3-pin power sensor?

[Panda Man]

On the back of my PSU, it says to connect the 3-pin sensor to prevent voltage drops. And I don't seem to have a 3-pin sensor, all the 3-pin connectors on my mobo are for sys. fans. This IS supposed to be plugged into my MoBo correct? If so, where should i plug it in at?

Power supply: RAIDMAX RX-530 ATX12V/ EPS12V 530W Power Supply 115/230 V CB, IEC, TUV, UL, CSA - Retail

My MoBo: ECS 865PE-A - pic

 

[tdg]

Yeah, that should be a RPM sensor for the PSU fan, that way the motherboard can report that the fan is running and how fast. Some motherboards have a dedicated header on the motherboard for a PSU fan, others do not and you can just plug it into another regular fan header.

 

[Panda Man]

k, so where exaclty would plug it in at though? where the system fan pins are next to the lithium battery?

 

[tdg]

k, so where exaclty would plug it in at though? where the system fan pins are next to the lithium battery?

You can plug it in anywhere, excuding the CPU fan header, or you can leave it unplugged if you don't care to monitor the PSU fan. Usually it's just a single wire, all it carries is the RPM signal.

 

[Panda Man]

kthnx, just thought it was kinda wierd for it to say that it must be plugged in to avoid volatage drops anyways, thnx for the info, and it couldn't have happened at a better time, my PSU just arrived