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Here is a close up of the UV sensitive power supply connectors. There is a
12V connector for your P4 needs and AMD boards that utilize them. There are a
total of six four prong power supply connectors and two three prong connectors.
The ATX connector that supplies power to your motherboard has a green sleeve
covering it. The sleeve is supposed to be UV reactive, but mine failed to glow
under my UV light. The wire ties that are used are also UV reactive. As my 10
year old son said, UV stuff is cool and he likes it more than the regular cold
cathode tubes. I must admit, UV parts really set off the finishing touches on
your tower.
The three fans that this power supply sports have LED's in them to add a
little blue light to your tower. The bottom fan pulls heat from your CPU right
out of your tower. The front fan pulls hot air trapped at the top of your
case, if you don't have a blow hole in your tower. And of course the standard
rear fan pulls out all the air from the other two fans.
Make 100% sure that the little red thing on the back of your tower is
set to 115v and not 120v. If you ever fail to check this and power every
thing on you will blow out your motherboard!!! How do I know this? Because
I did it once and it was not fun. 9 This power supply came in set at 115v,
as most are, but make it a habit to check this when installing a power
supply or turning on your new case that has a power supply installed already.
Here is the back of the power supply with a close up of the fan speed control
knob. The switch is UV sensitive and the receptacle for the power cord also glows
under UV lights. Not that you are going to see this very often, as it is towards
that rear of the case. Also, if you look really close at the fan speed control knob
you can see my reflection on the shinny fan speed control knob.
The above picture was taken in the dark, to give you an idea just how bright the blue LED's really are.
You may notice that the power supply was a little longer than the one taken out of
my small ATX case and it extends beyond the blowhole. This is no big deal really,
as the fan on the front of the power supply takes the place of the blowhole fan.
Also I have not mentioned that the power supply is made out of aluminum instead of
steel. This is not only a lot lighter than standard steel power supplies, but works
as a better conductor of heat.
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