Gigabyte GZ-FSCA1-AN manual

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    3D AURORA GZ-FSCA1-AN GZ-FSCA1-SN User's Manual 20050608-GZFSCA1AN rev.1003[...]

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    3D AURORA Introduction Gigabyte T echnology has been dedicated to the integra tion of casing a nd water/air cooling technology to pr ovide users with t he most optimal so lution for thermal d issipation. The fiv e features of the 3D AURORA series casing include s tate-of-art design, c ooling tech nology , liquid cooling support, system security , a[...]

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    Content 1 Components Introduction ............................................................................................4 1-1 Casing’s Internal Structure ....................................................................... 4 1-2 Front, Rear , and Left Side P anel Structure .............................................. 6 2 Features .....[...]

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    4 English 1 Components Introduction 1-1 Casing’ s Internal Structure Power supply PCI tool-free fastener 5.25” Front devic e bay Motherboard/pane l card[...]

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    5 English 3.5” Floppy Built-in hard disk Foot support T ool enclosure Front cable kit a. Standoff x 9 b. Power extension cable x 2 c. Securing runner x 10 d. Key x 2 e. Wire clamp x 2 f. Motherboard securing screw x 9 h. DIY transparent projector panel x 1 (Equipped with 3D AURORA at shipment) g. Power supply securing screw x 4 a. USB 2.0 b. AUDI[...]

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    6 English 1-2 Front, Rear , and Left Side Panel Structure Left side panel (A) Left side panel (A- 1) Latch (A-2) Side panel securit y lock (A-3) Front panel (B) Front panel (B-1) Front panel secur ity lock (B-2) Front fan (B-3) Front projector light (B-4) Rear Panel (C) Rear dual fan (C-1) Drainage outlet (C-2)[...]

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    7 English 2 Features - High quality design - Gigabyte top-clas s full tower cooling casing. Lightweight alumin um casing (GZ-FSCA1-AN only) Full-open aluminu m panel design, to p-class hairline finish Personalized ‘Gigabyte LOGO projec tor display (patent pending) - Complete support - Complete front mu ltimedia support, i ncluding 2 USB 2. 0 port[...]

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    8 English 3 Specification Features Model : GZ-FSCA1-AN / GZ-FSCA1-SN Case Type : Full Tower Dimensions : 205 x 5 22 x 510 (W x H x D) Front bezel Material : Aluminum Colour : Silver / Black Side Panel : Elegant design Body Material : Aluminum (1.0 mm) GZ-FSCA1-AN / SECC (1.0mm) GZ-FSCA1-SN Net Weight : 7.1 kg /11.7 kg 5.25” drive bay (E xternal) [...]

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    9 English 4 Installation Instruction Please follow the r eference sections in order for install ation. 4-1 Installation of Power Supply T o facilitate the installation, it is recommended t o place the 3D AURORA casing upright o n the table. Required tools: po wer supply securing s crews x 4. 4-2 Installation of Motherboard The 3D AURORA i s compati[...]

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    10 English Select proper “ rear I/O panel” of the motherboard (typi cally supplied by motherboard manufactures). 4-3 Installation of Interface Card The 3D AURORA supports tool-free installation o f interface cards, e. g. Graphic card and Network Card, etc. Required tool: No ne 4-2-1 A ccording to moth erboard specificati ons, select proper scre[...]

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    11 English 4-4 Installation of Front I/O Panel The front panel consists of (1) 2 US B 2.0 / 1 IEEE 1394 / 1 audio line-out jack; and (2) a basic casing power switch control c able kit Required tool: No ne (1) 2 USB 2.0 / 1 IEEE 1394 / 1 Audio line-out jack 4-4-1 Insert the USB 2.0 connec tors into the c orresponding sock ets on the motherboard. USB[...]

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    12 English 4-4-3 Insert the A udio connector into the corres ponding socket on the motherboard. Pin Definition Pin Definit ion 1 MIC 6 Rear Audio (R) 2 GND 7 Reserved 3 REF 8 4 POWER 9 Front Audio (L) 5 Front Audio (R) 10 Rear Audio (L) (2) Basic casing power switch con trol cable kit. Follow the connectors listed below fo r installation (see t he [...]

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    13 English 4-6 Installation of 5.25” Front Device Bay The installation of 5.25” CD-ROM is also in tended for installa tion of general 5. 25” front devic e bay . Required tool: No ne 4-7 Installation of 3.5” Front Device Bay The installation of 3.5” floppy dis c drive intend ed for installatio n of general 3.5” front device b ay Required[...]

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    14 English 4-8 Installation of Built-in HDD (Hard Disc Drive) The 3D AURORA provides built-in bays to acc ommodate up to 5 har d disc drives (after removal of the tool enclosure). The built-in HDD requir es secu ring runners, which can be found in the bl ack tool enclosure. Required tool: Sec uring runners x 10 in the tool enc losure and power ex t[...]

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    15 English 4-9 DIY Front Bracket of Projector Light The 3D AURORA is provided with another transp arent projector pane l, which can be DIY des igned and replaced with the projector br acket under front p anel. Required tool: tra nsparent projector panel (slides an d laser printer or cop y machine should be provided by the user) 4-9-1 Visit Gigabyte[...]

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    16 English 4-10 Application of Security Lock The 3D AURORA is supplied with two security locks, including a panel lock and a side panel lock. Required tool: k ey x 2 4-1 1 Application of Foot Supports The 3D AURORA is supplied with four foot s upports for ensuring th e casing is firmly s eated on the holding surface. 4-10-1 Insert and turn the key [...]

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    17 English 4-12 Liquid cooling System Support The 3D AURORA series casing can fully supp ort the Gigabyte 3D Galax y liquid cooling k it (also support most of the liqui d cooling systems commercia lly available). While installing the liquid cooling system, ple ase consult its manual first. The liquid cooli ng system is optio nal. 4-13 Recommended A[...]

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    18 English[...]