Did I just fry my motherboard?

Britton30 said:

Which 4-pin connector did you forget?

Im sorry? I only have one next to the CPU but it does not work i bought a new fan and plugged it in still no good.

is there any other headers on the mono i can connect it to? should i just buy a cable connector that connects the fan to the PSU?

essenbe said:

I think you two are talking about different things. There is a 4 pin PWM fan connector on the mobo, but you can get an adapter cord to connect it to the 4 pin connector to the PSU. It is the PWM connector that he only has 1 of, and doesn't work. Get an adapter cable if the new fan didn't come with one and connect it to the PSU.

EDIT: If the PWM connector on the mobo is burned out, what else on the mobo is burned out?

Well, after I found out the fan was done for, The computer booted up, and i managed to install win 7 and install the updates and cruise the web for a bit. Then i shut it down. I was monitoring the cpu temp and everything seemed fine. no bsod or errors. could it just be that the 4 pin headers are done for?

Britton30 said:

EvolutionZero said:

Britton30 said:

Which 4-pin connector did you forget?

Im sorry? I only have one next to the CPU but it does not work i bought a new fan and plugged it in still no good.

Just clarifying, a mobo has many 4-pin connectors. If it was the CPU fan, you most likely toasted your CPU and mobo, even though you can still boot. There is a 4-pin power mobo connector too.

Well, after I found out the fan was done for, The computer booted up, and i managed to install win 7 and install the updates and cruise the web for a bit. Then i shut it down. I was monitoring the cpu temp and everything seemed fine. no bsod or errors. could it just be that the 4 pin headers are done for?