Asus technical support (nice guy btw) thinks I have a grounding issue. He wants me to run my computer out of the case on a piece of cardboard, but like a grounding issue, my USB ports flaking out and causing my keyboard to flake out are intermittent. My USB mouse, ipod, and jump drive never have an ...

After further forum reading, I ended up buying (4) Yate Loon 80mm fans from silencio_777. They can easily undervolt to 5 and 7V.

Also if anyone else is seeking the SG01-E new version, it's been sighted at this vendor.

http://www.sundialmicro.com/silverstone ... 9_648.html

It's analog.
The Zalman ZM-MFC1 Fan Controller.

Fan startup has been a problem, and some even exhibit a buzz.

I've read the FAQ, and searched the forum a bit, but I'm still uncertain on a good 80mm case fan candidate that will stay silent when undervolted to 5V. I have a microATX setup right now in an X-Qpack, with Antec Phantom 350, with no issues using a Nexus rear 120mm case fan which is 1,000 rpm peak 1...

Thinking that some folks are not having USB port issues with keyboards, I changed in the bios "Plug N Play OS" to NO which takes control away from windows and puts it to the bios. I also disabled USB 2.0, and it worked for a bit, but after one reboot, all of my USB ports stopped working. I used a PS...

I called Asus RMA and they were going to check if they had an extra A8N-VM CSM to "cross ship" to me to minimize my downtime. Very cool of them. (if they call back =) I realize most RMA is from a dead board, or possibly a dead component prior to use, so downtime is not as much of an issue, but if yo...

It's possible this is just another product in their lineup that won't kill the adjacent slot with the exhaust, and possibly they hope to market to card manufacturers to put on their stock cards as OEM. I'd be surprised if they dumped the Silencer rear exhaust line, as there are a lot of folks buying...

Here are my costs: 1 Zalman heatsink/fan: $50 (great buy, re-used twice) 1 Zalman fan controller hub: $30 (great buy, re-used twice) 1 crappy fan controller hub: $20 (turned into an LED oohh ahh) 3 Arctic cooling VGA silencer: $90 (love these guys, so effective) Fan grommets and isolators: $20 (basi...

It's a USB keyboard (Saitek Eclipse) and a USB mouse (MX700). My old keyboard was USB and had the same intermittent issues. So I would use it with the USB to PS2 adapter. For x-mas I got the new Saitek USB only keyboard. The USB ports are not flaky with my mouse, ipod or jump drive, just keyboards w...

Quietest for me, is the PC I build where every fan is under my control on my fanbus. I then tweak each fan down to bare minimum of the load. I didn't realize how quiet my rig was running until I had to rebuilt my wife's PC. Here cpu cooler, and case fans were defeaning. I tried to re-rig it to under...

The USB ports on my A8N-VM CSM motherboard continue to give my keyboard grief. Random keys will stop working, and when I reseat the connector, it will change to different keys. This is my second keyboard with this issue, so I'm fairly certain it's the USB ports. I have a phone number for Asus techni...

I recently installed an Antec Phantom 350 in my Aspire X-Qpack uATX case. It gets warm to the touch, but the 120mm fan keeps it reasonable inside the case. It is a bit longer than my old PSU Zalman ZM400A-APF PSU which gave me 1/2 an inch gap to the Plextor drive. Now I have about 1/4 of an inch, an...

I'm in the same situation. I had a couple weeks with no USB issues on my keyboard, and now the same issues, with certain keys just stop working, or switch with different characters. Re-connecting the USB connector doesnt seem to work. To get a true reset, I need to pull all power from the mobo. Powe...

The incompatibility would be in the current/voltage applied to the different rails. Also noise, and other issues on the lines.

I'm not a power engineer, but working with equipment, all power is not created equal.

tks

Well I ordered the Phantom 350.
Here's hoping it fits my meager requirements.

My current PSU Zalman ZM400A-APF is 150mm long ??? The Antec Phantom 350/500 is spec'd 150mm long on Antec's website, but I've found other online sources saying its 180mm long. Does the safety fan on the end of the 500 add 30mm to it's length? EDIT: Mike's review says the 500 is 183mm long. Maybe An...

read Mike's write up on dual 12V lines http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=23916&highlight=phantom+350+18a I guess ultimately I'm asking if anyone with a Phantom 350 is running a Geforce 7800GT and having ANY issues. I only run a single dvd burner, and hard drive. So it's a modest power...

I finally ordered a new eVGA 7800 GT card, and they state a requirement for the 12V rail to have 18A on it. Most newer PSU's have (2) 12V rails, 12V1, 12V2. Would an 18A requirement mean one of them needs it? I often see it as 12V1 (15-16A), 12V2 (17-18A). If the PSU has the PCI-E 6 pin connector, c...

I think most are using the Zalman coolers.

The 7000, 7700 work.

Erssa, How did you determine that your rear USB ports couldn't be fixed with a BIOS or driver update? I have long stretches without issue, and then keys on my USB keyboard will stop typing, or will switch keys (ie. b types m, and m types nothing). I've been tempted to load the USB driver on the Asus...

Very high efficiency (80%+) and connectorized cables.
Not many other choices like it out there.

Unfortunately it does seem to be problematic.

damn shame.

A lot of factors can impact your idle temp, but mine is 40C, but I'm also overclocked to 240 FSB. Has anyone had luck on resolving the flaky USB ports? I occasionally need to reconnect my keyboard. The USB mouse always works. The keyboard won't drop completely, but instead certain keys just stop wor...

Thoughts on USB port issues. If you go to (Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager> and open the "Universal Serial Bus controllers, you should see entries for "USB Root Hub" If you click properties on the "USB Root Hub" you can select Power Mgmt and uncheck "Allow the computer to turn off...

That Nexus-9003 is an interesting PSU. Does anyone have one, and personal experience to share? link: http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/nx-9003.html Lead for case fan temp sensor, and two 3 pin power leads dedicated to case fans. Pic looks like 80mm fans, I wonder how voltage is stepped and if it w...

My PSU has an intermittent high pitched whine. When I touch the PSU, it stops. I checked to make sure the screws were tight. I can make music with it, but touching it like a scratching table. There also doesn't seem to be a pattern to when it starts and stops. Is this the wail of a dying PSU? Of cap...

It's working now with BIOS update 506.

tks!

Erssa, What trick did you use on getting the rear 1-4 USB ports to work? I have good days with no issues, and bad days where specific keys stop working. I reloaded the SMBUS driver, disconnected power cable (+5V is always applied to board, hence that green LED), reseating USB connectors to the left ...

With all the discussion about the majority of folks not drawing more than 200W, why are folks more inclined to buy the 430W vs the 380W?

$5 is neglible cost delta?

Likely test errata for the 1 db discrepancy.
Keep in mind it's an idle load test.

Well I just loaded bios 506, and QnC is working now. Changed Memory timing to Auto in bios, and now the AMD Power Monitor application shows the Frequency bouncing between 1,000 and 2,000 MHz, and the VCore from 1.100V to 1.400V. =D Finally figured out that my Zalman PSU is causing the high pitched w...