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Installation & Testing
There are six buttons, three to a side, that
provide the main source of input. Without the manual these were a little
difficult to decipher and not very intuitive. On the back, the four fan
outputs are arrayed along the lower edge, with the power input on the right
and the sensor inputs on the upper left.
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The Aerogate3 was installed on my Athlon XP
gaming system. The controller was set up to watch four fans in total – CPU,
Video, Side intake, and Rear exhaust.
The extensions proved to be more than long enough for a normal sized case like
the Phantom, but something like the A-Top Z-Alien or Silverstone Temjin 5
might require a little more help depending on the specific arrangement.
The display lights up blue with white letters, and is very attractive. Because
the display is LCD, it can get difficult to read the letters if you are not
looking at it directly from the front and slightly above. The Aerogate 3
offers a surprising amount of control for your fans, allowing you to select
any speed from full throttle all the way down to a full stop. I was surprised
to see that, as usually there is no good reason to fully stop the fans,
especially when they might be hooked up the CPU or Video card. The Aerogate 3
does feature an audible alarm and flashing display in the event a fan stops or
one of the temp sensors gets out of your specified ranges. The alarm is enough
to be noticed without being too intrusive, and can be disabled if you don’t
want to hear the racket. The Aerogate 3’s thermal sensors are fully
adjustable, and allow you to set the alarm at whatever level you decide is
necessary for that particular channel.
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