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Old August 24, 2008, 05:13 AM
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On my new build I'm planning on using the OCZ Vendetta 2 to cool my cpu. However I want to use a different, non PWM fan on it since I'm going to have a fan controller on this build. Will the system notice the lack of a cpu fan? And if so will this cause any faults. Its my first time going this route.
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Old August 24, 2008, 05:32 AM
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In the good old days, motherboards would shut down if there wasn't a signal from a cpu fan. It's been quite a while since I ran a board which had that problem.

It would help though if you could list your motherboard so that one of our members who's running WC on one could verify for sure. (nothing like getting info direct from the horses mouth.... :) ).

If you're going to be asking a lot of hardware questions, it would be helpful if you could make up a sig with your intended build. That way the info will be available in every post you make.

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You will surely get an error during post saying "CPU FAN FAILED" or something to that effect. If you go into the BIOS > Hardware Monitoring page, you should be able to set it to "Ignore" or similar.
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Old August 24, 2008, 06:37 AM
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Thank you for the help and the welcome . This forum has loads of information.
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Have you got your fan controller yet? My Zalman MFC1 has separate fan rpm leads you run to your mobo.
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Yes I already have the sunbeam rheobus.
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hmmm, the sunbean rheobus product page states it has 2 rpm signal wires.

Contents:
  • Main Panel x 1
  • Power Wire x 1
  • RPM Signal Wire for M/B x 2
  • 3 pin to 3 pin Wire x 2
  • 3 pin to 4 pin Wire x 2
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Yes I already have the sunbeam rheobus.
Just plug the fans into the rheobus and boot your computer.

If it comes up with the CPU fan error just go into the bios and disable it.

Personally I've never used the CPU fan header once I've switched to a aftermarket HSF as I found the AUX/SYS fan headers have better control for fans.

My Abit board allows me to change fan speed using voltage.
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Should've read that more closely.
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Should've read that more closely.
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