Antec DF-10 manual

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2 DF-10 U SER ’ S M ANUAL Congratulation s on your purch ase of the An tec Dark Fleet DF-10. Meet the DF- 10, the Da rk Fleet e nclosure rock ing elite style at an attrac tive price . Our indu stry-acc laimed 0.6 mm SECC in ternals are cooled by TwoCool™ f ans pulli ng air throug h a blacked -out interior f eatu ring a transparent sid e window [...]

3 T ABLE OF C ONTENT S S ECTION 1: I NTRODUCTION 1.1 Getting to know y our case ...... ............. .................. ............. ............ ..................... ...... 5 1.2 Case specifications ..... ............. .................. ............. ............. ............. .................... ........ 6 1.3 Before you begin ..............[...]

4 I N T R O D U C T I O N S ECTION 1[...]

5 1.1 G ETTING TO KNOW YOUR CA SE Drive Bays Hardware Mounts 1 5.25" drive bays 6 Motherboard standoffs (pre-installed) 2 3.5" drive bays 7 Power supply mounts 3 2.5" internal SSD bay 8 Front I/O ports Cooling 4 140 mm top TwoCool™ fan 5 120 mm rear TwoCool™ fan 6 1 2 3 5 4 7 8[...]

6 1.2 C ASE S PECIFICATIONS C ASE T YPE Mid-tower C OLOR Matte black D IMENSIONS 19. 2 ″ (H) x 7.8″ ( W) x 19. 6 ″ (D) 488 mm (H) x 198 mm ( W) x 497 mm (D) W EIGHT 15.1 lbs / 6.9 kg C OOLING 1 x top 140 m m TwoCo ol™ fan 1 x rear 120 mm TwoCo ol™ bl ack-blade d fans with blue L ED 2 x front 120 mm fans ( optional) 1 x side 1 20 mm fan fo[...]

7 1.3 B EFORE Y OU B EGIN In order to ensur e that y our bui lding experie nce with the Dark Fleet DF -10 will be a positive one , please take note of the foll owing: While worki ng inside y our Dark Fleet D F-10, kee p your case on a fla t, stable sur face. Ma ke sure your build area is clean, well-lit, a nd fr ee of d ust. Antec cases f eature ro[...]

8 H A R D W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N S ECTION 2[...]

9 2.1 S ETTING U P Put the ca se upright on a flat, stable surface so that the rear panel (power su pply and expansio n slots) is fac ing you. To remove the left a nd right sid e panels, remove these t humbscr ews:[...]

10 Now rest your c ase with the left side up. He re’s what we’ll be worki ng with first: A – Po wer supply mounts B – 5 .25” drive b ay area C – 3.5 ” drive b ay area D – Fro nt panel wiring E – I/O panel Note: Do not use your fingernails to pry or lift the panels. Damage to the panels or injury to your fingernails may result. Not[...]

11 2.2 M OTHERBOARD I NSTALLATION Before proce eding: - Check the ma nual for y our CPU cooler to find out if ther e are steps you must d o before in stalling the motherboard - Make sure you have the corre ct I/O panel for y our mother board. If the panel pr ovided with t he case isn’t suitable, please contac t your motherboard manufac turer for [...]

12 3. Now re move y our motherb oard by lifting it up. Lift your mo therboa rd ou t to install the stan doffs. 4. Install standoffs as ne eded and put the m otherboar d back in. 5. Sc rew in your motherboard to the standoff s with the provided Phillips-hea d scre ws. Step 5 : Screwing in the mo therboard after stand offs are in stalled Caution: Mak[...]

13 Note: The DF-10 comes with a CPU cutou t on the motherboa rd tray, whic h will allow you to ch ange yo ur CPU heatsink without rem oving the motherb oard. 2.3 S TANDARD ATX P OWER S UPPLY I NSTALLATION The DF-10 c an accommod ate a standa rd-size ATX power su pply. 1. With the case upr ight, place the power su pply on the b ottom of the c ase. P[...]

14 Use these scre ws to secure you r power sup ply to the case. 2.4 C ABLE M ANAGEMENT There is a cable manage ment compart ment behind the 3.5” d rive c age. You can tu ck or route excess c ables in this compartme nt. 1. Loc ate the ca ble manageme nt compart ment with c able ties loc ated behind the wall s of the 3.5 ” drive cage. 2. Tuc k or[...]

15 2.5 I NTERNAL 3.5” D EVICE I NSTALLATION The portion of the bezel covering the i nternal 3.5” d rive bays c an be re moved. 1. With the left side of the case facing you, pu sh on the ta bs near the front be hind the be zel away from you to rele ase the bezel (se e pictu re). The le ft side of the bezel will s wing open, allo wing you to remo[...]

16 2.6 E XTERNAL 3.5” D EVICE I NSTALLATION There is one e xternal 3.5” d rive bay unde r the 5.25” d rive bays. Remove this drive b ay cov er. 1. Ca refully remove the 3.5” d rive bay cover fr om the bezel. Loa d the d rives from the front, lini ng them up to the fr ont of the dr ive ca ge. 2. With o ne hand sup porting the dr ive, fasten [...]

17 2. Slid e your 5.25” devic e into the bay f rom the front of the case. 5.25” device installa tion 3. Se cure the dr ive into positi on in the dr ive bay u sing the provid ed scr ews on each sid e of the dr ive. 4. Moun t any other 5.25” de vices acc ordingly. 5. Con nect the appr opriate power and data c ables to your d evice(s). 6. Re pla[...]

18 F RONT I/O P ORTS S ECTION 3[...]

19 Pin Signal Names Pin Signal Names 1 USB Power 1 2 USB Power 2 3 Negative Signal 1 4 Negative Signal 2 5 Positive Signa l 1 6 Positive Signa l 2 7 Ground 1 8 Ground 2 9 Key (No Connection ) 10 Empty Pin Pin Signal Na me s (HDA ) Pin Signal Na me s (AC’9 7) 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC In 2 AGND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Po wer 4 AVC C 4 N C 5 FR O- R 5 Lin e Out [...]

20 3.3 P OWER S WITCH / R ESET S WITCH / H ARD D ISK D RIVE LED C ONNECTORS Connected to your f ront panel ar e LED and switch leads for power, re set, and HDD LED ac tivity. Attac h these to the c orrespondin g connec tors on your motherboar d. Consul t your mot herboard ma nual f or specific pin header locations. F or LEDs, c olored wires are pos[...]

21 C OOLI NG S YSTEM S ECTION 4[...]

22 4.1 I NCLUDED FANS Stand ard fans o n the DF-10 : A – 1 x 120 mm rea r TwoCool™ b lue LED fa n B – 1 x 140 mm to p TwoCoo l™ fan Rear fan control p anel B A[...]

23 4.2 T OP 140 MM T WO C OOL ™ F AN The DF-10 c omes with one 140mm TwoCool™ f an. Thi s fan has a two-speed swi tch that le ts you choose the speed best suite d to your ne ed. This s witch is located at the re ar of the c ase. The de fault fa n speed setting is Low. 140 MM F AN S PECIFICATIONS : Size: 140 x 25 mm two-spee d fan Rated Voltage:[...]

24 4.4 O PTIONAL F ANS There is one o ptional 120 m m fan m ount on the left side pane l. A fan can be place d here to enhance gra phics card cooling. There is als o space to mount two fans in the be zel in front of the 3 .5” internal drive bay s for hard drive c ooling. We rec ommend using A ntec 120 m m TriCool ™ fans and se tting the speed t[...]

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