Antec VSK-2000 User manual

VSK-2000
U SER ’ S M ANUAL

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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
I NTRODUCTION
1.1 Case Specificatio s.…..………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
1.2 Diagram…………………………………………………………………….…………………………………. 3
H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION G UIDE
2.1 Setti g Up….…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
2.2 Power Supply I stallatio ……………………………………………………………………………… 4
2.3 Cable Ma ageme t………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
2.4 Motherboard I stallatio ..……………………………………………………………………………. 5
2.5 I ter al 3.5” Device I stallatio ……………………………………………………………………. 5
2.6 Exter al 3.5” Device I stallatio …………………………………………………………………… 6
2.7 Exter al 5.25” Device I stallatio …………………………………………………………………. 6
C ONNECTING THE F RONT I/O P ORTS
3.1 USB 2.0 Ports………………………………………………….……………………………………………. 6
3.2 AC’97 / HD Audio Ports……………………….………………………………………………………… 7
3.3 Switch a d LED Co ectors…………………………………………………………………………… 7
3.4 Rewiri g Motherboard Header Co ectio s………………………………………………… 8
C OOLING S YSTEM
4.1 TwoCool™ Fa s..…………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
4.2 Optio al Fa s.………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9
4.3 Thermally Adva taged Chassis Desig Guide……………………………………………….. 10
4.4 Washable Air Filters………………………………………..……………………………………………. 10

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VSK-2000 U SER ’ S M ANUAL
At A tec, we co ti ually refi e a d improve our products to e sure the highest quality. It’s
possible that your ew case will differ slightly from the descriptio s i this ma ual. This is ’t a
problem; it’s simply a improveme t. As of the date of publicatio , all features, descriptio s, a d
illustratio s i this ma ual are correct.
Disclaimer
This ma ual is i te ded o ly as a guide for A tec’s computer e closures. For more
comprehe sive i structio s o i stalli g the motherboard a d peripherals, please refer to the
user’s ma uals that come with those compo e ts.
The VSK-2000 does ot come with a power supply u it (PSU). Make sure you choose a power
supply that is compatible with your computer compo e ts a d has a lo g e ough power
har ess to reach your motherboard a d peripheral devices. We recomme d our TruePower or
Earthwatts power supplies for the latest ATX specificatio complia ce, broad compatibility,
a d e ergy-savi g capability.
Although care has bee take to preve t sharp edges i your A tec case, we stro gly
recomme d taki g the appropriate time a d care whe worki g with it. Avoid hurried or
careless motio s. Please use reaso able precautio .
This ma ual is ot desig ed to cover CPU, RAM, or expa sio card i stallatio . Please co sult
your motherboard user’s ma ual for specific mou ti g i structio s a d troubleshooti g.
Before proceedi g, check the ma ual for your CPU cooler to fi d out if there are steps you
must take before i stalli g the motherboard. While i stalli g hardware, keep your case o a
flat, stable surface.

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1.1 C ASE S PECIFICATIONS
Case Type
Mid Tower
Color
Black
Dime sio s
450mm (H) x 200mm (W) x 470mm (D)
17.7” (H) x 7.9” (W) x x 18.5” (D)
Weight
11.9 lbs / 5.4 kg
Cooli g
1 x Rear 120mm TwoCool™ fa
2 x Fro t 120mm fa mou ts (optio al)
TAC 2.0 complia ce
Drive Bays
10 Drive Bays:
- 3 x Exter al 5.25” drive bays
- 1 x Exter al 3.5” drive bay
- 6 x I ter al 3.5” drive bays
Expa sio Slots 8
Motherboard Size
Mi i-ITX, microATX, Sta dard ATX
Fro t I/O Pa el
2 x USB 2.0
AC’97 / HD Audio I a d Out
1. D IAGRAM
1. 120mm rear TwoCool™ fa
2. 120mm fro t fa s (optio al)
3. Washable air filters
4. Motherboard mou t
5. Power supply mou t
6. 5.25” exter al drive bays
7. 3.5” i ter al drive bays
8. 3.5” exter al drive bay
9. CPU cutout
10. Fro t I/O pa el

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H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION G UIDE
.1 S ETTING U P
1. Place the case upright o a flat, stable surface with the
rear of the case faci g you.
2. Remove the side pa els by first removi g the
thumbscrews at the rear of the case. The , grip each
pa el at the top a d bottom a d slide it toward the rear
of the case u til it detaches from the chassis.
3. To remove the fro t bezel, locate the three plastic tabs
o the left side of the bezel. They faste the fro t bezel
to the metal chassis. Release the tabs from the top dow
to release the bezel. Swi g the bezel ope to about 45°
a d ge tly lift the bezel upward, a d it will come off
easily. Set the bezel i a safe place.
Note : Do ot use your fi ger ails to pry or lift the pa els.
. P OWER S UPPLY I NSTALLATION
1. With the case o its side, alig your power supply with
the power supply mou ti g locatio ear the top pa el
of the case.
Note: Power supplies with fa s o the bottom of the
power supply will eed to be mou ted so that the
fa is faci g the bottom of the case.
2. Attach the power supply to the case with the screws
provided.
.3 C ABLE M ANAGEMENT
There is a cable ma ageme t compartme t behi d the 3.5” drive cage.
You ca tuck or route excess cables i this compartme t.
1. Ope the right side pa el as described i sectio 2.1.
2. Locate the cable ma ageme t compartme t with cable ties
located behi d the walls of the 3.5” drive cage.
3. Tuck or route your excess cables to the compartme t. This will
keep the cables from i terferi g with airflow i your case a d help
with cooli g.
4. Use the cable ties provided to hold them i place.

