For more comprehensive instructions, please refer to the user’s manuals which come with your components and drives. Disclaimer This manual Antec's Computer For more comprehensive 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 you on a stable flat surface. 5. There are two side panels - one with a lever and one without. You need to take off both panels for motherboard and drive installation. Unscrew the Phillips head screws which fasten the panels. Swing out and remove the side panel without the lever first. Push the lever for ward, swing out, and remove the other panel. Note: Please don't try to use your finger nails to pry or lift the panels. 6. 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 standoff, plastic stands, etc.) and 12 pieces of Tension Clips (Drive Rails). 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 so that the open side is up. You should be able to see the drive cage and power supply. 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 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.) 4. Lift up and remove your motherboard. 5. Screw in the brass standoffs to the threaded holes that line up with your motherboard. Some standoffs may already be installed. 6. Place your motherboard on the brass standoffs. 7. Screw in your motherboard to the standoffs with the provided metallic Phillips head screws. 8. Your motherboard is now installed into the case. 1 Power Connections ATX12V power AUX Power connector Note: ATX12V is a backwards compatible power supply. If your motherboard does not support the AUX Power Connector or the 12V connector, you can still use this supply. 1. Connect the 20-pin ATX power connector and to your motherboard. 2. Reset (labeled RESET SW) connects to your motherboard at the connector. The label should be facing the front of the following connectors as well. 3. Power LED (labeled POWER LED) connector Reset connector. 4. Power Switch (labeled POWER SW) connects to the PWR connector on the motherboard. 5. Speaker (labeled SPEAKER) connector is behind 6. Hard Drive LED (labeled HDD.LED) connects to the IDE or HDD connector. 3.5" Device Installation 1. On the sides of the front bezel there are two tabs. Press the tabs to remove the top half of the bezel. Note: You can see the external drive bays now. There are six 5.25" drive bays and one 3.5" drive bay assembly which can hold two 3.5" devices. 2. Unscrew the two silver thumbscrews located on the bottom of the drive bays and slide out the 3.5" drive bay assembly. 3. Install your floppy drive into the bottom drive bay. Mount the other 3.5" device into the top drive bay. 4. Slide the whole assembly back into the case and fasten it with the thumbscrews. 5. Inside the case, there are two internal 3.5" drive cages. It can hold six 3.5" devices. Pull the quick release lever towards the rear of the case and release the cage. Put he cage on a flat surface. 6. Mount your other 3.5" devices into the drive cage. 7. Slide and lock the drive cage back into the case. 8. Find a small 4-pin white connector on the power supply and connect it into the male 4-pin connector on the floppy drive. 9. 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. There are six metal plates covering the 5.25 drive bays. 2. Carefully use your hands to twist the metal plate back and forth until it breaks off. Note: Don't break off the plates covering the drive bays that you are not using now. 2 3. Take two Tension Clips and mount the 5.25" device. Make sure portion is and facing forward. 4. Slide the device 5. Mount the other devices 6. Connect a large 4-pin male 4-pin connector on After you have finished the installation, carefully use your thumbs off the bezel and attach the bezel back into the case. Like the metal plates, take off the covers that covering the drive IDE Cable Connection This is for IDE devices only. 1. After you have connected the devices to the power you need to connect the IDE cables between the devices motherboard. 2. For hard drives and CD-ROM’s, use the 40-pin IDE ribbon cables. For floppy drives, u...