefy coolermaster and considering that with the fan it was at 30-40 degrees MAX i think that I can get away with just the heat sink

Well, what you could do is connect a ~1K ohm resistor to the + and - fan connector pins. Don't just short them.

Also, quote people so they get a notification.

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, xXGaming123 said:

I have a Raspberry Pi Fan but that only has Positive and Negative will that work?  I tried it but it did not light up.

Make sure you have the correct pins connected.

[TeraBot452]

Wait that would work?  I do have a bunch of resistors.....

[TeraBot452]

that did not work sadly

[WhitetailAni]

It either will or won't.

If it doesn't, then it's looking for a rotation sensor or something, in which case you'll need a fan.
Just don't solder it - use jumper cables.

[TeraBot452]

at that point I would rather just buy a fan thx for your help anyways.