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.4 M OTHERBOARD I NSTALLATION
1. Lay the case dow , with the ope side faci g up.
The drive cages a d power supply should be visible.
2. Make sure you have the correct I/O pa el for your
motherboard. If the pa el provided with the case
is ’t suitable, please co tact your motherboard
ma ufacturer for the correct I/O pa el.
3. Alig your motherboard with the sta doff holes a d
remember which holes are li ed up. Not all
motherboards will match with all the provided
holes; this is ormal a d wo ’t affect its
fu ctio ality.
4. Remove your motherboard by lifti g it up.
5. I stall sta doffs as eeded a d put the
motherboard back i .
6. Screw i your motherboard to the sta doffs with
the provided Phillips-head screws.
Note: The VSK-2000 comes with a CPU cutout o the motherboard tray, which will allow you to
cha ge your CPU heatsi k without removi g the motherboard.
.5 I NTERNAL 3.5” D EVICE I NSTALLATION
The VSK-2000 provides space for up to six 3.5” hard drives. Before you begi , remove the side pa els
a d fro t bezel of the case as described i sectio 2.1. Behi d the fro t bezel there is a fa cage which
provides space for up to two fa s at the fro t of the case.
1. Ope the fa cage by pressi g both clips to release
it, the swi g it ope a d detach it from the
chassis.
2. I sert your 3.5” device i to the 3.5” drive cage
from the fro t of the case u til the mou ti g holes
alig with the screw holes i the cage.
3. Faste the device i place with the provided
screws.
4. Mou t a y other 3.5” HDD devices accordi gly.
5. Co ect the appropriate power a d data cables to
the device(s).
6. Replace the fa cage.

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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 (No Connection)
10
Empty Pin
.6 E XTERNAL 3.5” D EVICE I NSTALLATION
There is o e 3.5” drive bay available just below the 5.25” drive bays at
the fro t of the case. Before you begi , remove the side pa els a d
fro t bezel of the case as described i sectio 2.1.
1. Slide your 3.5” device i to the drive bay from the fro t a d alig
the screw holes o the devices with the correspo di g holes i
the chassis.
2. Faste the device i place with the provided screws.
3. Co ect the appropriate power a d data cables.
.7 E XTERNAL 5. 5” D EVICE I NSTALLATION
There are three exter ally accessible 5.25” drive bays. Before you
begi , remove both side pa els a d fro t bezel as detailed i sectio
2.1.
1. Remove the drive bay faceplate by applyi g pressure to the
i side of the plate u til it pops free of the bezel.
2. Slide your 5.25” device i to the bay from the fro t of the case.
3. Secure the drive i to positio i the drive cage usi g the
provided screws.
4. Mou t a y other 5.25” devices accordi gly.
5. Co ect the appropriate power a d data cables to your
device(s).
C ONNECTING THE F RONT I/O P ORTS
3.1 USB .0
Co ect the fro t I/O pa el USB cable to the USB header pi o your motherboard. Check your
motherboard user’s ma ual to e sure that it matches the table below:
1 2
9 10

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Pin
Signal Names
(HDA)
Pin
Signal Names
(AC’97)
1 MIC2 L 1 MIC In
2 AGND 2 GND
3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power
4 AVCC 4 N C
5 FRO-R 5 Line Out (R)
6 MIC2_JD 6 Line Out (R)
7 F_IO_SEN 7 N C
8 Key (no pin) 8 Key (no pin)
9 FRO-L 9 Line Out (L)
10 LINE2_JD 10 Line Out (L)
3. AC’97 / HD A UDIO P ORTS
There is a I tel® sta dard 10-pi AC’97 co ector a d a I tel® 10-pi HDA (High Defi itio Audio)
co ector li ked to the fro t pa el of the case.
10 6 4 2
9 7 5 3 1
You ca co ect either the AC’97 or the HDA co ector, depe di g o your motherboard.
Locate the i ter al audio co ectors from your motherboard or sou d card a d co ect
the correspo di g audio cable. Co sult your motherboard or sou d card ma ual for the
pi -out positio s. Eve if your system supports both sta dards, o ly use o e co ector.
3.3 P OWER S WITCH / R ESET S WITCH / H ARD D ISK D RIVE LED C ONNECTORS
Co ected to your fro t pa el are LED a d switch leads for power,
reset, a d HDD LED activity. Attach these to the correspo di g
co ectors o your motherboard. Co sult your motherboard
ma ual for specific pi header locatio s. For LEDs, colored wires
are positive ( + ). White or black wires are egative ( – ). If the LED
does ot light up whe the system is powered o , try reversi g the
co ectio . For more i formatio o co ecti g LEDs to your
motherboard, see your motherboard ma ual.
Note : Polarity (positive a d egative) does ot matter for
switches.

