Asrock z690 only has 4pin and my AIO is 3pin

[Mr.Smith]

Ok i have not built a system in 11yrs so i did ny research and got everything down except the odd 3pin connector on my AIO that has not just 2 3pin connectors but one has these odd clips on the sides i see zero way to make work with thise wing style clips in the way. Is this a case of use my Uni Controller for my AIO and go into my BIOS and assign thermal sensors to each fan channel? Or is this a case of whip out the razor knife and shave those wing style side clips and set on 4pin accordingly? Is it a case of take the AIO apart and RMA it for a model that has 2 4pin connections? To be in the final run of my build with this being the only thing stopping my new Rig from completion after months just trying to get all my components and waiting weeks for things to arive, to be defeated with a fully assembled PC AIO aside is frustration i cannot put into words. Long short, how on earth do i connect a Lian Li Galahad to an Asrock z690????

[DoctorNick]

I dont know if I understand correctly but you are having trouble connecting a 3 pin to 4 pin fan connector? You can just connect like this:

[SavageNeo]

3pin aio does work in the 4pin.

 

the aio will plug in to the "aio" header or "aio_pump" header, but it will work in "cpu fan" too.

[Mr.Smith]

10 hours ago, DoctorNick said:

I dont know if I understand correctly but you are having trouble connecting a 3 pin to 4 pin fan connector? You can just connect like this:

Was the "batwing" looking tabs on the other connector that stumped me, as i knew to offset that 3pin (in your pic) on the Header. Worst case i have to use my Uni Fan SL Hub for my AIO along with my case fans and see if i can assign my fan groups on my Hub to react to specific Thermal Sensors on the MB. Original plan was jack my pump and AIO fans into the Board and just run my case fans off the Hub in 3 Groups. Sorry my terms are a bit sloppy as i have not built a system in a good number of years, thank you for the help and the patience as i could always use both till "the moment of truth" past that things get massively familiar...

[Mr.Smith]

On 11/3/2022 at 7:20 AM, SavageNeo said:

3pin aio does work in the 4pin.

 

the aio will plug in to the "aio" header or "aio_pump" header, but it will work in "cpu fan" too.

Thank you for taking the time as i truly am that sterotypical guy that has not built a PC in 10years.

 

That said based on the response so far along with what info i am able find that is not in any of the instructions. I still have the 2nd line off of my Pump Head (shown in pic along with adaptor) that seems to be an RBG thing and i do not know if it is needed to control my AIO past lighting. As well the Radiator Fans come with cables to link them together, am i right to think it is sketchy to plug 3 fans in to a single Motherboard Header for power and a single Board Header for the RGB?

I have an open channel on my Uni Fan SL Hub. Do i run both lines off my Pump Head to my Board and then my Radiator Fans to the Hub?

 

Again thank you for the time taken and help given. In getting myself current on everything that has changed encountering this odd "batwing" 3pin thing caught me with a mostly built PC thus adding to the Adventure that has marked this build from issues getting components at the outset all the way to this "obvious to everybody but me" issue that i am having atm. All the help helps and is appreciated greatly.

 

Just a guy still knocking the rust off, mere inches from the Finish Line of my Build and in Severe PC Withdrawal..

 

Pic is "Batwing" 3pin off my Pump Head along with the Adaptor that allows me to connect it to my Board Directly. The Adaptor also has another Female Connector for a 4pin "Batwing" looking Connector. AIO is Lian Li Galahad 360 asembled with all the parts in the box no mods..

[WoodenMarker]

Plugging multiple fans into a single header is fine as long as they don't draw much power. How much power the header can support may be mentioned in the motherboard manual. 

The included GF.12F19P.R50B0 ARGB PWM fans draw up to 0.18A which isn't much. Fan headers on modern motherboards typically support at up to 1A or more which is plenty for the 3x fans. 

The connector with the wings is for lighting. It plugs into a motherboard argb header. The led draws up to 0.54A and modern motherboards typically support up to 3A or more. 

Have you looked at the manual? https://lian-li.com/product/galahad-240-360/

 

Moved to Cooling. 

[Mr.Smith]

After i take it down and rebuild as the tabs for my 3090 will not fit and i need to cut the case. Real pain is now i get to clean up thermal goop off the usuals plus the Thermal Grizzly Contact Plate. Because of as i went to install my GPU is when i discoved the tab slots were covered, in pic you can see one unobstructed slot and my rough cut marks on the offending piece of metal..