In line with our recent article on the NOVASONIC
socket A cooler, it's quite apparent that providing good cooling to
your system is very important. However so far all we have looked at
or thought of is providing cooling while our systems are running;
we never cared to think about what happens once the system is switched
off. You might be proud that your system is running quite cool even
under highly overclocked conditions, but have you ever considered
what happens to the heat generated by all these components once the
PC is switched off. They don't cool off within a matter of seconds
in case you thought it does; especially if you run your system overclocked
it'll take a lot longer for your PC to cool down completely. The heat
generated by PC components once you shut down the machine may not
cause harm to them immediately, however in the long run it'll undoubtedly
have an impact on their life span.
This is where IOSS International comes into the picture. They have
come up with a small device that keeps the cooling fans running even
after the system is shut down. The principle of it is no different
to a turbo timer in a car. A turbo timer keeps the engine fans running
for a predetermined period of time giving time for the turbo to cool
down gradually. The RD7-CA cooling after works just like that, it
keeps the CPU fan plus another fan of your choice running for a pre-determined
time period once you shut down the system.
What's in offer
The RD7-CA cooling after is a tiny little device spanning at a dimension
of 50x32mm (with mounting tab, 50x52mm). One thing you'll be surprised
to see however is the amount of cables that's provided with the device;
IOSS has included this wide set of cables to ensure every possible
fan connector type is met. The following is included in the package;
RD7-CA Cooling After
Velcro tape
40cm Wake-On-Lan cable
2x 3-pin to 3-pin fan connector
40cm Molex Male to 3-pin fan adapter
40cm Molex Female to 3-pin fan adapter
6cm 3-pin to 2-pin LED adapter
Installation
Installation of the RD7-CA is pretty straight forward and all details
are provided in the unit itself. The unit requires a WOL (Wake On
LAN) connector as the main power source. The WOL connector is always
powered through the Power supply so even after you shut down it's
able to supply power to the unit. For users who do not have a WOL
connector in their motherboards, IOSS also supplies a RD7-ATX connector
which can be used to the same effect of a WOL connector.
The RD7-CA is able to support two 12v fans, so it's most likely that
users will connect one to the CPU fan and the other to the GPU fan
or Motherboard Northbridge fan.
The RD7-CA allows the user to determine the time period he wishes
the unit to power the fans after system shut down. Easily removable
jumpers allow us to change the length setting between 1, 3, 5 and
10 minute durations.
