Antec ISK 300-150 manual

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    ISK 300- 150 U SER ’ S M ANUAL[...]

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    1 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS I NTRODUCTION 1.1 Case Specificati ons.…..……………………… ………………………………………………… ……….. 3 1.2 Diagram…………… ………………………………… …………………….…………………………………. 3 1.3 Power Supply Specificati ons………… …?[...]

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    2 ISK 300 -150 U SER ’ S M ANU AL At Antec, we c ontinually re fine and improve our products to ensur e the highest quality. It’s possible that your new case will differ slig htly from the des criptions in this manual. This isn’t a probl em; it’s simply an impro vement. As of the dat e of publication, all features, desc riptions, a nd illus[...]

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    3 1.1 C ASE S PECIFICATION S Case Type Mini-ITX Desktop Color Black Dimensions 96mm (H) X 22 2mm (W) X 328m m (D) 3.8” (H) x 8.7” (W ) x 12.9” (D) Net Weight 5.5 lb / 2.5 kg Cooling 1 x s ide 80mm TriC ool™ fan Drive Bays 3 drive bays: - 1 x External 5.25 ” slim drive bay - 2 x Internal 2.5 ” drive bays Expansion Slots 1 x half-height s[...]

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    4 1.3 P OWER S UPPLY S PECIFICATIO NS The ISK 300-150 is p owered by an FP- 150-8 power supp ly. Input characteristics: Input Voltage Ran ge Frequency Range 100VAC ~ 240VAC 47 Hz ~ 63 Hz Output characteristi cs: DC Output +5V +3.3V +12V - 12V +5Vsb Max . Output 10A 8A 10A 0.2A 1.5A +3.3V and +5V maxi mum combined output: 65 W Total Continuous Power[...]

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    5 H ARDWARE I NSTALL ATION G UIDE 2.1 R EMOVING THE TOP PANEL Place the case flat on an even, stable surface. 1. Remove the three thumbscrews fr om the rear of the top panel. 2. Grip the top panel and slide it back several inches until it stops. 3. Grip the panel fro m the sides and lift i t up until it pulls completely fr ee of the main cha ssis. [...]

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    6 2. 4 I NTERNA L 2 .5” D EVICE I NSTALLATION Remove the top panel as described in section 2.1. In cluded at the t op of the drive tray ass embly is a HD D tray that can support up to two 2.5” devices. 1. On the right side of the drive tray assembly, re move the thumbscrew h olding the HDD tray to the rest of the device. 2. Slide the HDD tray b[...]

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    7 Pin Signal Name s Pin Signal Name s 1 USB Power 1 2 USB Power 2 3 Negativ e Signal 1 4 Negativ e Signal 2 5 Positive Signal 1 6 Positive Signal 2 7 Ground 1 8 Ground 2 9 Key (No Connectio n) 10 Empty Pin Pin Sign al Names (HDA) Pin Sign al Names (AC’97) 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC In 2 AGND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Powe r 4 AVCC 4 N C 5 FRO -R 5 Line Out (R) 6 [...]

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    8 3.4 P OWER S WITCH / R ESET S WITCH / H ARD D IS K D RIVE LED C ONNECTORS Connected to your fr ont panel are LE D and switch leads for power, r eset, and HDD LED activity. At tach these to the corresponding connectors on your motherboard. Consult your motherb oard user’s manual for specific pin header locations. For LEDs, colored wires are posi[...]

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    9 C OOLING S YSTEM 4.1 T RI C OOL ™ E XHAUST F AN There is an 80 x 2 5mm TriCool ™ fan pre -ins talled on t he right-hand side of the case. It has an ex ternal, three-speed switch that allows y ou to choose betw een quiet perf ormance or ma ximum cooling. The default speed settin g is Low. The fan is mounted so th at air blows out of the cas e.[...]

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    10 Antec, Inc. 47900 Fr emont Blv d. Fremon t, CA 94538 USA tel: 510 - 770 - 1200 fax: 510 - 770 - 1288 Antec Eu rope B .V . Stuttga rtstraat 12 3047 AS Rotterda m Nether lands tel: +31 ( 0) 10 462 - 2060 fax: +31 ( 0) 10 437 - 1752 Custom er Suppo rt: US & Canada 1- 800 -22AN TEC custom ersupport@ antec.c om Europe +31 (0) 10 462- 2060 europe.[...]