Caselabs Merlin Pedestal Series User manual

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MerlinPedestalAssemblyGuide
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Steps1‐6areinstructionstomountthePedestalbelowthecase.
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Step1.
Locatethefrontchassissectionandremovethefrontcover.
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Ontopofthefrontandrearchassissectionsthereisa“T”whichidentifiesthetopofthe
part/pedestal. 
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Locatethetopchassissection.
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Usingthesmallcountersinkscrews,jointhetopchassissectiontothetopofthefrontchassis
section.
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Step2.
Locatethebottomchassissection,andjoinittothebottomofthefrontchassissection.
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Step3.
Locatetherearchassissection.Therearetwoversions,120mmhex‐meshanddualPSUmounts.
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Joinittotherearofthechassis,whilemindingitsorientation.
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Step4.
Locatethefrontcoverandthetwosidecovers.Noticetheorientationmakers
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WhenthePedestalismountedbelowthecasetheseidentificationmarkersshouldbothbe
pointeddown.
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Step5.
ThePedestalisattachedtothecasewiththe4largerscrews.Insertthescrewsfromthebottom
ofthecaseintothetopofthePedestal.BelowisanimageofthetopofthePedestalshowing
thethreadedholeforthescrew.
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Steps6‐11areinstructionstomountthePedestalabovethecase.
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Step.6
TomountthePedestalabovethecasethetopchassissectionofthecasemustberemoved.If
yourcaseisalreadyunassembled,pleasedisregardthisstep.
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Stripthecaseofalltheexteriorpanels,switchbracket,andmotherboardtray.Youwillalso
wanttoremoveanyhardwareastoavoiddamagingit.Turnthecaseontoitsbacksideand
removethefrontchassissection.
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Flipthechassisontoitsfrontside.Removetherearchassissectionfollowedbytheremovalof
thetopchassissection.
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InstallthePedestaltopchassissectiontothecase
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Reinstallthechassisinreversalofremoval
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Step7.
Locatethefrontchassissectionandremovethefrontcover.
  
Ontopofthefrontandrearchassissectionsthereisa“T”whichidentifiesthetopofthe
part/pedestal. 
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Locatethetopchassissectionofthecase.Itcanbeidentifiedbytheclipsonthetop.Joinitto
thetopofthefrontchassissectionwiththesmallcountersinkscrews.
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Step8.
Locatethebottomchassissection,andjoinittothebottomofthefrontchassissection.
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Step9.
Locatetherearchassissection.Therearetwoversions,120mmhex‐meshanddualPSUmounts.
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Joinittotherearofthechassis,whilemindingitsorientation.
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Step10.
PlacethePedestalontopofthecase.InsertthefourlargescrewsfromthebottomofthePedestalinto
thetopofthecase.
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Step11.
Locatethefrontcoverandthetwosidecovers.Noticetheorientationmakers
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  
WhenthePedestalismountedabovethecasetheseidentificationmarkersshouldbothbe
pointedup.ThetopcovertothecasethenisplaceontopofthePedestal.
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