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OCATING OSITIONING OMPUTER The DF-35 comes with a top 2.5” Hot Swap drive bay. While it’s in a handy location, we do not recommend that users put any liquid-containing items (drinks, ice cream, coffee, perfume, etc.) on the drive bay. It was not designed for storage purposes.
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A – Power supply mounts B – 5.25” drive bay area C – 3.5” drive bay area with Fleet-Swap SATA bays D – Front panel wiring E – I/O panel...
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OTHERBOARD NSTALLATION Make sure you have the correct I/O panel. This mismatched I/O panel can cause difficulties down the road. Installing the motherboard, step 2. Note that not all motherboards will match with all the provided holes; this is normal and won’t affect functionality.
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Lift your motherboard out to install the standoffs. Step 5: Screwing in the motherboard after standoffs are installed...
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Note: The DF-35 comes with a CPU cutout on the motherboard tray, which will allow you to change your CPU heatsink without removing the motherboard. ATX P TANDARD OWER UPPLY NSTALLATION PSU resting on the standard PSU mount.
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Use these screws to secure your power supply to the case. ABLE ANAGEMENT...
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3.5” D NTERNAL EVICE NSTALLATION ™ Opening the Fleet-Release™ access door by gently pressing the left side to release it, and then swing it open. Installing a 3.5” internal device...
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Make sure to install screws on the left side… …as well as the right side. 3.5” D XTERNAL EVICE NSTALLATION Remove this drive bay cover.
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Insert your drive as shown. ™ SING LEET Fleet-Swap™ default locations...
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A – Fleet-Swap™ SATA and power connectors B – Fleet-Swap™ bay screws Moving or removing a Fleet-Swap™ bay...
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One example of AHCI configuration – your motherboard may vary Loading a Fleet-Swap drive.
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Open the Fleet-Release Access Door to access the drive you want to unload. Removing a Fleet-Swap drive...
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2.5” H SING Using the top 2.5” hot-swap drive bay...
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5.25” D XTERNAL EVICE NSTALLATION The plastic drive bay faceplate should pop free. A screwdriver may be needed to remove the metal cover plate. 5.25” device installation...
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2. 5” D NTERNAL EVICE NSTALLATION The 2.5” mounting location Secure your 2.5” device from the bottom.
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NCLUDED FANS Standard fans on the DF-35: A –1 x 120 mm rear TwoCool™ LED fan B – 1 x 140 mm top TwoCool™ fan C – 2 x Fleet-Release access door modules w/front variable-speed 120 mm white LED fans Rear fan control panel...
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™ F LED F RONT HITE Turn this knob to adjust the fan.
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