Guys don't buy ENERMAX frony panels until they're built safe

Mine is ENERMAX front panel ref UC-A07FATR2 (Thermal control panel).

I hate cross-posting but this appears to be an alert since you can damage
your hardware.

This week I fried my CD burner because of the inversion of the +12 & +5V
wires at the output of the ENERMAX module T-Power cable, my CD burner was
connected to.

Then I checked the power interfaces. No more problems so I decided to use it
standalone for the moment.

Today, I can't use the firewire and USB2.0 interfaces because the shieldings
aren't connected inside the module. The result is that the peripherals are
floating.

This isn't armful with regard to the peripherals nor to the MoBo but this
prevents the signals to be correct and causes transmission errors.

I didn't yet check the audio jacks. I'm expecting errors as well !

On another hand, the alarm levels aren't stored, leading the user to set
them every time he boots his computer ! ! !

Obviously this hardware is *** NOT TESTED *** before delivery.


ENERMAX look not to be concerned, they didn't answer to my e-mail.

--> I'm wandering what could be the quality level their power supplies.


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"Zantafio" <> wrote in message news:<be98ns$nha$>...
> Mine is ENERMAX front panel ref UC-A07FATR2 (Thermal control panel).
>
> I hate cross-posting but this appears to be an alert since you can damage
> your hardware.
>
> This week I fried my CD burner because of the inversion of the +12 & +5V
> wires at the output of the ENERMAX module T-Power cable, my CD burner was
> connected to.
>
> Then I checked the power interfaces. No more problems so I decided to use it
> standalone for the moment.
>
> Today, I can't use the firewire and USB2.0 interfaces because the shieldings
> aren't connected inside the module. The result is that the peripherals are
> floating.
>
> This isn't armful with regard to the peripherals nor to the MoBo but this
> prevents the signals to be correct and causes transmission errors.
>
> I didn't yet check the audio jacks. I'm expecting errors as well !
>
> On another hand, the alarm levels aren't stored, leading the user to set
> them every time he boots his computer ! ! !
>
> Obviously this hardware is *** NOT TESTED *** before delivery.
>
>
> ENERMAX look not to be concerned, they didn't answer to my e-mail.
>
> --> I'm wandering what could be the quality level their power supplies.
>
>
> --


Enermax is notorious for crappy power supplies. I stay away from
them. If you're in the market for a PS, go with Raidmax. They have a
400 watt one with cool LEDs on it, and a 500 watt one (although
without the lights), both for under $100. Both have two fans and I've
read nothing but great reviews about them, not to mention that I own
the 500 watt version.