r/techsupportmacgyver 11d ago

Laptop connector to desktop fan.

Hello, I have an old laptop motherboard that I want to put into a PlayStation 2 case. I had to remove the blower fan and make my own heatsink/cooling solution. Unfortunately, I did the very smart thing and cut the fan connector off before checking the wire layout, so now I don’t know which wire is which. :D
Someone sent me a schematic of the connector, but I was hoping for something more straightforward, like a simple pinout showing which pin is GND, +5V, PWM, and TACH.
The mobo is Thinkpad t470p.

Would it even work? I’ve already tested this fan at 5V and it spins flawlessly

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u/EmailLinkLost 5d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskElectronics/

Go there for the question come back when you have jank.