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2018/05/04 02:34:06 (permalink)
Hi,
 
I'm trying to connect my AIO Cooler to the board.
Correct me if i'm wrong.
The pump has 2 cables output. One, is a Y-Splitter (expect 2 connections) and the other is a 4 pin (to the board).
The radiator has 2 fans that connect into that Y-Splitter that merge into a single one.
So, I end up with 1 single connector now.
My board, an Asus Strix B350, has 2 headers. CPU_FAN and AIO_PUMP.
Where should it be connected?
How can I have the radiator fans connected to CPU_FAN header and the pump to AIO_PUMP header?
 
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    Re: Confused by CLC 240 AIO 2018/05/04 06:35:22 (permalink)
    The fans on the CLC connect to the Y Splitter.  The four pin the board should go to CPU fan header.  Then you connect USB to the USB 2.0 header on your motherboard.  Flow control software will be able to talk to the CLC through USB 2.0.  Some others have directly connected the fans on the CLC to CPU fan headers on the motherboard and then set fans to ramp up using the motherboard controls.  

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    Re: Confused by CLC 240 AIO 2018/05/04 07:32:47 (permalink)
    So, the AIO_PUMP header remains unconnected.
    I've heard that the pump should allways run at the same speed.
    Connected to the CPU_FAN header that would be controlled by the board, making it vary, right?
     
     
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    Re: Confused by CLC 240 AIO 2018/05/04 13:00:03 (permalink)
    skdskd
    So, the AIO_PUMP header remains unconnected.
    I've heard that the pump should allways run at the same speed.
    Connected to the CPU_FAN header that would be controlled by the board, making it vary, right?
     
     




    Depends...what I remember about my old Asus motherboard...the fan controllers could be manipulated.  I remember setting all my case fans with a 100% curve.  I would imagine that you could do the same here.  However, when I use Flow control on my EVGA board...I set the CPU fan header to Smart and with flow control...I set the fan to maximum.  It runs between 2880 and 2960 all the time...which is about 100% give or take.  I tried setting the CPU header in the bios to MAX and it did nothing to the pump in Windows...ran at 1560 or the like.  I believe that the Asus fan header settings might be different...you might want to experiment...
     
     

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    Re: Confused by CLC 240 AIO 2018/05/04 13:46:48 (permalink)
    Generally, you want to set whichever fan header you use (CPU or AIO) to 100% in the BIOS.  Do not use Smart Fan/Auto/Q-Fan (etc.) to dynamically adjust the pump, because Windows will sometimes return a device not found error if the fan is set less than 100%.  The AIO header is usually to help accomplish the same goal (if present on your motherboard), and you would just ignore the CPU header. 
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