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Antec Sonata IV manual

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    1 S ONATA IV U SER ’ S M ANUAL Congratulation s on your purchase of the Antec Sonata IV Antec present s the Sonata I V, built from the ground u p for Qu iet Computing ™ to continue the legacy of its predec essors. All of the fe atures in the S onata IV o ptimize the case’s quie t design, from the inclu ded 620-watt power supply with silent 12[...]

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    2 Table of Con tent s Introduction 1.1 Quiet Computing™ Features ............ .................. ............. ............. ............ ................ 3 1.2 Case Specifications ... ............. .................... ............ ............. ............ ........................ . 3 1.3 Diagram ................. ............. ...............[...]

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    3 Introductio n 1.1 Quiet Computing™ Fe atures The Sonata IV is designed w ith Quiet Computing™ in mind. Many unique design features help make this case quiet and cool. 1. Solid steel structure (0.8 mm thick s teel). 2. Multiple compartments dedicated for motherboa rd and hard disk drives. 3. Unique hard drive mounting system for maximum noise [...]

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    4 Hardw are Installa tion Guide 2.1 Setting Up 1. Place the case upright on a flat, stable surface. 2. Loosen the thumbscrews from the left side panel. Remove by swi nging panel out. 3. Loosen the thumbscrews from the right side panel. Remove by swi nging panel out. Note: Do not use your fingernails to pry or li ft the panels. 4. Inside the case yo[...]

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    5 2.2 Motherboard Installatio n Th i s ma n u al do e s n o t c o ve r C PU, R AM or ex pan s i on ca rd i n st a l la t i on . Pl e a se c o n su l t y o u r mo t h e rb o a r d m an ual fo r s p e ci fic mo u n t i n g in s t r uc t i on s a nd t r ou b le sho o t in g . 1. Make sure you have the correct I/O panel for your motherboard. If the pan[...]

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    6 2.4 Internal 3.5” Device Installation This case offers a unique hard disk mounting system. There are tw o dedicated hard disk compartments right under the exte rnal 5.25” drive cage. Each compartment can hold tw o hard disk drives. 1. Open the side panel as described in Se tting Up. You w ill find four metal mounting rails with soft sili cone[...]

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    7 Pin Signal Names Pin Signal Names 1 USB Power 1 2 USB Power 2 3 Negative Signal 1 4 Negative Signal 2 5 Positive Signal 1 6 Positive Signal 2 3 4 Negatives Signal 2 5 6 Positives S 7 Ground 1 8 Ground 2 9 Key (No Connection) 10 Empty Pin 5. Connect the appropriate data and pow er cables from the device to the motherboard. 2.6 External 5.25 ” De[...]

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    8 Pin Signal Names (HDA) Pin Signal Names (A C’9 7) 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC In 2 AGND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC P owe r 4 AV CC 4 N C 5 FRO- R 5 Lin e Ou t (R) 6 MIC2 _ JD 6 Lin e Ou t (R) 7 F_I O_ SE N 7 N C 8 Key (no pin) 8 Key (no pin) 9 FRO-L 9 Lin e Ou t (L) 10 LINE2 _JD 10 Lin e Ou t (L) 3.2 USB 3.0 Port There is a pre-routed cabl e for the front-panel U[...]

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    9 3.5 Rewiring Mother board Header Connectors If a case connector does not hav e the same pin-out as the correspondin g motherboard header, it may need to be reconfigured. Examples could be for your USB heade r, audio input header, or some other front panel connector such as the Po wer Button connector. Before performing any work, please re fer to [...]

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    10 Speed (RPM) Input Current A irflow Static Pressure Noise Input Power High 2000RPM (max.) 0.24A (max.) 2.2 m³ / min (79 CFM) 2.5 mm-H 2 O (0.1 inch- H 2 O) 30 dBA 2.9 W Medium 1600RPM 0.2A 1.6 m³ / min (56 CFM) 1.5 mm-H 2 O (0.06 inch- H 2 O) 28 dBA 2.4 W Low 1200RPM 0.13A 1.1 m³ / min (39 CFM) 0.9 mm- H 2 O (0.04 inch- H 2 O) 25 dBA 1.6 W Not[...]

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    11 Antec, Inc. 47900 Fremont Blvd. Fremont , CA 94538 USA tel: 510-770-1200 fax: 510-770-1288 Antec Europe B.V. Stuttgarts traat 12 3047 AS Rotte rdam The Neth erlands tel: +31 (0) 10 462-2060 fax: +31 (0) 10 437-1752 Custo mer Support: US & Canad a 1-800- 22A NTEC customersupport@antec.co m Europe +31 (0) 10 462-2060 europe.techsupport@antec.c[...]