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    D F - 3 0 D A R K F L E E T T HE A DVAN CED G AMIN G F ORCE U S E R M A N U A L[...]

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    2 DF-30 U SER ’ S M ANUAL Congratulation s on your purch ase of the An tec Dark Fleet DF-30. Meet the swif ter, lighter Da rk F leet enc losure with the hea vyweight fe ature set: the Dark F leet DF- 30. Up front sit two Fleet-R elease™ a ccess d oors with tool-f ree washable f an filter s, allowing r apid acc ess to a massive a rray of drive b[...]

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    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…… …………………………… ………………………… 7 1.4 Locating and pos[...]

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

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    5 1.1 G ETTING TO KNOW YOUR CA SE Drive bays H ardware mounts 1 5.25” drive bays 8 Mothe rboard standoffs (pre- 2 3.5” drive ba ys instal led) 3 2.5” internal S SD bay 9 Powe r supply mounts 4 2.5” externa l hot-swap 10 Front I/O ports Cooling 5 140 mm top TwoCool ™ fan 6 120 mm rear TwoC ool™ fan 7 Fleet-Release a ccess door modules w/[...]

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    6 1.2 C ASE S PECIFICATIONS C ASE T YPE Mid Tower C OLOR Matte black D IMENSIONS 19.1 ″ (H) x 7.8 ″ (W) x 19.1 ″ (D) 485 mm (H) x 198 mm ( W) x 486 mm (D) W EIGHT 15.1 lbs / 6.9 kg C OOLING 1 x top 140 m m TwoCo ol™ fan 1 x rear white 120 mm TwoCool™ black-blade d fans wit h blue L ED 2 x front varia ble-speed 120 mm black -blade d LED fa[...]

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    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 -30 will be a positive one , please take note of the foll owing: • While worki ng inside y our Dark Fleet DF -30, keep y our case on a fla t, stable sur face. Ma ke sure your build are a is clea n, well-lit, and fr ee of d ust. • Antec cases fe[...]

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    8 1.4 L OCATING A ND P OSITIONING Y OUR C OMPUTE R Your DF-30 ha s backward s- and top-facing ex haust fans, a s well a s front-mounted intake fan s and one side - mounted front air intake. F or optimum per formance, we reco mmend leaving the front air i ntakes unobstruc ted. When open, t he DF-30’s F leet- Release™ doors take up an a dditional[...]

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

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    10 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: Note: Place the panel thumbscrews aside carefully and remember where they are – they lo ok very similar to the HDD cage thumbscrews,[...]

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    11 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[...]

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    12 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 c ontact y our mother board manufactur er fo[...]

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    13 3. Now remove your mother boar d by lifting it u p. Lift your mo therboa rd ou t to install the stan doffs. 4. Install standoff s as neede d and put the motherb oard bac k in. 5. Screw in y our motherboa rd to the standoffs wit h the provid ed Phillip s-head scr ews. Step 5 : Screwing in the mo therboard after stand offs are in stalled Caution: [...]

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    14 Note: The DF-30 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-30 c an accommod ate a standa rd-size ATX power su pply. 1. With the case upright, place the power supply o n the bottom of the case. PSU [...]

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    15 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. Locate the cable manage ment c ompartment wi th cable ties l oca ted behind the walls of the 3 .5” dr ive cage. 2. Tuck or r[...]

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    16 2.5 I NTERNAL 3.5” D EVICE I NSTALLATION The DF-30 inc ludes tw o Fleet-Re lease ™ acc ess doors. With t he front beze l facing you, they ar e located by defau lt on the bottom ni ne drive bay slots (each door cove rs three drive bay s). 1. Open the F leet-Rele ase TM acce ss door. Openin g the Fleet- Release™ ac cess doo r by gently press[...]

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    17 Installing a 3.5” internal d evice 3. Fasten the de vice in plac e with the pr ovided sc rews on both side of the drive cage. Make sure to install scre ws on th e left side… …as well as th e right sid e. 4. Mount any ot her 3.5” HDD de vices ac cordingly. 5. Connect the a ppropriate p ower and data cables to the d evice(s), using c able [...]

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    18 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. Carefu lly remove the 3 .5” drive bay cover from the bezel. L oad the drives from the front, li ning them up to the fr ont of the dr ive ca ge. Insert you r drive as sh own. 2. With one hand supp[...]

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    19 2.7 U SING T HE T OP 2.5” H OT -S WAP B AY The DF-30’s t op 2.5” hard drive bay is hot-swa p capable. To u se the ho t-swap fea ture, ensur e that your motherboard is configur ed for hot-swap. Make sure to i nstall all related drivers that c ome with your motherboard and turn o n the AHC I function i n the BIOS to ac tivate the hot swa p f[...]

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    20 2.8 E XTERNAL 5.25” D EVICE I NSTALLATION There ar e three e xternally acc essible 5.25” drive bays. Before you begin, r emove both sid e pan els. 1. First, remove the drive bay fac eplate and meta l cover plate as shown bel ow. The pla stic drive ba y facep late should pop free. A screwdrive r may be neede d to remove the meta l cover p lat[...]

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    21 2.9 I NTERNAL 2. 5” D EVICE I NSTALLATION There is a 2.5” devic e mounting loca tion located at the bott om of the c ase. To use t his mou nting locati on: 1. Locate the bay at the bot tom of the case. The 2.5 ” mounting location 2. Using the scr ews provide d, secu re your 2.5” dev ice. Secure y our 2.5” d evice from the bottom.[...]

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

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    23 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 [...]

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    24 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[...]

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

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    26 4.1 I NCLUDED FANS Stand ard fans o n the DF-30 : A – 1 x 120 mm rear TwoCool™ LE D fan B – 1 x 140 mm to p TwoCoo l™ fan C – 2 x Fleet-Re lease access do or mod ules w/front va riable-speed 120 mm blue LED fans Rear fan control p anel B A C[...]

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    27 4.2 T OP 140 MM T WO C OOL ™ F AN The DF-30 c omes with one 140mm TwoCool™ L ED fa n. This fan ha s a two- speed switc h that lets y ou choose the s peed be st suited to your nee d and a switch to turn on or off t he LED. T hese sw itches ar e located at the rear of the ca se. The de fault fan speed setting is Low. 140 MM F AN S PECIFICATION[...]

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    28 4.4 R EAR E XHAUST 120 MM T WO C OOL ™ F ANS There is one 12 0 x 25 mm T woCool ™ blue LED f an preinstall ed a t the rear of the case . This fan is designed to pull hot air out of the c ase. Each fa n comes with t wo-spee d switch that let y ou choo se the spe ed best suited to your need . These switches a re l ocated a t the rear of the ca[...]

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    29 4.6 W ASHABLE A IR F ILTERS There is a filter locate d behind the f aceplate of each Fle et-Release TM Access Do ors. There are total of t hree front air filter s that come with the case. Removin g the wa shable air filter. Note the filter tabs. To clean the fi lter: 1. Open the F leet-Rele ase TM Access Doors. Loc ate the filter tab be hind the[...]

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    30 Antec, Inc. 47900 Fre mont Blvd. Fremont, CA 945 38 tel: 510-770-12 00 fax: 510-770-1288 Antec Europe B.V. Stuttgartstra at 12 3047 AS Rotterd am The Netherland s tel: +31 (0) 10 46 2-2060 fax: +31 (0) 10 4 37-1752 Technical Supp ort: US & Canad a 1-800-22ANT EC customersup port@antec.c om Europe +31 (0) 10 462-20 60 europe.techsup port@ante[...]