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Antec Sonata Proto manual

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  • Page 1

    S ONATA P ROTO U SER ’ S M ANUAL[...]

  • Page 2

    P 1 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS S ECTION 1: I NTRODUCTION 1.1 Getting to Know Your Case………… …………………………………………………………………………………… 4 1.2 Case Specifications……………………… …………………………………………………………………………………. 6 1.3 Parts I[...]

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    P 2 S ONATA P ROTO U SER ’ S M ANUA L Congratulations on your purchase of the Antec Sonata Proto! Your Sonata Proto is designed to be a qui et, easy to use case that will support a f ull-featured Quiet Computing™ build. Just like the original internati onal best-seller the Sonata, the Sonata Pr oto features multi-layer side panels, silic one dr[...]

  • Page 4

    P 3 S ECTION 1 I NTRODUCTI ON[...]

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    P 4 1.1 G ETTING T O K NOW Y OUR C ASE 1. 120mm rear TwoCool™ fan Positioned at the rear of your case. Draws war m air through the interior of the ca se and out the back. See Section 4.1 for more detail. 2. 120mm front fan mount A fan mounting location is provided for m ounting fans up to 120mm in size. See Secti on 4.2 for more detail. 3. Washab[...]

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    P 5 9 2 1 7 3 5 6 8 10 4 2 1 7 3 5 6 10 4[...]

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    P 6 1.2 C ASE S PECIFICATIONS Case Type Mid Tower Color Piano Black Dimensions 19.5 " (H) x 10.5" (W) x 21.5" (D) 495mm (H) x 266.7mm (W) x 495mm (D) Weight 9.1kg / 20.2 lbs Cooling 1 x Rear 120mm TriCool™ LED fan 1 x Front 120mm fan mount (optional) Drive Bays 10 Drive Bays: - 3 x External 5.25” drive bays - 2 x Internal 3.5” [...]

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    P 7 1.4 B EFORE Y OU B EGIN In order to ensure that your build ing experience with the Sonata Proto will be a positive one, please take note of the following: • While working inside your Sonata Proto, k eep your case on a flat, stable surface. Keep a clean, well-lit, dust-free environm ent for building your computer. • Antec cases feature round[...]

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    P 8 1.5 L OCATING A ND P OSITIONING Y OUR C OMPUTER Your Antec Sonata Proto has a back wards-facing exhaust fan and one side- mounted front air intakes. For optimum performance, we rec ommend leaving the front air intake un obstructed. The Sonata Proto can operate resting side ways as well as vertically. Do not rest the Sonata Proto upside down (wi[...]

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    P 9 S ECTION 2 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATI ON[...]

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    P 10 2.1 R EMOVING T HE S IDE P ANEL 1. Remove the side panel by first lifting the latch located at the rear of the case. Then, grip the side panel with the latch and lift it away from the case until it d etaches. Caution : The front panel is not remo vable. Please do not attempt to remove or pr y open the front panel. Caution : Do not use your fin[...]

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    P 11 2.2 C ABLE M ANAGEME NT There is a cable management compartmen t behind the 3.5” drive cage. You can tuck or route excess cables in this c ompartment. This will keep the cables from interfering with airflow in y our case and help with cooling. 1. Open the side panel as described in section 2.1. 2. Locate the cable management c ompartment wit[...]

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    P 12 2.4 I NTERNAL 3.5” D RIVE B AY D EVICE I NSTALLATION The Sonata Proto provides space for up to f our internal 3.5” hard drives. Before you beg in, remove the side panel as described in section 2.1. 1. With y our thumb and forefinger, grasp the pinch tabs on either side of one of the internal 3. 5” drive trays, and slide the drive tray ou[...]

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    P 13 2.5 E XTERNAL 3.5” D RIVE B AY D EVICE I NSTALLATION The Sonata Proto provides space for two ex ternal 3.5” devices. Before you begin, remove the side panel as described in section 2.1. 1. With your thumb and forefinger, grasp the pinch tabs on either side of one of the external 3.5” driv e trays, and slide the drive tray outwards. 2. Re[...]

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    P 14 S ECTIO N 3 C ONNECTING T HE F RONT I/O P ORTS[...]

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    P 15 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 7 Ground 1 8 Ground 2 9 Key (N o Connection ) 10 Empty Pin Pin Signal Names (HDA) Pin Signal Names (AC’97) 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC In 2 AGND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Powe r 4 AVCC 4 N C 5 FRO- R 5 Line Out (R) 6 MI[...]

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    P 16 3.4 R EWIRING M OTHERBOARD H EADER C ONNECTIONS There may come a time wh en you need to reconfigure the pin-out of a motherboard header connector. Examples c ould be for your USB header, audio input header, or some other front panel c onnector such as the Power Button connector. Before performing any work, please refer to your motherboard user[...]

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    P 17 S ECT ION 4 C O O L I N G S Y S T E M[...]

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    P 18 4.1 T RI C OOL ™ F AN Top TriCool™ Fan – The case comes with a 200 mm top exhaust blue LED fan. The fan is installed so the air will be blown out of the case. This fan c omes with a three-speed switch that let you cho ose the speed best suited to your need. The default fan sp eed setting is Low. 120mm TriCool™ Specifications Size: 120 [...]

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    P 19 1. Find the fan mounting screw holes on the interior of the case. They are located on the interior of the internal 3.5” drive bay rails , below the cable management compartment. 2. Secure your 120mm fan to the four screw h oles using the fan screws provid ed with the case. 4.3 W ASHABLE A IR F ILTERS Your case features a washab le, removable[...]

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    P 20 S ECT ION 5 ? F REQUENTLY A SKED Q UESTIONS[...]

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    P 21 My case is missing drive rails. Check the back of the 5.25” drive bezel. The y should be located there. If you see purple or black, it’s there. My side panel is locked in place. If the side panel appears to be stuc k in the locked position, place the case down with the left panel facing up. Push and pull on the lever with gentle, firm p re[...]

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    P 22 hardware may adversely affect cooling perf ormance. If you do decide to upgrade to a substantially higher-temperature configuration, please make sure you have ample c ooling by adding another fan using the provided fan mou nt, or adding another third party cooling syste m. Can the Sonata Proto fit a Micro-ATX/M ini-ITX board? All our cases are[...]

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    P 23 Antec, Inc. 47900 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538 USA tel: 510-770-1200 fax: 510-770-1288 Antec Europe B.V. Stuttgartstraat 12 3047 AS Rotterdam Netherlands tel: +31 (0) 10 462-2060 fax: +31 (0) 10 437-1752 Customer Support: US & Canad a 1-800-22ANTEC customersupport@antec.com Europe +31 (0) 10 462-2060 europe.techsupport@antec.com www.ant[...]