AkG
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Installation
With bottom mounted cases we like to start at the bottom and work our way up and this is exactly what we did. Though before we started we first removed both side panels to give us unobstructed access to the chassis. To install the PSU you must first unscrew four screws and remove the PSU blanking plate.
When this is accomplished to have to mate this plate to the back of the PSU using the standard mounting holes. After this you simply push the whole shebang back into position and reinsert those screws. Voila, your PSU is now installed! Since we went with the default blanking plate we have set the PSU’s bottom mounted fan to point outwards so it can suck in fresh air from outside. You may wish to do it differently but where our PSU is a cabled (i.e. non-modular) unit we plan on using the additional space next to the PSU for storing the unused cables. Like we said, you may do it differently, but the end results should be very similar.
The next thing we installed was the hard drive. To install the hard drive you first have to remove both retaining screw for a drive cage. When this is accomplished you slide the cage forward (away from the retaining screw) and then up and out of the case.
Then you simply slide your hard drive in place and secure it with two screws per side just like you would on any “old school” case. After reinstalling the drive cage we also took the time to plug in both drive cage fans. You can do this later on, or never, but as we were methodically working from bottom to top we decided to take the couple seconds needed and run the proper cable from the PSU and plug in both 4 pin Molex connectors now while we were thinking on it.
After all this is accomplished we moved onto the removable motherboard tray. To remove this large and clumsy item you have to unscrew a bunch of those thumb screws located on the back of the unit. Since both side panels were already removed it was very easy to figure out which ones needed to be uninstalled as the only thumb screws left were the ones for the motherboard tray,
Once you are finished uninstalling all those screws, you just need to push from the inside of the case outwards so as to give your fingers enough room to grab the tray and slide it out. This is where a large clutter-free workbench comes in handy as this tray is quite large and you do not want it placed anywhere it could possibly fall and become damaged.
When you have it in stabilized on your table your first priority is to install the metal (or in our case we used brass) standoffs for your motherboard. As mentioned earlier, CoolIT did not take the time to customize this part of the unit so like ALL standard TJ07s you need to manually figure out which holes need standoffs. This all comes down to what type of board you are planning to use; in our case it was going to be two relatively standard ATX motherboards. To make things as easy as possible we simply lined up our motherboard and “eyeballed” it.
Installation
With bottom mounted cases we like to start at the bottom and work our way up and this is exactly what we did. Though before we started we first removed both side panels to give us unobstructed access to the chassis. To install the PSU you must first unscrew four screws and remove the PSU blanking plate.
When this is accomplished to have to mate this plate to the back of the PSU using the standard mounting holes. After this you simply push the whole shebang back into position and reinsert those screws. Voila, your PSU is now installed! Since we went with the default blanking plate we have set the PSU’s bottom mounted fan to point outwards so it can suck in fresh air from outside. You may wish to do it differently but where our PSU is a cabled (i.e. non-modular) unit we plan on using the additional space next to the PSU for storing the unused cables. Like we said, you may do it differently, but the end results should be very similar.
The next thing we installed was the hard drive. To install the hard drive you first have to remove both retaining screw for a drive cage. When this is accomplished you slide the cage forward (away from the retaining screw) and then up and out of the case.
Then you simply slide your hard drive in place and secure it with two screws per side just like you would on any “old school” case. After reinstalling the drive cage we also took the time to plug in both drive cage fans. You can do this later on, or never, but as we were methodically working from bottom to top we decided to take the couple seconds needed and run the proper cable from the PSU and plug in both 4 pin Molex connectors now while we were thinking on it.
After all this is accomplished we moved onto the removable motherboard tray. To remove this large and clumsy item you have to unscrew a bunch of those thumb screws located on the back of the unit. Since both side panels were already removed it was very easy to figure out which ones needed to be uninstalled as the only thumb screws left were the ones for the motherboard tray,
Once you are finished uninstalling all those screws, you just need to push from the inside of the case outwards so as to give your fingers enough room to grab the tray and slide it out. This is where a large clutter-free workbench comes in handy as this tray is quite large and you do not want it placed anywhere it could possibly fall and become damaged.
When you have it in stabilized on your table your first priority is to install the metal (or in our case we used brass) standoffs for your motherboard. As mentioned earlier, CoolIT did not take the time to customize this part of the unit so like ALL standard TJ07s you need to manually figure out which holes need standoffs. This all comes down to what type of board you are planning to use; in our case it was going to be two relatively standard ATX motherboards. To make things as easy as possible we simply lined up our motherboard and “eyeballed” it.
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