Cpu cooler

[DeeDee]

Ok, well I am posting this here because it's the first room on the list...
I have a Dell board, I got another cpu heat sink+fan for it. The plug from the fan is the typical 4 pin. The plug on the board is 5 pin. The fan plug is too thick to fit into the plug on the board and the 4 fan wires r all black... all that being said, my question is:

Is any way to tell which wire on is positive on a 4 wire fan connector when they r all the same color? Maybe where it connects to the fan itself... and if it's plugged in backwards will it fuck the fan up?

 

[AsRock]

Dell normally have fairly detailed manuals, which may give you more insight on the connector.

 

[sneekypeet]

Google Dell 5-pin CPU fan header pinout.

 

[Deleted member 197986]

Something like this?

 

[DeeDee]

Thank u for the replys but it's not the ones on the Dell I'm inquiring about.. those r color coated.. it's the 4 pin coming out of the cpu cooler. It's a Cool Master Geminll S...

 

[Caring1]

This will help.