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Jonsbo N5 - Enquiries - 03-21-2025
I’ve always enjoyed your videos and recently purchased the Jonsbo N5 based on your excellent build video. I’ve yet to carry out my build as I’ve been a little under the weather. I had two questions which doesn’t seem to be covered in the manual.
When it comes to connecting from the PSU to the two separate drive bay PCB’s, as you say in your video there is a mixture of molex power and Sata power connections.
1) Do I need to just power with molex or just power with Sata or Both?
I’m replacing the stock fans with noctua 120mm fans.
2a) Am I correct in assuming the stock rear fans all plug into the pcb’s and run at 100% with no control?
2b) The fans I plan to replace them with are pmv fans, could I feasibly run those from my motherboard or is that not advised.
Hopefully you can find the time to answer my questions and I’d be really appreciative if you could
Thank you
Scott
RE: Jonsbo N5 - ed - 03-21-2025
Thanks for the kind words, and great choice with the Jonsbo N5—hope you're feeling better soon and ready to jump into the build!
You only need to use either Molex or SATA, not both, to power each drive bay PCB—whichever your PSU setup makes easier. Just make sure each backplane is powered by one type of connector, not mixed.
2a) Yes, you're spot on—the stock fans plug into the PCB and run at 100% with no PWM control.
2b) Replacing them with PWM Noctuas is a great idea, and yes, you can absolutely connect them directly to your motherboard for full fan curve control via BIOS or software—that’s actually the preferred way for quieter, more efficient cooling.