This is what I did to improve the cooling first. Those of u who haven't noticed. This silly ZTE modem runs extremely hot n I don't even use BT. Better go check ures too.

This is how the stock modem looks like. C those 2 red arrows? Stick the heatsinks there.






1st I stuck a CM Blue Ice northbridge cooler on it minus the fan. The smaller RAM chip, I used a CM ramsink on it.






This is the standard case. Very little ventilation. Look at the arrows, it's blocked for sum reason.






This is after I cut out the vent holes.






Same thing with the bottom. It's also blocked.






Here's what I did to open up the vent holes.









This post has been edited by ianho: Apr 3 2006, 07:28 PM

Then I tot y not make an acrylic case to gif it sum bling bling. Also, even after modding the vents on the standard grey case, it was still very very hot. So I made a big huge acrylic case for it. The back panel where the wires plug in is left out so there's plenty of ventilation.

Here goes.

1st thing is to measure n draw out the pieces for cutting.





Next is the cutting.





Cutting complete. Then file all pieces to exact fit so the acrylic glue can bond them together. Here's the completed pieces ready for gluing. Just remove all the masking tape n start bonding the pieces. The modem circuit board is just double side taped to the bottom piece.





Here's the complete case.






I'm not too happy about the basic looking square shape of the case though it looks quite nice. I'll be making another case using a single top piece that is bent around using heatgun. It's gonna look much, much better than this. This was just a NBTD to do 15 minute mod.

This post has been edited by ianho: Apr 3 2006, 07:26 PM

this is really NBTD,
dont want to add any bling bling ?

This post has been edited by AllnGap: Apr 3 2006, 07:30 PM

Hahahha. Sitting around NBTD lar today. I really suck at circuit board electronics so I dunno where I can tap the power from for LEDs n all that. If only I knew where to tap, I'd add 2x 40mm fans for sum proper ventilation n also sum blue LEDs.

Lolz tat was rely a NBTD mod

yeah.. i tot it gonna be bling-bling mod..

wah....just for a modem case u put so much effort....very dedicated...repects.....

Where got effort. It's just a really simple mod. The acrylic case took me like 15 minutes only.

Got suggestion, put 2 x 120mm fan for blower.

aiyo..really nbtd///try get some led and some ccfl to chan with it..or build something like car or building lar..tat is best

wow...cant wait for the final version of ur casing...... . maybe i will "order" one from u hehe.... .

The first post is a repost from official hardware cooling thread....still can remember it cuz tht post is the first post i made wif pics....then u post ur cooling mod there....tht time i was pretty much a newbie

IMHO...Tht modem case nids some more dynamic look instead of looking like a big ice cube...gotta have some nice curves...bling bling it and fan it...run a pair of 5 or 12v power line from ur molex to ur cube...use those thin wires as will bring less appeal...or get some transparent speaker cable...LED light reflecting off the clear insulating layer shud be a bonus when u add LED to it. Jus my opinion...dun flame me..

BTW..where did u got ur lil alu heatsink..tht tiny thing sitting on top the lil white piece.

This post has been edited by radioactive: Apr 4 2006, 12:54 AM

do like the mood clock, get some multi-colour LED and let it dance !!!!

This post has been edited by AllnGap: Apr 4 2006, 08:55 AM

not bad for the Mod...

thats the CoolerMaster alu ramsinks..... u can get copper ones from forumer dinster. alu ones i think u can get from moderno

can curi allngap's imac idea wat. spray the internal with white. let the front panel be transparent. then remove the LED lights from the circuit and replace it with allngaps blue SMD LED (correct if i'm wrong). that will look like those ET spaceship landed on earth.

easier to just get a USB fan and blow directly on the modem...hehe..like what I am doing right now. The fan is connected to my server and running 24/7

btw how hot can the modem get...haha

OMG.. I also have 1 unit at home...but i rent it from telekom...

it's not that much a matter of how hot but the matter of it not functioning properly after you leave it on for long time. Conclusions is that it will have problem when the chips are too hot. Since I leave my modem on 24/7, definitely will have problems. I find that almost all modems have similar problems.

It's crazy hot. The Broadcom chip, the big black 1 in the pix, I can't even keep my finger on it. It's that hot. The modem is on all day long but I don't BT yet it get's so hot. Even with the huge CM heatsink on it, still hot. I dunno if it's just mine. Y don't u try opening ure up n tell us if urs is hot too?

my zte also damn hot! dunno y. after the zte striked by lighting, i bought 1 aztech 2 replace it, this aztech run cool compare 2 the zte!

wahh, good job.
how much did this project cost you?

go n mod 1 of ur zte lah (the 1 sudah warranty habis).

i think is quite a cheap mod, coz ianho got plenty of acrylic! he doing modding works 4 ppl!

If 24/7 BT and nvr care bout the heat then ur modem [/B] Might [ end up like mine....13 months non-stop bt...modem nothing though very hot...14th month...my D-link jus hang there whenever i bt non stop for 6 hours.

checked mine, uses a smaller sized chip which isn't that hot but still will deteriorate if uncooled which is precisely what I did

don't know about you guys, but my aztech has been running at home fore more than2 years dee. 24/7 BT(mom gets annoyed everytime she looks at the electric bill). no problem with the adsl modem but got plenty of problem with tmnuts. i place my modem on the icy floor so there is no heat issue. I think it depends on what chip you're using la.

atmost there, how did you managed to power up the fan? external ac adapter?