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3.4 R EWIRING M OTHERBOARD H EADER C ONNECTIONS
There may come a time whe you eed to reco figure the pi -out of a
motherboard header co ector. Examples could be for your USB header,
audio i put header, or some other fro t pa el co ector such as the
Power Butto co ector.
Before performi g a y work, please refer to your motherboard user’s
ma ual or your motherboard ma ufacturer's website to be sure of the
pi -out eeded for your co ector. We stro gly recomme d maki g a
otated drawi g before begi i g work so that you ca recover if your
work gets disturbed.
1. Determi e which wires you eed to remove i order to rewire your
plug to match the USB pi -outs o your motherboard (refer to your
motherboard user’s ma ual). Worki g o o e co ector at a time,
use a very small flathead screwdriver or similar tool to lift up o the
black tab located beside the gold posts (squares). This will allow you
to easily slide out the pi s from the USB plug.
2. Worki g carefully so as ot to damage the wires, co ectors, or
pi s, slowly remove the pi from the co ector. Repeat these steps
for each wire you eed to cha ge.
3. Worki g carefully so as ot to damage the wires, co ectors or
pi s, slowly rei sert the pi i to the correct slot of the co ector
the s ap closed the black tab that was lifted i step 1. Repeat
these steps for each wire you eed to cha ge.

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C OOLING S YSTEM
4.1 T WO C OOL ™ F ANS
Rear TwoCool™ Fan – There is a 120 x 25mm Two-Cool™ fa prei stalled at the rear of the case.
The fa is i stalled so the air will be blow out of the case. This fa comes with a two-speed
switch that let you choose the speed best suited to your eed. The default fa speed setti g is
Low.
1 0mm TwoCool™ Specifications
Size: 120 x 25mm TwoCool™ fa
Rated Voltage: 12V
Operati g Voltage: 10.8V ~ 13.2 V
Speed
(RPM)
I put
Curre t
Air Flow Static
Pressure
Acoustic
Noise
I put
Power
High
1500
0.30A
(Max.)
1.434 m³ / mi
(51.2 CFM)
1.212mm-H
2
O
(0.047 i ch-H
2
O) 27.9 dBA 3.6W
Low
900 0.18A 0.0843 m³ / mi (30.1 CFM)
0.486mm-H2O
(0.02 i ch-H2O) 16.9 dBA 2.16W
Note : The mi imum voltage to start a typical TwoCool™ fa is 5V. We recomme d that you
set the fa speed to High if you choose to co ect the fa (s) to a fa co trol device
or to the Fa -O ly co ector fou d o some A tec power supplies. A fa co trol
device regulates the fa speed by varyi g the voltage, which may start as low as 4.5V
to 5V. Co ecti g a Two-Cool™ fa set o Medium or Low to a fa -co trol device may
result i the fa ot bei g able to start because the already lowered voltage from the
fa co trol device will be further reduced by the TwoCool™ circuitry below 5V
4. THERMALLY A DVANTAGED C HASSIS DESIGN GUIDE (TAC .0)
This chassis uses a thermal air guide that co forms to the I tel Thermally Adva taged Chassis desig
guide. This guide is desig ed to provide ve tilatio directly to the CPU a d graphics card through the
i tegrated air duct located o the side pa el.

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4.3 O PTIONAL F ANS
There are a total of two optio al 120mm fa mou ts— two
fro t i take fa s (at the fro t of the HDD cage). We
recomme d usi g A tec 120mm speed co trol fa s a d
setti g the speed to Low. These fa s must be i stalled so
that the air is blowi g i to the case.
Note: I order to build a quieter system, we recomme d
NOT i stalli g the optio al fa s u less it is ecessary
for cooli g. If you choose to i stall them we
recomme d usi g A tec 120mm speed co trolled
fa s a d setti g the speed to Low.
4.4 W ASHABLE A IR F ILTERS
Occasio ally, it will be ecessary to wash the air filters. Not
washi g the filters may result i high system temperatures a d
possible stability problems. We recomme d checki g the air
filters at least o ce a mo th i itially. The freque cy will cha ge
depe di g o e viro me tal co ditio s a d system usage.
Users who ru their systems 24/7 will have to check their
filters more ofte tha those who do ’t ru their systems
every day.
Front Air Filter – There is a air filter located behi d the fro t
bezel.
To remove the filters:
1. Remove the fro t bezel as listed i sectio 2.1.
2. Remove the screws i the ce ter of the fro t bezel to release the air filter.

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