HDPlex H5 User manual

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H5 Fanless HTPC Chassis
Installation Guide V 3.0

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Package Contents
H5 Chassis Body
Top Plate
Bottom Plate
Left Side Panel
Right Side Panel
Back Plate*2 (Dual Slot and Low Profile)
Four Feet with Rubber Cushion
H5 Chassis Faceplate
Faceplate (Silver or Black)
H5 Heatsink System
Aluminum Top Plate
Heatpipe Installation Plate x5
Copper Baseplate
High Quality Thermal Paste 3.5g
Eight 6mm OD Coppper Heatpipes
Dumbbell Tool to apply thermal paste
Installation Screw Kit
Multipurpose CPU Bottom Plate x1
H5 Accessories
Multipurpose HDD Rack x 2
ATX/SFX/FlexPower Supply Rack x 1
Internal USB 3.1 Type C Cable x1
Internal AC Extension Cord x 1
HEX Screw Driver and Allen Wrench
DC Socket Adapter Plate x 1
AC Socket Adapter Plate x 1
PCI Cover Bracket x 4 (Low Profile x 1)
Installation Screw Kit
Internal USB 3.0 Cable x1
Aluminum Power Button w/Cable x 1
Front Handle x 2
Installation Screw List:
A:M3*5mm Round Head Screw with Cushion 12pcs for motherboard installation
B: Hex Socket Cap Head Screws M5*14mm 8pcs For Front and Handle
Installation; M5*8mm 8pcs for Faceplate Front and Back Plate Mounting.
C:M4*8 Flat Head HEX Screw-Black 10pcs For Top Plate/Bottom Plate/Side
Panel Installation
D:M3*5 Flat Head Screw –Black 12pcs For SSD mounting/AC IEC installation
E: 7mm Hexagonal Copper Stud for Motherboard Installation 12pcs
F: 6-32 Thread 6mm Screw- Silver 8pcs For 3.5” HDD Installation
G: Hexagonal Copper Stud for HDD Rack:10mm-8pcs 25mm-8pcs
J: M3 Round Head 8mm Screw 8pcs

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H5 Chassis Bottom Plate Installation
Install four feet with rubber cushion to the bottom plate back side.
Install Hexagonal Copper Stud 7mm Eto the bottom plate, matching your
motherboard installation position
Install the aluminum power button on the right panel using lock ring from the
internal side. Both PWR and PWR LED plug do not have polarity. PWR LED will
light up in blue color once PC is turned on.
Install the USB 3.1 Type C and USB 3.0 Cable. Please make sure the USB 3.1
Type C port is fully inserted and is even with external surface.

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Install right heatsink panel onto the H5 bottom plate using 2pcs C.When
installed correctly, the mounting ear should face forward with power button
above the heatpipe groove.
H5 CPU Heatsink System Installation
CPU Heatsink Installation Kit List:
H-1: M3*5mm Flat Head Silver Screw 4pcs
H-2: M3*10mm CUP Head HEX Screw Silver 8pcs
H-3: M3 Hand Turn Screws 4pcs
H-4: M3*14mm Flat Head Screw Black 16pcs
H-5: Multipurpose Bottom Rack for Intel and AMD

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H-6: Intel CPU LGA115x/1200 Rack 2pcs
H-7: AMD AM4 Rack 2pcs
H-8: Plastic Screw Holder Black 4pcs
H-9: Aluminum Plate for Heatpipe Installation 4pcs
H-10: Aluminum Plate for Heatpipe Installation Half Width 1pcs
H-11:M3 Screws for CPU Bottom Rack Installation 4pcs
Remove protection cover from the copper base plate and install two H-6 for
Intel or H-7 for AMD rack on the copper bottom plate using 4pcs H-1

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Install the 4pcs H-11 on to the H-5 CPU bottom rack. Remove the original
CPU bottom plate from your motherboard. Install this H11+H5 structure to the
back of motherboard, replacing the original motherboard CPU bottom plate`.
Intall 4pcs H-8 onto the H-11. Apply a thin layer of thermal paste on top of CPU
and install copper base using 4pcs H-3. Don’t overuse the thermal paste. Hand
tight the H-3 and stop when the H-6/H-7 racks begin to bend slightly and touch
the H-8.

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Install motherboard onto the H5 bottom plate copper stud using Aand install
heatpipe 1-8. Apply thin layer of thermal paste inside copper base groove and
side heatsink panel groove using the dumbbell tool
Warning: Do not over apply thermal paste as it will decrease heat transfer efficiency.

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Tighten the H-9 to the side panel using H-4 which goes through the hole on the
side panel from outside of the H5 chassis. H-9 is NOT square shape and needs
to be in the correct direction to match the mounting hole.
Usually 3pcs H-9 are needed to fully lock the heatpipes on the side panel.If the
left side H-9 is too close to the H5 back plate. Please use half width H-10 in this
place instead of H-9.
Apply a thin layer of thermal paste on each groove on the aluminum top plate
and install the aluminum top plate using 8pcs H-2.

