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Hello everyone,
I'm after some help on how to install a Zalman FanMate 2 to my eMac to reduce the fan speed and noise it generates which is driving me quietly crazy.
I purchased a Zalman FanMate after reading a previous thread on the discussion board on how to reduce fan noise:
emac fan noise - Installing fanmate 2 - Mac Forums
There was helpful info on the discussion and a link to a French website with installation instructions, however these related to installation of the discontinued FanMate 1. The FanMate 2 I had purchased has slightly different wiring.
The Apple Discussions forum also had installation info, (Apple - Support - Discussions - Noisey eMac fan solved with Zalman ...) but unfortunately the link to the pdf is broken, and I can only seem to find conflicting instructions on the web on which wires to solder to which to get it to work
So, here's how the wires are currently arranged if the FanMate 2 is plugged into the eMac:
FanMate (F) to eMac Fan (M): Yellow>Red, Red>Black, Black>Yellow
FanMate (M) to eMac Power (F): Black>Green, Red>Black, White>Yellow
Having already unsuccessfully tried one suggested rewiring combination (the first FanMate 2 popped and gave an exhausted puff of smoke), I'm a little cautious and would really appreciate some sound advice before I do some serious damage.
Many thanks in advance, folks.
Best wishes,
Ewan
I'm after some help on how to install a Zalman FanMate 2 to my eMac to reduce the fan speed and noise it generates which is driving me quietly crazy.
I purchased a Zalman FanMate after reading a previous thread on the discussion board on how to reduce fan noise:
emac fan noise - Installing fanmate 2 - Mac Forums
There was helpful info on the discussion and a link to a French website with installation instructions, however these related to installation of the discontinued FanMate 1. The FanMate 2 I had purchased has slightly different wiring.
The Apple Discussions forum also had installation info, (Apple - Support - Discussions - Noisey eMac fan solved with Zalman ...) but unfortunately the link to the pdf is broken, and I can only seem to find conflicting instructions on the web on which wires to solder to which to get it to work
So, here's how the wires are currently arranged if the FanMate 2 is plugged into the eMac:
FanMate (F) to eMac Fan (M): Yellow>Red, Red>Black, Black>Yellow
FanMate (M) to eMac Power (F): Black>Green, Red>Black, White>Yellow
Having already unsuccessfully tried one suggested rewiring combination (the first FanMate 2 popped and gave an exhausted puff of smoke), I'm a little cautious and would really appreciate some sound advice before I do some serious damage.
Many thanks in advance, folks.
Best wishes,
Ewan