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Disclaimer:
This manual is intended only as a guide for Antec's Computer enclosures. For more
comprehensive instructions, please refer to the user's manuals which come with
your components and drives.
Basics:
1.
Take the case out of the box.
2.
Remove the Styrofoam
3.
Remove the plastic bag.
4.
Place the case upright with the power supply fan at back facing you, on
a stable flat surface.
5.
Remove the cover screws, these are the ones closest to the outside
edges. Keep these screws separate from the other screws.
6.
Grip one of the side panels and slide/pull it towards you to open it.
Repeat for the other panel and put panels aside.
7.
Slide back the top cover and lift it up. The case should be open.
8.
Inside the case you should see the power supply, some wiring
(LED's etc), an installed I/O panel, a power cord and a plastic bag
containing more hardware (screws, brass standoffs etc,).
Motherboard Installation:
This manual is not designed to cover CPU or RAM or expansion card installation.
Please consult your motherboard manual for specific mounting instructions and
trouble-shooting.
1.
Lay the case down such that the open side is up. You should be able
to see the drive cage, and power supply still.
2.
Make sure you have the appropriate I/O panel for your motherboard.
If the panel provided is not suitable for your motherboard you may
order different styles from Antec directly. Please visit www.antec-
inc.com under "Service and Support" and then I/O panels, which will
show you the available I/O configurations.
3.
Line up motherboard with standoff holes, and determine which
ones line up and remember where they are. (Note: Not all
motherboards will match with all of the provided screw holes,
and this is not necessary for proper functionality. In other
words there will likely be extra holes.)
4.
Lift up and remove your motherboard
5.
Screw in the brass standoffs in the holes that lined up with your
motherboard. You should have extra brass standoffs.
6.
Place your motherboard on the brass standoffs.
7.
Screw in your motherboard to the standoffs with the provided metalic
Phillips head screws.
8.
Your motherboard is now installed into the case.
Power connections:
ATX power supplies have a single 20-pin (single large) power connector
to the motherboard. This is set up as a double row of 10 pins.
1.
Connect the 20-pin ATX power connector to your motherboard.
LED's and Front panel leads:
1.
Reset (labeled RESET SW) connects to your motherboard at the RST
connector. The label should be facing the front of the case, and for
all of the following connectors as well.
2.
Power LED (labeled POWER LED) connector is located behind the Reset
connector.
3.
Power Switch (labeled POWER SW) connects to the PWR connector on the
motherboard.
4.
Speaker (labeled SPEAKER) connector is behind the PWR connector.
5.
Hard Drive LED (labeled HDD.LED) connects to the IDE connector.
3.5" Device Installation
On the 3.5" drive cage there is a quick release lever. You can pull the lever to the
rear of the case and release the cage for drive installation. However we need to
start our installation with the cage on first. Please do not release the cage at this
stage.
1.
Slide your 3.5" floppy drive into the 2nd drive bay from the back
to the front until it stops. Make sure the disk eject button of the drive is firmly
seated against the eject button of the case.
2.
With one of your hands holding the drive, fasten the floppy drive with the screws
provided onto the side facing you.
3.
Release the drive cage.
4.
Turn the cage up so the other side of the floppy drive will face you.
You can fasten this side now.
5.
Install your other 3.5" devices to the drive bays.
6.
Slide the cage back. Make sure the taps all line up before pushing
the lever close to the forward position.
7.
Connect a small 4-pin white connector from the power supply to the
male 4-pin connector on the floppy drive.
8.
Connect a large 4-pin white connector from the power supply to the
male 4-pin connector on each of the other devices
5.25" Device Installation
1.
Looking from the rear of the case you can see some metal grills.
Carefully use a screw driver through the metal grill and gently push the plastic
drive bay cover outwards until it comes off.
2.
Use both your hands to bend the metal grill back and forth until it breaks off.
3.
Fasten your 5.25" device into the drive bay with screws provided.
4.
Repeat the same procedure for other devices.
5.
Connect a 4-pin large white connector from the power supply to the
male 4-pin connector on each of the devices.
IDE Cable Connection
This is for IDE devices only.
1.
After you have connected the devices to the power supply, you need
to connect the IDE cables between the devices and the motherboard.
2.
For hard drives and CD ROMs use the 40-pin IDE ribbon cables.
For floppy drives use the 34-pin IDE ribbon cables. These should come with
your devices and have a red strip on side. When you connect a ribbon cable
to a device make sure that the red strip is toward the power connector.
4.
The side that attaches to devices should be the side that has two connectors.
This will enable you to connect another devices if you wish.
5.
Connect the far end of the cable to your motherboard on the IDE port,
either IDE 1 or IDE 2.
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