OT: PS Fan

[Michael Havens]

wire snips and soldering iron and electrical tape? You know one config that 
doesn't work..... you've only got two others 2 others to try (if youare 
really that desperate). I'd hazard a guess at black being ground (if you're 
reeeeeeeeeeeeally as desperate for $ as me).

On Friday 09 February 2007 8:48 am, Eric "Shubes" wrote:
> I have an old Power Supply fan that needs replacing. It's been moaning and
> groaning for a while, and it really needs to go.
>
> I went to Fry's and found a replacement that I thought would work, but it
> doesn't. The size and connector is the same, but the color and orientation
> of the (3) wires is different. The new fan is black-red-yellow, while the
> original is blue-red-black (I'm pretty sure that was the sequence - it's
> back in the case at the moment).
>
> I'm under the impression that color coding standards aren't always followed
> by some manufacturers, but I'm not certain about this.
>
> Any guidance for this poor soul? (so I don't have to buy a whole new PS!)