To meet the user’s demand for unused 12.7mm tray-loading slim optical bay, Silverstone created the FPS01, a multifunction front panel. It provides extra USB slots, SD card reader, and a M.2 SATA type SSD slot (B Key) for more expansion capability and space utilization. In addition, it includes both black and white coloured panel to better match most cases.
Y**Y
Works as intended, but why Molex?
Pros:- Very quick and easy setup in the RVZ02 Case, no screws needed- All ports work at full speed (However, I did not try the M.2 slot. It should be full speed though because it is connected by a separate SATA cable to the motherboard instead of the 19 pin cable to the USB 3.0 slot for everything else)Cons:- Requires a Molex connector for power; At least it isn't a Molex to SATA power adapter (fire hazard!)- Instructions were not clear that it was needed. Originally I thought it was to power the M.2 slot. After powering on the computer, I quickly figured out that my case ports and the ports on the FPS01-C were not active. I had to dig out a PSU to Molex cable for it.
S**N
Seems like a great product, but why only 1 fan controller?
I really need 3-5 fan control. I only have one 5.25 bay open.
L**.
Not a great product...
Silverstone SST-FP59B Multifunctional Front Panel...This product has failed within 2 weeks of purchase. First to go was the fan controller. I noticed that he 3 fans I have connected were not spinning and opened my machine to investigate. The fans are connected to the FP59B by way of a splitter cable so I disconnected this and reconnected it to a spare motherboard fan header immediately on doing this all 3 fans rotated proving they were fine. To check the FP-59B further I connected a brand new 80mm single fan to the fan controller and it would not spin at all!I had a look on Silverstone's website and found a firmware package for this device and downloaded it. I ran the installer EXACTLY as per the instructions only to receive the error 'Write fail due to SPI Flash Command fail or config ini not existed'! I have no idea what this means but now the card reader doesn't work either and displays a red LED (which was green before).Amazon are sending a replacement but getting to that stage was hard work. I cannot possibly recommend this item even if the replacement works without any issues. It appears to be poorly made (mostly cheap plastic) Not well thought out (old floppy style power connector) and horribly overpriced. Obviously i do not recommend this item and i would stongly advise to look elsewhere.EDIT: 06/03/2020 - I am now downgrading this unit further to just 1 star. Having received a replacement, the fan controller on this one has become almost useless! I originally had it connected to 3x 120mm fans which over the last few days it will only spin on the 'max' setting. Today I have it running only one, and even in this configuration it only works on maximum....very poor show indeed.
X**E
Shame on you SilverStone...
Well it looks nice, does the job... Poorly... Now how long will it take till the card readers start to short out then the USB ports next. Because the fan controller is dead. Had the device about a month. SilverStone refused to fix the issue not even a attempt to issue a firmware update? Other than just just fixing the card reader... It feels like the control for the fan using the pitch slider may have shorted out or its just SilverStones poor attitude towards quality production. Oh yeah been hearing how great SilverStone is. Really... They suck. But anyways. Still charges my phones for now. Had to rewire the chassis fans back to the motherboard. Oh my it's difficult... As the port is in a tight spot... Hense why I bought a controller instead. Six chassis fans. Who knows maybe it was too much for the thing oh well. Maybe they should have thought things over. Also I was warned by another critic about it dying in a short time span. Can't be asked for a refund as I cannot find or trust another brand for a controller at the moment. And amazon is useless for refund requests especially is something is wrong tat a time like this in a middle of lock down. It's so much hassle. I'll just replace it later but anyway the fans work perfectly on the motherboard.
P**K
Great
A little on the expensive side for a front panel card reader, but it's easily the best one I've had. nothing excessive like Line, Mic, or SATA connectors, just the standard card reader sockets, USB 3 and fan controls. I find the fan control particularly useful and I have a couple of fans (I use a splitter) that I wan't to control manually in my gaming/desktop rig. This does the job very well, though I would have liked the lowest setting to spin them down at a slightly slower speed, its a small niggle. Nice digital readout on power too.Expensive but good.
V**I
Really well build looks perfect in my NZXT h630
Uses 1 Molex Power and 1 USB3 header. Really well build looks perfect in my NZXT h630, the red port only provides power and not data but charges as fast, if not faster than a standard wall charger. I mainly use it for the CF card reader and with USB3.0 transfer speeds tranfering photos off of my cards is really quick.
Y**E
Great addition to a great HTPC case
A little over priced for what it does, but it looks great in my Gandia 09 HTPC case, giving extra USB3 ports and a USB-C port, don't really use the fan controller, but easy access to the SD reader is the biggest reason for the purchase
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