sgmihai, I am assuming you have removed the plastic bezel but if not press two bottom tabs and pull the bezel gently straight towards you. The rails attach to the drives flush to the bottom in such a way that the little springy things on the rail end face the front of the drive. The rear of the driv...

I enabled AAM on a Smamsung SATA HD with the Hitachi Feature Tool which is included as a utility on the free Ultimate Boot CD. The Ultimate Boot CD also includes a great many other useful utilities.

Great review by Jan Kivar. I am too much of a newbie to play around with this tool but I look forward to reading of experiences by those more experienced and/or adventurous.

Price the SLK3000B at Amazon. Free shipping and lowest price I have seen. About $48.

Sorry, I did not notice your location. I am slow in thinking global.

I received the ArctiClean and tried it to remove embedded thermal pad residue from a stock AMD heatsink. Although I had previously cleaned the heatsink with acetone and 99% isopropyl alcohol, the ArtiClean was effective in removing some residue not removed by the acetone. The ArtiClean is also super...

I do not have a link to that post but I believe it was by Ralf Hutter. I cut out the corners of my 120mm Nexus with a utility knife. The plastic corners are almost as soft as butter. Reviews show that the fan cools best when blowing towards the HS.

Thanks for the tip. Reviews look good so I will order some of this. It will be interesting to see if ArtiClean will remove the residue that I can see remaining after using acetone and isopropyl alcohol. I will post results.

Does someone have a method to completely remove thermal pad residue from a processor? I have tried acetone and 99% isopropyl alcohol but I think some deep residue remains.

Mine is mounted with the scotch green plaid double sided tape in a tower case and I can assure you that there is no way for the fan to fall off.

When I decided to do a fan swap on a Zalman 7000 I searched SPCR forums and found a simple and effective fan mounting method. Scotch double sided tape was used to attach the new fan securely while damping vibration.

Is there any way I can prevent my Athlon64 from rusting away?

I would get a 92mm fan. I am expecting delivery tomorrow from Jab-tech.com of an aluminum xp-90 ($35) and a 92mm Panaflo L1A with rpm monitoring ($7). Total cost with shipping of $48. I may buy a 92mm Nexus later. The Panaflo L1A pushes more air but the Nexus is quieter.

When Zalman first offered the CNPS 7000 (before A and B versions), a replacement backplate was not provided for AMD motherboards. Instead, shorter nipples were provided to work with the stock backplate. At one time Zalman support offered these shorter nipples at no charge to customers who requested ...

I used a 92mm nexus on my zalman 7000a. I learned how to attach the fan from a post here. Scotch double sided tape works perfectly and the fan is perfectly secure.

Some power supplies require inexpensive SATA adapters.

Two hours ago I swappped a chinese panaflo m1abx for a Japanese panaflo lia from Jab-tech in my seasonic ss 400. The new made in Japan panaflo is a big improvement imho.

How much voltage are the fans receiving?

Silicon Acoustics is a good supplier for the 120mm Nexus.

Works great for me.

I installed a Panaflo M1BX made in China. In my system the fan stays at ~800 rpm but it makes a soft clicking noise. I would like to find a Japanaflo M1BX. Jab-Tech has a Japanflo L1A but I am not sure it would cool enough. However, based on the comments made above, I might consider a lower airflow ...

On my ss 400 the stock fan had three wires. The power and ground wires went to a two pin connector which attached to a male two pin connector which was wired to the pcb. The rpm monitoring wire (along with a ground wire attached to the pcb) went directly to the motherboard. I removed the stock fan b...

I modded my ss 400 with an MiBX and simply cut and soldered the three wires for fan power and RPM monitoring. Before purchase I was planning to connect the fan directly to the pcb pins but I found that the pcb only has two pins.

A suggestion for people looking for an simple way to improve the Zalman 7000. Buy a 92mm Nexus real silent case fan. From Radio Shack purchase adhesive velcro pads (the weaker velcro not the hook and loop). Remove the fan from the housing and attach with velcro pads on the bracket and the fan. The f...

Fan rubber screw???

I visited the Antec link above and found an item was for sale described as RBRFANGROMT with one unit for $2.99 plus $7.86 shipping. I am not sure if this is the silicon isolators from the slk 3700 bqe. It is also unclear whether one unit represents a set of four individual isolators.

Hopefully, they will reply. If not, removal of the backplate may be the best option. I have not done this but I did research the procedure. People have successfully used warm air from a hair dryer to loosen the adhesive and a credit card to pry the backplate loose. You would need to be careful about...

I think it would be great if antec would market the small silicon fan isolators that are supplied with the slk 3700 bqe fan.

filete, Hi again. My system is very similar to yours. I have found that Cool'n'Quiet lowers my idle cpu temps about 8 degrees centigrade. This will help prevent your power supply fan from ramping up. I have my Zalman 7000 AlCu connected to a fanmate with the lowest voltage. The fanmate is connected ...

That may be ok but I am not sure. When the 10mm nipples are used you can be sure that the cooler is at the proper height and tension. Also, with the nipples used the two flanges on the cooler seat firmly to the nipples and there is no side to side play possible. I got the idea to email Zalman for sh...

Felete, I mounted a Zalman 7000 alcu on my k8v se deluxe without removing the stock backplate. I did this by obtaining shorter nipplles from Zalman that are designed to work with the stock backplate. The stock backplate protrudes 4mm above the surface of the board. The nipples that you have are 14mm...