We've got an old 200W PSU which we use for all sorts of stuff as well as to test our mods. So the fan's hooked up to it. Unless we know which volatage to tap from since the AC adapter takes in about 18v, a bit too high for any fan

Great.... this is the 1st time i saw some sort of Modem modding ... great effort you have there even though its abit nbtd ...

This post has been edited by HughieRmX: Apr 5 2006, 10:56 AM

Haha cool, DSL modem to cooled

i also have a ZTE modem from streamyx,

since i was so annoyed because of the heat it produces...

i just took the cover off and put a 80mm fan to cool it...

by taking the cover off, did i void the warranty from TMnut ??

my Zte modem looks exactly like that in the first post....

Sure Void d coz the sticker is on the side where the 2 covers join. Anyway my account is the rm88 a month 1mb account so theres no warranty. Ure using the 99 a month acc?

hey i also wanna do... where can i find the acrylic??

strangely, my aztech 350E is perfickly fine....(or issit 305E?) it never heats up, EVER.

My ZTE modem already comes with 2 heat sinks. I guess the manufacturer knew about this and then added into later models. But it still is too hot. After few days it will cause problems.

I was thinking of opening the cover also but is afraid of accidently shorting or something. BTW, where did you get the power for your FAN? wire go back into casing?

RM88 free modem package, the modem no warrenty ?

interesting mod here..
wanna try with mine also
i got the same modem also.

So isit rm88 free modem dont hav warrenty?

after added the cooling stuff, isit get any improve in the performance(*more stable, smooth connection) ?

This post has been edited by wiLL*lianG: Apr 8 2006, 01:12 AM

jum agreed with pizza boy. mine arr. bukak 1 bulan tak off still running cool. except the adapter la.

Wah u damn lucky that ures oredi comes with heatsinks.




IIRC oni the rm99 package got 1 year warranty.



No improvement 1 lar. It's just that if it's cooler then for sure will last longer.

Read my reply before this. It explains how the fan current is drawn

i doubt him can plug in the cables into da modem...since its inside the case...

Need to ask something. I having a same modem with u. But why my inside not same? >_< INside totally not same.



This post has been edited by singchaii: Apr 29 2006, 03:53 PM

???? What do u mean? The back panel doesn't exist. The acrylic case consists of only 5 panels meaning top, bottom, front, left, right panels. The back panel is left out so that there's ample ventilation n also to plug in the cables.



Doesn't matter what internals u haf in the modem. Just get sum heatsinks n stick them on the really hot chips. The hottest chip shud b that big square 1 in the middle.

But.. I can't find a Heatsinks at that size. even thought ram heatsink also not big enough.

And, if the modem chip is cool can make net be faster? >_<

singchaii, u can try and find unused motherboard NB heatsinks. if ur willing to spend money, can just get the CM Blue Ice 1. if u REALLY NBTD, and REALLY willing to spend money, can get the CM Blue Ice 2

i think another good method would be to use the GC heatsinks+fan...tap the power for the fan from the adapter and u should be running nice and cool

and i mean GC heatsinks like this


not those bigger ones like on the 6800s n above. if u use them bigger ones dunno can fit or not

erm...

my package is the RM 99 package... ( the Telekom fella told me the modem is covered under warranty as long as i subscribe to the rm 99 package )

the rM 88 package has a 1 year warranty on the modem.

After the contract i am thinking of changing to the rm 88 package..

get my own modem...

what if the side void stickers looked like they were not tampered with ??

wud it still be accepted ?

with the m99 plan, if the modem burns we they will replace it right?.. so no need to mod..if burns then ask for new one..not your fault they dun have proper cooling...

I'm using RM99 package & I've checked the modem (dated 2004 by TMnet contractor).

So, the warranty for 1 year or as long as you subscribing that package ?

as long as u subscribing that package

juz call the 100 to make report when ur modem is kaput.....

ok.... cool....

what if ur on the rm99 plan, and u have been tampering with ur modem....

and one day ur modem went kaboom....

what happens then ?? will tmnet replace the modem ?

can direct connect the 80cm on the ZTE electronic board????
Hav any try it before?

wahh uncle ianho i also wanna mod my modem after seeing urs...btw hoe much it cost to make the acrylic case...darn cunn wooo!!!!may some mirror tinted finishhh wohoooo...

Any idea how to connect fan on CM ramsink and make it's work?

Caaaaaaan. U read back at the start of the thread. There's an explanation on how to tap the fan wires.



edit: eh? I just checked back page 1 n 2. Dont haf lar. 1 of the wiring sifus PMed me about the wiring. I forgot d.

This post has been edited by ianho: Oct 21 2006, 02:40 PM

hurry hurry some tips also safety tips wud be terrific!!!
i also blank where to get power source to connect the fan edi.
afraid later the modem went kapoofff or wost case my house go pitch black!!!

IIRC it's tapped from 1 of the 2 fat capacitors near the adaptor input plug.

Hey hey, that's nice.

great works...looks awesome..

dude... this guy is toooooooo free liao.... haha... i wish i have the TIME + MONEY + TOOLS to do it also.... haha....

respect... ZTE also turn into so geng..... Haha

hey make 1 for transparent LCD monitor.... HOHOHO

This post has been edited by vincentlaw: Nov 16 2007, 06:32 PM

Ya I wanted to mod my spare 15.4" widescreen monitor to acrylic cover n base actually but I jsut dont haf the time. I'll be doing a brushed aluminum skin for it in Project GT40 though.

looks like aquarium..=.=.. try fill with some oil for oil cooling..hehe..