I would assume that the fan controller is somehow affecting power to the
floppy. I would suggest moving the fan controller to a cable that isn't
connected to any other components (nice thing about the Antecs, they have a
"fan only" connector) and see if that clears it up.

"Andrew Diamond" wrote in message
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My thesis, which will sound nutty, is the following: The use of my Vantec
Fan Controller to turn down the speed of my two intake 80mm case fans
causes
my floppy drive to fail. I will defend this below but now for the
setup,
pathology, and history.

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