The fan connectors are 6 pins (2x3 0.1 inch IDC style), but the fan connectors have pin 1 marked. When looking end on at the female fan cable connector, pin 1 is either in the lower left or upper right, with a corresponding reversed motherboard male connector.
Pin Number |
Pin Name |
Description | Wire Color |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fan Speed Control |
0-5 volts analog fan speed control. 0 volts=off, 5 volts = 100%, 2.5 volts = 50%, ... Can also be controlled using a 5 volt PWM signal. |
Brown |
2 | Key | No connect | |
3 | Key | No connect | |
4 | +12v | +12 volts | Black with gray stripe |
5 | GND | Ground | Black |
6 | SIGNAL | Fan RPM | Gray |