fan splitter connection weird

[clayton1233]

i just bought a 2 way fan splitter and the pins look weird. i want to connect 2 3 pin fans but the pins look like this on the splitter.        1 looks like this **** and the other looks like this ** *

what should i do

[Naeaes]

The 4-pin connector is for PWM master and the other is for PWM slave. The tachometer signal is taken from only the 4-pin connector and that info is then used to control both fans over PWM. Basically the actual speed of the other fan is ignored.

[clayton1233]

The 4-pin connector is for PWM master and the other is for PWM slave. The tachometer signal is taken from only the 4-pin connector and that info is then used to control both fans over PWM. Basically the actual speed of the other fan is ignored.

if i plug one of my fans in the one pin is missing will it still work if i plug it in

[Naeaes]

if i plug one of my fans in the one pin is missing will it still work if i plug it in

Yeah, It'll work. Just plug the fans in. PWM fans are best but 3-pin fans work too. If you want to know more, you should read up on PWM (Pulse Width Modulation). I'd love to go further into details but I find it more rewarding to learn myself. I will however say that the one pin is missing because the motherboard can only handle one speed signal per connector. If both fans had the #3 wire connected to the same #3 pin on the motherboard, it'd go haywire.

[clayton1233]

Yeah, It'll work. Just plug the fans in. PWM fans are best but 3-pin fans work too. If you want to know more, you should read up on PWM (Pulse Width Modulation). I'd love to go further into details but I find it more rewarding to learn myself. I will however say that the one pin is missing because the motherboard can only handle one speed signal per connector. If both fans had the #3 wire connected to the same #3 pin on the motherboard, it'd go haywire.

ok thank you