Hello new to the forum and just received my MX221 with 4 temp sensors and internal USB cable. I have a few questions on how I plan on using my controller and am hoping I can get a hand.
I want to thermal control my 92mm CPU fan and 120mm rear exhaust fan with the MX211. First of all I'm noticing that the temp probes I received have much bulkier plastic sensors on the ends of them as opposed to the usual 2 wire loop kind I've used before. My issue is how am I going to get this probe on my P4 Nocona CPU and have it fit under the massive Swiftech MX-462 heatsink? What have others done when hooking these up to P4 CPUs? Also I want to monitor GPU temp, again same issue how have you gotten these bulkier ends to make contact with the chips?
Other question, I was going to use the 3 fan headers to control 3 fans but after thinking it over I'm probably going to put a low speed fan in front and leave it plugged into the MB header while controlling the rear fan and CPU fan with the MX211. This leaves me 1 HO GPO free. I want to use this to power on my dual CCFL kit but I'm curious how exactly I do that with a fan header connector, and I assume since I don't have front panel buttons I can use a hot-key or something puter based to turn this on and off correct? (I haven't read the full manual on LCDC yet so not sure how it works with turning that stuff on)
Last but not least for now. I'm looking at doing a little mod to the front of the stock unit. I want to use the low power GPO's to drive 4 LED's. First of all can I drive 4 LEDs? 2nd I assume I can use any standard 5v LED to attach to the low output GPO's correct? And lastly has anyone made a template for the front face plate? What I'm thinking of doing is putting a LED in each corner of the MX211 stock faceplate, then using that plastic see-thru sticker paper I've seen, Make a nice label front for it with the LED's labeled and maybe a lil logo or something. I'm sure I can make up a template for this but I figured if someone has done it already it can't hurt to ask. Thanks in advance!
Ken
MX221 Questions
Sorry for the long delay...
On the MX221 there is only 3 low powered GPO's that have current limiting resistors on them, giving 5Volts @ 20mA. To connect a CCFL kit to our high powered GPO's you can use the following 4-3 cable available at: http://www.matrixorbital.com/pages/acce ... ?CurPage=6 Using LCDC would be perfect for this application. I feel confident that once you read the manual on how you do this, you'll have no problems!! If you do, feel free to post!
As for customers mounting the digital temperature probes under the heat sink...I'll find you a link...
On the MX221 there is only 3 low powered GPO's that have current limiting resistors on them, giving 5Volts @ 20mA. To connect a CCFL kit to our high powered GPO's you can use the following 4-3 cable available at: http://www.matrixorbital.com/pages/acce ... ?CurPage=6 Using LCDC would be perfect for this application. I feel confident that once you read the manual on how you do this, you'll have no problems!! If you do, feel free to post!
As for customers mounting the digital temperature probes under the heat sink...I'll find you a link...
Miles Y.
Head of Technical Support
Product Manager
Matrix Orbital
Head of Technical Support
Product Manager
Matrix Orbital
Cool nuff thanks, I'll probably end up going with the 3 LED display you guys have premade in that case, just makes things easier. Look forward to the link for probe mounting!Miles wrote:Sorry for the long delay...
On the MX221 there is only 3 low powered GPO's that have current limiting resistors on them, giving 5Volts @ 20mA. To connect a CCFL kit to our high powered GPO's you can use the following 4-3 cable available at: http://www.matrixorbital.com/pages/acce ... ?CurPage=6 Using LCDC would be perfect for this application. I feel confident that once you read the manual on how you do this, you'll have no problems!! If you do, feel free to post!
As for customers mounting the digital temperature probes under the heat sink...I'll find you a link...
