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Antec Three Hundred Two manual

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    1 Three Hundred Two User Manual[...]

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    2 Three Hundred Two User Manual Congratulations on your purchase of the Three Hundre d Two! The team that br ought you the Thr ee Hundred is back with an enclosur e designed to handle tomorrow’ s high-performance s ystems. Introducin g the Thre e Hundred Two, the ne xt standard in affordab le gaming cases. Our newest chassis is built specificall [...]

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    3 Table of Contents Section 1: Intro duction 1.1 Getting to Know Your Chas sis ............................................................................ 5 1.2 Chassis Specifications ......................................................................................... 6 1.3 Included Screws .....................................................[...]

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    4 Section 1 Introduction Three Hundred Two User Manual[...]

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    5 1.1 Getting to Know Your Chassis 1. 3 x 5.25” drive bays 2. 2 x 2.5” drive ba ys 3. 6 x 3.5” drive ba ys 4. 1 x 120 mm r ear TwoCool fan (standard) 5. 1 x 140 mm top T woCool fan (standard ) 6. 2 x 120 mm fr ont intake fans (optional) 7. 1 x 120 mm side intake fan (optional) 8. 1 x 120 mm side exhaust fa n behind motherb oard (optional) 9. [...]

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    6 1.2 Chassis Specification s Chassis Type Mid Tower Chassis Color Black Dimensions 513 mm (H) x 2 29 mm (W) x 471 mm (D) 20.2” (H) x 9” (W) x 18.5” (D) Weight 15.3 lbs / 6.9 kg Cooling - 1 x 14 0 mm top TwoCool fan (stand ard) - 1 x 120 mm r ear TwoCool fan (standard ) - 2 x 120 mm fr ont intake f ans (optional) - 1 x 120 mm exhaust f an beh[...]

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    7 Section 2 Hardware Installation Three Hundred Two User Manual[...]

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    8 2.1 Setting Up When working in your case, please ke ep the following in mind:  Put the case uprig ht on a flat, stable surface s o that the rear pan el (power sup ply and expansion slots) is facing you.  Handle all comp onents and cards wi th care.  To avoid electr ostatic discharge, groun d yourself peri odically by touchin g an unpa in[...]

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    9 2. 3 Motherboard Installa tion Before proceeding, check the manual f or your CPU c ooler to find out if there ar e steps you must do before installing the mothe rboard. Make sure you hav e the correct I /O panel for your motherboard. If the panel provided wi th the chassis isn’t suitable, please contact y our motherb oard manufacturer for the c[...]

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    10 2. 4 Installing KUHLER H 2 O Liquid Coolers The following instru cts how to install the Antec KUHLER H 2 O liquid CPU cooler (620 / 920). F or any other CPU coolers, pleas e consult your manufacturer’s installation guid e. Caution : Check your motherb oard’s CPU soc ket to ensure its compatibility with the KUHLER H 2 O. The KUHLER H 2 O 620 [...]

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    11 Press down on the drive cover t abs. 2. 6 External 5.25” Device Installation The Three Hundred T wo can support up t o three 5.25 ” devices. 1. Remove the side pan els and front bez el as directed in Section 2.2. 2. Remove the dri ve bay cove r by pressing in on the f our small tabs on either side of the cover, then push cover ou t the front[...]

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    12 2. 7 Internal 2.5” D evic e Installation There are two 2. 5” drive mounting loca tions in the Th ree Hundred Two: on the b ack of the motherboard tray and at the bot tom of the case. To install on the back of the motherboard tray: 1. Remove the side panels as d escribed in Section 2.2. 2. Secure your drive with the 2.5 ” screws provided ( [...]

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    13 2. 8 Internal 3 .5” Devic e Installation The Three Hundred T wo includes 6 pair s of 3.5” drive rails. You will n eed 1 pair p er 3.5” drive. 1. Line up the drive rail pins to the sides of your 3.5” drive. Ensure that the squ eeze-tabs are alig ned on the side of your driv e that does not ha ve power or data connectors. 2. Snap the rail [...]

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    14 2.10 Expansion Slot Dev ice Installation When installing grap hics card s or other expansi on cards, you must first remove the rear place coverin g the expansi on slots. 1. With the rear of the case facing you, remove the 2 screws shown to remove the plate. 2. Install your expansi on cards accordin g to the manufac turer’s instructions. 3. Rep[...]

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    15 Section 3 Front I/O Ports[...]

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    16 Pin Signal Names (HDA) Pin Signal Names (AC’97) 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC In 2 AGND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC P ow er 4 AVCC 4 N C 5 FRO -R 5 Line Out (R) 6 MIC2 _J D 6 Line Out (R) 7 F_IO_SEN 7 N C 8 Key (n o pi n) 8 Key (n o pi n) 9 FRO-L 9 Line Out (L) 10 LINE2_JD 10 Line Out (L) Three Hundred Two User Manual 3. 1 USB 3.0 The Three Hundred T wo comes with [...]

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    17 3. 3 Power Switch / Reset Switch / Hard Disk Drive LED C onnectors Connected to your fr ont panel are LE D leads for power and HDD acti vity, as well a s switch leads f or the power and reset butt ons. Attach th ese to the corr esponding connect ors on your motherbo ard. Consult your motherboard manual for spe cific pin header lo cations. For LE[...]

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    18 3. 4 Rewiring Motherboar d Head er Connections There may co me a time wh en you need to rec onfigure the pin-out of a motherboard header c onnector. Examples could be f or your USB header, audio input h eader, or some other front p anel connector such as the Power Butt on connector. Before perfor ming any work, pleas e refer to your motherboard [...]

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    19 Section 4 Cooling System Three Hundred Two User Manual[...]

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    20 4.1 Includ ed Fans The Three Hundred T wo comes with two standard fans (yellow outlin e) – a rear 120 mm TwoCool fan and a top 140 mm T woCool fan. The red rectangle s indicate additional fan mounts. Mounting procedure s for these fans i s discussed in Section 4.2. 1 2 0 m m T w o C o o l S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Size : 120 x 25 mm TwoC ool[...]

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    21 4.2 Optional Fans The Three Hundred T wo includes m ounts for up to fou r more fans. Thes e mounts are as foll ows: - 2 x front intake 1 20 mm mounts - 1 x side 120 mm mounts - 1 x 120 mm mount behind motherboard Front intake 120 mm fans 1. Remove the front bez el as outlined in Se ction 2.2. 2. Align the fan wi th the screw holes and screw in t[...]

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    22 4.3 Air Filters There are two filter s in the Three Hun dred Two that ca n be removed and cleaned: the front filter and the PSU intake filt er. To remove the fr ont air filter: 1. Remove the front bez el as described in Section 2.2. 2. Orient the bezel by holding it wi th the inside facing you, with the driv e bay cov ers to the right. 3. Starti[...]

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    23 Antec, Inc. 47900 Fremont Bl vd. Fremont, CA9453 8 tel: 510- 770 -1200 fax: 510-770-1288 Antec Europe B .V. Stuttgartstraat 12 3047 AS Rotterda m The Netherlands tel: +49- 40 -226139- 22 fax: +31 (0) 10 43 7-1752 Technical Suppo rt US &Canada 1-800-22ANTEC customersupport@ant ec.com Europe +31 (0) 10 462-206 0 europe.techsupport@ antec.com w[...]