Zalman ZM-MFC1 6-Channel Fan controller for 5.25" Bay

by Zalman

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 1.8 x 0.4 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001WNKBS
• Item model number: ZM-MFC1
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 16, 2004

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

The Zalman ZM-MFC1 is a universal DC 6-channel fan controller for 5.25" bay. With four channels, you apply speed adjustment of 3-pin connector type DC fan (7W or less) with the Fan speed control knob, and with two channels, two-level (+5V, +12V) adjustment of 2-pin connector type DC fan or other electronic device with the toggle switch. Easy fan speed check with color/intensity-changing LED-lights. Included is a 3-pin extension cable for convenient installation, for use when the fan's wire length is too short to reach the controller.

What's in the Box:
Multi-fan controller, four-piece extension cable, C1 Cable are used when fan speed does not need to be checked through M-board, C2 Cable are used when fan speed needs to be checked through M-board.

Product Description

1. 6-Channel Fan controller for 5.25Bay. 2. Universal DC fan controller.. 1) 4 Channels Speed adjustment of 3-pin connector type DC fan(7W or less) with the Fan speed control knob. 2) 2 Channels Two-level (5V, 12V) adjustment of 2-pin connector type DC fan or other electronic device with the toggle switch. 3. Easy fan speed check with color/intensity-changing LED-lights.4. 3-pin extension cable for convenient installation - for use when the fans wire length is too shortto reach the controller.warranty one year.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, April 25, 2008

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VladStar (Sterling, VA USA) - See all my reviews

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I have purchased it couple of weeks ago and just installed into my computer. I can say one only thing - this is just great to control speed of cooling fans. When I don't run CPU-intensive applications, I am lowering fan's speed to the minimum, which makes my computer really quiet.

* Warning: don't forget to install temperature monitoring application (which usually comes with drivers for motherboard). It will warn you in case if CPU of motherboard temperature exceeds a limit. Otherwise, even considering a fact, that all modern BIOS'es have automatic temperature shutdown procedure, you may still potentially burn your computer components when cooling power is not enough.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent control and easy to install, April 27, 2010

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Paul W. Norman "Magic Paul" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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The Zalman ZM-MFC1 6 channel fan controller is an excellent addition to your computer for fan speed and noise control. I was having some issues with noise on my computer rig, so I switched out a few cheaper fans for better ones and purchased the Zalman controller.

The Zalman controller is easy to install: there are two plug in system/cpu motherboard leads and two plug in leads for direct case fan control. There are also two additional toggle switches for two more fans as well. These connect with a direct bare wire black/red connection. Why they have it set up this way I am unsure. None-the-less, it's a nice addition. The whole setup/install took me about 30 minutes give or take with placing wires so they wouldn't "hang out" in my case,etc.

The unit looks very nice; it gives your case kind of an "old fashioned" but very cool "retro" control look to your case front panel, kind of like a computer control panel might have looked in the 70's; with six LED's that glow blue, the two toggles switch between 5 volts and 12 volts or OFF with red or blue LED output. The adjutment knobs are a nice aluminum look and the backplate is a dark semi opaque blue showing the circuit board beneath.

So far it works well and has given me much more flexibility to adjust my fans to keep everything quiet, or louder/faster for extreme gaming or just about anywhere in between. I like the overall look and feel. The price is right for this unit and I would recommend it if you like this particular style of controller units.

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great, August 3, 2009

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James M. Schorr (Concord, NC) - See all my reviews
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This works great. I found that I had to turn the speed all the way up to get the fans to initally come on during boot. After that, I could turn them back down to a better level.