I'm about to put an Xbox 360 into a TV stand. Given the heat issues, I want to install a 120mm PC fan in the back of the stand.

How does one go about getting power to a 4-prong fan? I have an extra PC PSU lying around, if that's an option.

7/31/2007 11:03:54 AM

the psu would work but it will be another fan making more noise

or what i did (in a similar situation) was just to by a generic 12 VDC power supply from radio shack, just make sure you have enough amps to run the fan on that power supply

chopped up the end and wired it to the fan

plugged it into my receiver (it has some 120 VAC outlets to turn stuff on when you turn on the recevier) and i was good to go

7/31/2007 11:06:47 AM

^What he said. Or take the AC adapter plug from another DC device you never use anymore. Cut the wires and solder to a fan with similar voltage requirements.

7/31/2007 11:28:39 AM

i've done the exact same thing in my TV stand (solid wood enclosure, massive heat issue), just used a 12v power brick from RadioShack with bare wires (added a molex connection for easy removal)

7/31/2007 12:43:05 PM

http://www.coolerguys.com/ho.html

They have a lot of legit stuff to do this. Not expensive either.

7/31/2007 12:48:57 PM

http://www.coolerguys.com/840556029977.html

thanks.

7/31/2007 2:22:26 PM