Fan Controller ATN-TP-02E User DIY

Here are the specs copied directly from SVC's web site...

• The panel can adjust 3 fans of speed at the same time
• Aluminum material design, suits 3.5" bay of pc
• The panel can transfer 2 USB ports to the front panel of your pc
• Input 12Vą 10%, output 6-12Vą 10%; there are 10% allowance in each
• Max output 10 watt, each channel
• Convenient and easy installation

Well let's jump right into this shall we. First we'll take a look at what came in the package...

Shown above is the controller in all its shiny glory. It's meant to be installed in a 3.5" external bay so naturally it's roughly the same size as a floppy drive as far as width and height go. The length of the two side "brackets" are a bit shorter than the depth of a FDD however and obviously this thing is hollow/empty in the center.

The body is constructed of a lightweight aluminum but the knobs unfortunately are just cheap plastic. It's not that they look terrible or feel as though a good turn would snap them off, but holding tightly and wiggling them a bit you get the feeling that your getting what you pay for (which isn't much), as far as knob quality goes anyway. So while the knobs don't exude quality, I'm happy that whatever company made this thing decided to only use plastic for the knobs and not the whole body.

The USB 2.0 ports are...well...USB 2.0 ports. They don't scream quality either but when I was plugging in my digital camera I didn't feel any give, like I was going to push right through as it feels when I use the ones on the front of my case (a knock-off of the Chieftec case in Tekime's latest review). More on those ports later, also included in the package were the wires and screws shown below...

The wires, from left to right, are USB, fan connectors, and power (as if the big ol' molex connectors didn't give that away), and of course the four basic drive screws in the plastic bag on the bottom. And last but not least the super-duper-all-inclusive-pimp-daddy instruction sheet seen below...

Behold it's absolute magnificance, oooohhhh aaahhhhh, behold all it's grammar and spelling errors (heheh).

Previous Page   Next Page  

There are no comments on this article. Become a member and post one now!