Aluminum 3.5" Dual Front USB 2.0 panel with 3 fan controllers
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Aluminum design, suitable for 3.5" bay
* Add 2
front USB 2.0 ports to the front of the case by utilizing unused
motherboard's USB header.
* Direct
user control of your case fan's rotational speed -- control up to 3
fans !
What is it?
It is a 3-channel fan controller with a pair of USB 2.0 ports designed
to fit into a front panel 3.5" drive bay. Here's a close-up of the
front panel:
Remember, it is very small. The width is the same as a floppy drive.
And here's a picture of the back:
There are three sets of detachable cables:
- The 8-wire set on the left with the back plug marked UP is for
the USB ports.
- The center yellow-black set gets power from a 4-pin Molex PSU
connector.
- The 6-wire set on the right lead out to three 2-pin fan
connectors.
The
picture above shows the wires again: three pairs of fan leads on the
left, the 4-pin Molex connector with pass-through to get power from the
power supply in the computer, and the 8-pin lead to the USB connector
on the motherboard. Four mounting screws are also supplied.
This little device uses the entire ~300 degree
turn of the knobs. Here's a simple illustration that show how linearly
the knob changes the fan voltage:
So even though the knob is very small. it provides fine control.
According to the user's guide, each fan output has a maximum load of 10 watts (1A max at 10V). According to the user's guide, each fan output has a maximum load of 10 watts (1A max at 10V).
How it may look like installed in your case:
Here the 802.11G USB adapter is plugged in to
the front of the system. Having 2 extra front
USB 2.0 ports makes it much easier to plug
and unplug USB devices.
The device above the floppy drive is an
5.25" IrDA Infrared Drive
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