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| Manufacturer: |
Zalman |
| Products: |
ZM-MFC1 Controller |
| Availability: |
Now |
| Author: |
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| Date: |
4-25-2003 |
| Price: |
$39.95 |
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| Personalizing
the Face Plate |
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or not. Personally, it doesn't suit my fancy one bit. I think there
is too much writing on it and the transparent blue acrylic simply
doesn't fit into my scheme of things. That said, I like this product
so much, it's only fair that I share a few simple modding tricks with
you. We'll make this fan controller match up with a LianLi case in
less than thirty minutes, using a leftover drive cover plate. This
can be easily done with any case manufacturer's drive cover plates.
To start we simply remove the Zalman acrylic face plate by taking
out the four corner screws, and then tape it to a LianLi drive cover
plate. With a sharp pencil, each hole is carefully traced.
The side mounting brackets of the drive cover plate are marked and
cut off. I used a Dremel reinforced cut-off wheel, but a razor saw
would work just as easily.
The cut is cleaned up on a disc sander. A simple file would also
do the trick.
Each hole is double checked for accuracy and the center points are
marked, and then center punched. You might want to put a block of
wood underneath the plate while doing this.
Each hole is checked for size using the Zalman plate as a drill gauge.
A drill press makes quick work of the new holes. If you're careful,
a hand drill will work.
The Zalman brackets were re-installed.
After replacing the originals with one-inch long #6-32 allen screws,
we have a fan controller that perfectly matches the trimmings on a
LianLi case.
I've used a number of fan control devices over the years, but this
one is by far my favorite. I was a little bit miffed by the cover
plate, but personalizing it is so simple, it would be unfair to lodge
this as a complaint. I think the folks at Zalman may well have had
this in mind when designing the ZM-MFC 1, knowing many of us would
change it anyway.
The workmanship is extremely good and the attention to detail is
high. Installation is extremely simple and the ability to control
six fans at once is a big plus. I highly recommend this for anyone
wanting to control fan speeds and have an extra 5.25 bay available.
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