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Gen H5 Fanless HTPC Chassis Installation Guide V 1.2 Page 1 of 29...
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Package Contents H5 Chassis Body Top Plate Bottom Plate Left Side Panel Right Side Panel Back Plate Four Feet with Rubber Cushion H5 Chassis Faceplate Faceplate (Silver or Black), Power Button and Power Switch PCB H5 Heatsink System Aluminum Top Plate...
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Installation Screw List: A:M3*5 Round Head Screw with Cushion-Silver 44pcs B:M5*8 CUP Head HEX Screw-Black 8pcs C:M4*8 Flat Head HEX Screw-Black 16pcs Page 4 of 29...
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D:M3*5 Flat Head Screw –Black 20pcs E:Nylon Screw M3*6-White and 10mm Copper Post for Side I/O PCB 3pcs F:6-32 Thread 6mm Screw- Silver (For 3.5” HDD) 8pcs G:Copper Screw Post Various Length for HDD Rack:10mm,30mm,40mm,50mm Page 5 of 29...
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J:M3 Self-Tightening Nut-Silver 25pcs K: Copper Post 7mm for Motherboard Installation 12pcs Page 6 of 29...
Installation Install four feet with rubber cushion to the bottom plate back side using 4pcs Install Copper Post 7mm to the bottom plate, matching your motherboard installation position Install to the back of the bottom plate, lock the copper post for motherboard. Page 7 of 29...
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Install left side panel onto the H5 bottom plate using 2pcs H5 CPU Heatsink System Installation CPU Heatsink Installation Kit List: H-1: M3*3 Flat Head Silver 8pcs H-2: M3*10 CUP Head HEX Screw Silver 8pcs H-3: M 3*33 Round Head Screw Silver 4pcs...
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Remove the protect cover from the copper base plate and install two rack on the copper bottom plate using 4pcs Install the holder on to the tip of the two rack. Please make sure the Page 9 of 29...
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direction of part H-8 is correct. Install 4pcs into the holder. You could apply a very thin layer of thermal paste to the copper base plate. Since the copper base is mirror polished, we actually recommend not applying thermal paste in this surface. Warning: Do not over apply thermal paste as it will greatly decrease heat transfer efficiency.
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Install the motherboard on the H5 bottom plate using Install the copper base with rack onto the motherboard. Please make sure heatpipe slot direction is vertical to the side panel. Tight the four screws in even fashion. We recommend stop tighten the when M3 thread is just fully emerged inside the bottom holder.
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For the latest AM4 socket, please use the updated AMD rack. Remove the two plastics holder on the AM4 socket, keep the original bottom plate untouched. Install the copper heatsink block using 4 Page 12 of 29...
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Apply a very thin layer of thermal paste to the heatpipe groove on both side panels using the dumbbell shaped tool. Apply a very thin layer of thermal paste to the copper plate groove using the dumbbell tool. Warning: Do not over apply thermal paste as it will decrease heat transfer efficiency. Install heatpipe 1 and 2.
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Install heatpipe 3 and 4. Install heatpipe 5 and 6. Page 14 of 29...
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Install heatpipe 7 and 8. Tight the to the side panel using H-4. Please note, square shape. Wider side is installed in vertical direction to match the installation hole on the side panel. Page 15 of 29...
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Usually only 3pcs are needed to fully lock the heatpipes on the side. Apply a thin layer of thermal paste on each groove on the aluminum top plate and install the aluminum top plate using 8pcs H-2. Page 16 of 29...
2pcs A. We recommend this to be the last step of the full H5 installation. You could plug the AC extension card and lock the ATX/SFX/Flex PSU on to the bottom plate and after the system is tested Install Hard Drive Install 3.5”...
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There are many ways to install two HDD racks in H5. There are three HDD rack installation positions on H5 bottom plate. Here are some common scenarios. Please choose the one most suitable for your projects. A: 300W HiFi DC-ATX Converter has been installed on the right side. In this...
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You could double stack two HDD racks on the right side following the 30mm copper post-40mm copper post order (3.5” HDD-SSD-3.5”HDD-SSD). Install to the back of the H5 bottom plate, lock the copper post for HDD Rack. Page 19 of 29...
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If you plan to use half height PCIE card in the middle slot without riser, please install this card on the motherboard before you install H5 back plate! Please install the power adapter plate on to the H5 back plate before install the back plate to the H5 chassis.
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If you are using 7.4*5.0 or 5.5*2.5 DC connector, please install the DC Adapter Plate using 2pcs HDPLEX ATX Modular Bridge Input Board (This product is included with 300W ATX linear PSU and could also be purchased separately). Install 4pcs...
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3pcs nylon screw. Install the left side panel on the H5 bottom plate using 2pcs Attached motherboard I/O shield plate to the H5 back plate and install the back plate using 4pcs Lock the half height card using 1pcs...
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Please connect the PCIEx16 riser card to your video card and turn on PC to test. If test fine and PCIEx16 card is showing the correct PCIE version (3.0) and speed (x16), disconnect everything. HDPLEX GPU heatsink system parts list: Eight 6mm OD Copper Heatpipes Aluminum Top Cover Copper Base Plate High Quality Thermal Paste 3.5g...
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A very thin layer of thermal paste could be applied between copper base plate and GPU. Install the video card to the H5 back plate. Slide the two bracket tip inside and using 1pcs firmly attach the video card bracket to H5 back plate.
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Apply thin layer of thermal paste to the side panel groove and install eight heatpipes following the below pattern. Install the 3pcs aluminum plate on the side panel using first and aluminum top cover using 8pcs Page 25 of 29...
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Thermal pad with high thermal conductivity is included in the H5 package. Please paste them on top of the MOSFET and inductor on the video card board. Please install third party heatsink block on the thermal pad to help dissipate heat from MOSFET and inductors.
Faceplate Installation Install the power PCB using 4pcs 5mm copper stand. Install PWR 2PIN and LED 2PIN onto the PCB and motherboard port. Only LED has polarity. Page 27 of 29...
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Otherwise, loosen the copper hat a bit since it is too tight. Install the faceplate using 4pcs Test PC thoroughly and make sure all heatsink and connection works. Close the H5 top plate using 4pcs Page 28 of 29...
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