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Power Supply Installation
HDPLEX 400W AC-DC+400W DC-ATX NanoATX Combo
HDPLEX 400W AC-DC is back mounted on the H5 bottom plate via the M2.5
screws come with the HDPLEX 400W AC-DC package. HDPLEX 400W AC-DC
optional mounting ears are NOT used for H5 installation.
Four M2.5 mounting holes are circled in red. H5 bottom plate is made
transparent for clear view. The four M3 holes in the center on the back of the
400W AC-DC adapter are not used for H5 mounting. HDPLEX 400W DC-ATX is
front mounted using M3 screws. One 24PIN extension cable is included in the H5
package.
For ITX motherboard, the 400W DC-ATX can be installed on the same side as
400W AC-DC adapter and in front the ITX motherboard.

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If you are using standard ATX/SFX/FlexPSU inside H5 for ITX or narrow width
ATX/microATX motherboard, attach the universal rack to the power supply
using 2pcs A first. Plug the AC extension cord to the power supply and install
them to the PSU rack mounting hole on the top left of the H5 bottom plate using
2pcs D.

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Hard Drive Installation
Install 3.5”HDD using F and 2.5”HDD/SSD using D to the hard drive rack.
SSD data and power connector will stick out a bit of the HDD rack for SATA cable
easy access.

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If you are using HDPLEX 400W NanoATX Combo power supply, we recommend
using 2x25mm length copper stud to form 50mm high post install the HDD rack.
You could install two SSD and one 3.5”HDD on top of 400W DC-ATX converter
and two SSD on top of 400W AC-DC adapter with HDD rack reversed.
If you have a long video card or is using H5.TODD, you could double stack the
second HDD rack with 3.5HDD on top of the first rack using 10mm copper stud.
If you are using ITX motherboard, you can install the second HDD rack on the
side position.

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Backplate and PCI-E Card Installation
Please install the power adapter plate on to the H5 back plate before install the
back plate to the H5 chassis.
If you use AC C14 IEC connector, please install the AC adapter plate using 4pcs
A from the internal side of the backplate and AC C14 connector using 2pcs D
If you are using 7.4*5.0mm self-lock connector, please install the DC Adapter
Plate using 2pcs A to the AC adapter plate.

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HDPLEX ATX Modular Bridge Input Board (This product is included in HDPLEX
500W ATX linear PSU).
Install 4pcs 4mm copper post (comes with the ATX Modular board) onto the
H5 back plate. Install the ATX modular bridge board using 4pcs A
ATX Modular bridge board will conflict with H5 side heatsink panel if installed
incorrectly. Below is the view from external side of the H5 backplate.
Install the left heatsink panel on the H5 bottom plate using 2pcs C
Attached motherboard I/O shield plate to the H5 back plate and install the back
plate using 4pcs B to two side panel.

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GPU Heatsink System Installation
First, please connect the PCIEx16 riser card to your video card and turn on PC to
test. If test fine and PCIEx16 card is showing the correct PCIE version (3.0) and
speed (x16) under benchmark or load test, disconnect everything.
HDPLEX GPU heatsink system parts list:
Eight 6mm OD Copper Heatpipes
Aluminum Top Cover
Copper Base Plate
High Quality Thermal Paste 3.5g
Aluminum Plate for Heatpipe installation 4pcs
V-1: M3*14mm M3 screws 16pcs
V-2: M4*10mm CUP Head M3 screws 8pcs
V-3: M2.5*7mm screws w/spring 4pcs
Uninstall the original heatsink from the video card and install the copper plate
using 4pcs V-3. Please make sure the copper base slot facing the correct
direction. Apply a very thin layer of thermal paste between copper base plate
and GPU top plate.

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Install the video card to the H5 back plate. Slide the dual bracket tip inside and
using 1pcs Afirmly attach the video card bracket to H5 back plate.
Apply thin layer of thermal paste to the side panel groove and install eight
heatpipes following the below pattern.

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Install the 3pcs aluminum plate on the side panel using V-1 first and aluminum
top cover using 8pcs V-2

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Faceplate Installation
If you don’t need front handle, just mount the faceplate using 4 HEX Socket Cap Head M5*14mm B
to the two H5 side heatsink panel.
To install optional handle. First use 4pcs Hex Socket Cap Head M5*14mm Bto
install the front handle from the back of the faceplate. Use 4pcs Hex Socket Cap
Head M5*8mm Bto mount the faceplate onto side heatsink panel mounting ear
from the back. Use M5 HEX key Allen wrench to tighten it.
Test PC thoroughly and make sure heatsink system functions well.
Close the H5 top plate using 4pcs C. If the distance between two side panels is
too tight for the top plate to fit in, please first loosen the screws in the red circle
below, then insert the top plate half way, tighten the screws for the heatsink
system aluminum top plate, insert the top plate in full and tighten the rest
screws.

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