What is ext fan on motherboard?

The ext fan header is for attaching another fan that will be controlled the same as the fan header is that that ext. is an extension of. The ext means extension.

What is ext fan on Asus motherboard?

The ASUS Fan Extension Card makes it easy to add three additional 12W fans to your setup. It’s ideal for high-performance air or water-cooled PCs — providing maximum cooling for marathon gaming sessions. It even allows for customized control of each individual fan via the UEFI BIOS or Fan Xpert software.

Does it matter which cha fan I use?

The only one that makes a difference is the cpu fan. Make sure that one is plugged into the “cpu fan” header on the m/b. Other than that, the header used makes no difference.

What is a cha fan port?

“Chassis Fan Connector” is a pin power connector that goes from your motherboard to the case’s fan, or from “Fan Controller” (Also called “Reobass”) hardware to the fan. There are two types of pin connectors: 3-pin and 4-pin.

What does CHA_Fan mean?

fan plug/socket
What Is CHA_Fan. this refers to the fan plug/socket on your motherboard and it’s to plug a Chassis/case fan if you like.

What is H amp fan?

It stands for High Amperage Fan. There should be a header (pins) on the motherboard for you to plug in multiple fans or fans that are higher current. H-Amp fans usually provide better cooling. The manual settings for your motherboard will allow you to set measure points and minimum/maximum temperatures, etc.

What is ASUS fan Xpert?

Fan Xpert 4 in AI Suite 3 is used to control all the fans that connect to the motherboard, user can adjust rotating speed of fans to customize the need.

Are fan splitters bad?

They’re safe. The reason why the fan connects to the motherboard is so that the motherboard can tell the fan when to ramp up its speed (they don’t run at full blast unless they need to).

Can you plug a 3 pin fan into a 4 pin?

1 Answer. Apparently a 3-pin fan can plug directly into a 4-pin socket. Two of the pins provide power to the fan, the 3rd provides an RPM pulse to the motherboard to read the speed. The 4th pin is for PWM speed control.

Can I plug 3 pin fan into 4 pin?

What is an ext _ fan header on a motherboard?

No. The EXT_fan on that board is a 5 pin made only for that card that apparently isn’t made. The ext fan header is for attaching another fan that will be controlled the same as the fan header is that that ext. is an extension of. The ext means extension.

What should I use CPU opt or cha-fan for?

My case comes with a PWM Fan hub, and the manual for it said to plug it into the CPU_FAN connector, so I plugged that into the CPU_OPT connector. I have my case fans connected to that. But, I’m guessing maybe the reason manual said to plug the Fan hub was due to it assuming I was going to use it to plug the Wraith Prism fan to it.

Which is fan plug goes into which Cha _ fan?

If your motherboard has more than 1 cpu fan header, but your CPU cooler only has one fan, you can use the other CPU fan header for a case fan, but that fan will just throttle up and down more like a CPU cooler fan. Pertaining to cable management. The fan connected to the closest MB connector. Don’t do random, everything will be messy

What’s the difference between a CPU fan and a chassis fan?

Well… the CPU fan is for the fan on the CPU, while the chassis fan is for fans on the case (aka chassis). All right, enough with being a smartass. The CPU fan has a speed regulator which is controlled by the temperature profile in BIOS based on the temperature of the CPU.