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I just got a MSI b650-s Wi-Fi motherboard and a kolink Observatory MX mesh and one of my friends said the fans cannot be controlled and it comes with some sort of weird connectors. There's the RGB one but then there's also this kind of daisy chain one if I should get them powered. But does anyone else know how to get this working? Thank you!

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49 minutes ago, MimoAW said:

I just got a MSI b650-s Wi-Fi motherboard and a kolink Observatory MX mesh and one of my friends said the fans cannot be controlled and it comes with some sort of weird connectors. There's the RGB one but then there's also this kind of daisy chain one if I should get them powered. But does anyone else know how to get this working? Thank you!

Do you have a picture of the fans and connectors you are saying?

 

Some fans do have physical switches but you should still able to control them as regular 3pin fans via the motherboard (you may have to put the switch in the highest setting).

 

Unless it's a 12V powered fan...

 

Hence it would be nice to have a picture of the fan or known model.

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40 minutes ago, MimoAW said:

one of my friends said the fans cannot be controlled

Using software or firmware? You should be able to control 3-pin fans from the BIOS and 4-pin fans through softwares such as Fan Control

 

46 minutes ago, MimoAW said:

There's the RGB one but then there's also this kind of daisy chain one

The daisy chain's female header goes into 4-pin connectors with a dummy-proof tab that sticks out, whether it's 4-pin or 3-pin

Motherboard Fan Connectors: What They Are and How They Work

 

The RGB header goes into dedicated connectors as well

Single RGB fan connection confusion... | TechPowerUp Forums

 

Make sure they're plugged in correctly

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29 minutes ago, thekingofmonks said:

Using software or firmware? You should be able to control 3-pin fans from the BIOS and 4-pin fans through softwares such as Fan Control

 

The daisy chain's female header goes into 4-pin connectors with a dummy-proof tab that sticks out, whether it's 4-pin or 3-pin

Motherboard Fan Connectors: What They Are and How They Work

 

The RGB header goes into dedicated connectors as well

Single RGB fan connection confusion... | TechPowerUp Forums

 

Make sure they're plugged in correctly

But the issue is only cable I can seem to find is a male one

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5 minutes ago, MimoAW said:

I'm sorry the picture I sent was blurry but the connector I have is male those look female 

Those I marked are supposed to be connected to the motherboard (if I got them right)

No idea what yours is (probably RGB stuff).

Edited by leclod

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14 minutes ago, leclod said:

Those I marked are supposed to be connected to the motherboard (if I got them right)

No idea what yours is (probably RGB stuff).

Okay this doesn't make too much sense then because the only cable I seem to have is this one. Fans are spinning but I cannot seem to control them and disconnects has been left loose

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3 minutes ago, MimoAW said:

Okay this doesn't make too much sense then because the only cable I seem to have is this one. Fans are spinning but I cannot seem to control them and disconnects has been left loose

If all fans are spinning then you're good. It doesn't matter if there's an extra header on the daisy-chain cable that isn't used.

 

Now it's just a matter of figuring out how to control your fans. Are they 3-pin or 4-pin fans?

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1 minute ago, thekingofmonks said:

If all fans are spinning then you're good. It doesn't matter if there's an extra header on the daisy-chain cable that isn't used.

 

Now it's just a matter of figuring out how to control your fans. Are they 3-pin or 4-pin fans?

How do I find out? And also I don't know if this matters much but They're not actually plugged into anything on the front of the motherboard. They're plugged into something in the bag. I'm not sure what that something is

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3 hours ago, thekingofmonks said:

You should be able to control 3-pin fans from the BIOS and 4-pin fans through softwares such as Fan Control

Both 3-pin fans and 4-pin fans can be controlled by both Bios and FanControl

I'm willing to swim against the current.

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19 minutes ago, leclod said:

Both 3-pin fans and 4-pin fans can be controlled by both Bios and FanControl

For 3-pin fans it needs a PWM on the motherboard's header

Otherwise it's voltage-controlled solely by firmware

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1 hour ago, thekingofmonks said:

For 3-pin fans it needs a PWM on the motherboard's header

Otherwise it's voltage-controlled solely by firmware

I have trouble understanding you "needs a pwm" ?

Every motherboard I know of is able to deliver both PWM and DC power to its fans.

On my motherboard I have to set DC or PWM in the Bios depending on the fan type I'm using.

I currently manage 3 DC fans with FanControl (because the Arctic P12 is good and cheap)

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