Case Fan Manual Switching... can I do it?

MayGodHaveMercy

Okay, I built a new machine last week, and the case, while huge and full of awesome, has two 2" fans on one side. These fans are loud, and they are more cooling than I need while doing normal shit with the computer. I'm not sure what the power connector they run off of is called, but it's very small (.25" maybe) and I think 3-pin. What I am looking for, is either a switch that can be installed where the fan's power cable connects to my power supply, or barring that, a way to perhaps make one from scratch. I mean, if all I need is a toggle switch and some wire, I wouldn't mind jury-rigging it up. I just want to be able to switch off these case fans when they aren't needed. The case already has plenty of cooling going on without those.

EDIT: The Case - I know, it's a bit over the top, but I needed a full tower with no power supply, and the price was right. Also, after installing everything in it, I'm really happy with my purchase. I love how easy this case made installation. Anyway, you can see the fans on the hinged side door in the photo that URL leads to.

MayGodHaveMercy

Ah, they are called (who knew?) Fan Connectors...

MayGodHaveMercy

So... should I just post this in H&A?

tsmvengy

Uhh, I think everyone had assumed that you had solved it yourself...

Anyway, if you want to do this, get one of those fan connectors, then wire it up to a switch:

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8426

Just FYI: red is power, black is ground, yellow is the RPM sensor. You only need to hook the switch up to the red line - the other two should be left intact.

MayGodHaveMercy

Ah, no. I had just figured out that the power connector I was talking about was indeed called a fan connector.

CmdPrompt

You might want to check if your mobo has 3\4 pin slots for fans, which you can then control through something like speed fan if its not already automatic.

MayGodHaveMercy

CmdPrompt wrote: »

You might want to check if your mobo has 3\4 pin slots for fans, which you can then control through something like speed fan if its not already automatic.

3\4 Pin slots? I'm not familiar with those. What would I be looking for? For reference, here is my motherboard.

Overhead View. Are we talking about the two white plugs directly below the huge red heatsink?

CmdPrompt

Er, 3 or 4 pin slots, sorry. They should be four pins but can support 3.

On my mobo they're labeled SYSFAN1 and 2, it looks like you might have some here:

MayGodHaveMercy

I believe those are labeled exactly like that, now that you mention it. I haven't seen the motherboard for a few days, and I'm not at home, but let's assume that's the case. The thing is, I have a lot of fans in this case. There's a 120 in the back, two 80s on the side, a 90(?) on top, and of course the CPU fan... I don't know that any of those small slots are open for business, with all those other fans connected. I'll have to take an in depth look at it when I get home.