Baybus/intake-bay contraption build

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My computer right now isn't getting the frontal intake that I want it to, so my plan was to get three 40 mm fans and mount then on an extra 5.25" cd-rom cover panel. The fans that I will be using on this project are these:

http://www.xoxide.com/40qublledfan.html

They say they have 2-pin connectors, so I figure +5v and ground? Anyways... after I mount those to my panel, I want to have ONE switch acting as a toggle on/off switch. Furthermore, I plan to mount a blue LED above it (for when the switch is in the on position) and a red LED below it (for when the switch is in the off position). Finally, this whole contraption is going to be accepting power from a regular molex connector.

I've read Cliff Anderson's site and the diagrams he featured, but I'm not quite sure on how to wire this up. Would anybody be so kind as to draw me a simple diagram as to how I should?

Thanks in advance,

_Ray
 
Here you go. You will want to check to make sure your fans run off of 5V. It should say on the sticker on the fan what voltage they need. Here's a schematic (I guess MS Paint is good for something):

switch01.bmp
 
Teancum said:
Here you go. You will want to check to make sure your fans run off of 5V. It should say on the sticker on the fan what voltage they need. Here's a schematic (I guess MS Paint is good for something):

switch01.bmp
Click to expand...

This looks good. be sure to use a LED calculator for the resistance. Your leds are probably rated @ 20 mA
 
Teancum said:
switch01.bmp
Click to expand...

ph34r t3h ub3r 1337 msp41nt!
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Follow the diagram and you should be find
the thing that looks like
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Is the LED just incase you didnt know

EDIT: It deletes my spaces for some reason :S
Oh well, that sqiggly mess is a vertical line with a triangle pointing into the center of the line.
 
Put your stuff in a (code) block (Think quote, only use "code" and "/code" instead).

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(edit) Ah, here's your diagram:
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