Antec MINUET 300 manual

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    1 MINUET 300 User’s Manual[...]

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    1 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Minuet 300 ...................................................... 2 Setting U p ........................................................ 2 Motherborad I nstallation .................................. 2 P ow er/LED Connections .................................. 3 Connecting  e USB P or ts .............................. 3 Conn[...]

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    2 The high quality of our products is assured by a continuous process of re fi nement of their techni- cal features . Therefore, it is possible that your product may differ in some respect from the descrip- tions contained in this manual. This is not a problem– it is an improv ement. All features, descrip- tions and illustrations contained herei[...]

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    3 2. Line up your motherboard with the standoff holes, and determine which ones line up and remember where they are. Not all motherboards will matc h with all of the provided screw holes , and this is not necessar y for proper functionality . (In other words there will likely be extra holes .) Some standoffs may be pre-installed for your con venien[...]

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    4 CONNECTING THE IEEE 1394 (FIREWIRE ® , I.LINK ® ) POR T Y ou will fi nd a single 10-pin connector on a cable attached to the front IEEE 1394 connection. This is an Intel standard connector, which is k eyed so that it can’ t be accidentally rev ersed as long as it is connected to a proper Intel standard motherboard header . Connect the 10-pin[...]

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    5 2. Lift up and slide the driv e cage from the case. 3. Place the cage upside down on a fl at surface. 4. Note: Y ou must install the external devices fi rst, before installing the internal 3.5” device. 5. Slide the external 5.25” device into the drive cage from the front. Since the driv e cage is upside down, your driv e should be too so th[...]

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    6 Speed Input C urrent Air Flo w Static P r essure Acoustical N oise Input P ower High 2600 RPM 0.2A (Max.) 0.96 m³ / min (34 CFM) 3.04 mm-H2O (0.12 inch-H2O) 30 dB A 2.4W Medium 2000 RPM 0.15A 0.74 m³ / min (26 CFM) 1.79 mm-H2O (0.07 inch-H2O) 24 dB A 1.8W Low 1500 RPM 0.1A 0.55 m³ / min (20 CFM) 1.00 mm-H2O (0.03inch-H2O) 18 dB A 1.2W T op P a[...]

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    7 Minuet 300 - Explor er Description # Description # Description 1 Thumbscrews 8 3.5” Driv e Bay Cov er 2 T op Panel with V ent 9 Front Bezel 3 P ower Supply 10 5.25” Driv e Bay Cov er 4 Flip Up Driv e Cage 11 F ront PCB Assembly 5 P ower Switc h/Cable 12 Case 6 P ower LED/Cable 13 Expansion Slot Covers 7 HD LED/Cable 14 I/O Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7[...]

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    8 © Copyright 2005Antec, Inc . All rights reser ved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners . Reproduction in whole or in part without written per mission is prohibited.Printed in China. V ersion 1.0.1 01/01/2006 Antec, Inc . 47900 Fremont Blv d. Fremont, CA 94538 tel: 510-770-1200 fax: 510-770-1288 Antec Europe B .V . Sydneyst[...]