Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 User manual

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I. Introducon
• Specicaons
• Accessories
• Features
II. Installaon Instrucons
1. Installaon of the motherboard
2. Installaon of the power supply
3. Installaon of external drives
3.1 Opcal drives
3.2 Ulizing the external 3.5 inch bay
4. Installaon opons of HDD’s
4.1 Mounng of hard disk drives
4.2 Installaon of a 2.5 inch SSD alongside the HDD cages
4.3 Removing the HDD-cages
5. Removing the front panel
6. Fan assembly
6.1 Front fans
6.2 Fans under the top cover
7. The 2-channel fan control
7.1 Connecng the fans to the fan control
7.2 Operaon of the fan control
8. Installaon of a water cooling soluon
9. The I/O-Panel
10. Connecng the front connectors to the motherboard
10.1 USB 2.0
10.2 USB 3.0
10.3 HD Audio
10.4 AC 97
III. Support
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I. Introduc on
Congratula ons on the purchase of your new Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 mini tower. We are con -
dent that you will be delighted by your new PC case for many years to come.
Nanoxia’s Deep Silence series have been designed and developed by an experienced team of
developers in Germany. The silent op mized PC cases are of the highest quality and combine
the best possible func onality with the highest level of fl exibility.
The Deep Silence 4 Tower is a par cularly compact housing that provides nevertheless su ci-
ent space for high-end graphics cards and current CPU coolers. Due to the modular hard drive
cages, the case o ers maximum versa lity and compa bility, both for water cooling project
and the installa on of high-end systems with air cooling.
Speci ca ons
Dimensions: 380 x 200 x 480 mm (Height x Width x Depth)
Material: 0.6 mm steel
External drive bays: 1 x 5.25 inch (tool-free)
1x 5.25 inch /w 3.5 inch adapter (tool-free)
Internal drive bays: 6 x 3.5/2.5 inch bays (decoupled),
1 x 2.5 inch SSD moun ng holes
Rubber sealings for
tube holes
EPS extension Fan screws Stand-o s for mainboard Screws for mainboard
moun ng
Screws for HDD moun ng Screws for 3.5” moun ng
frame
Moun ng screws for
2.5“HDD/SSD
Moun ng screws for PSU Thumbscrews
Accessories
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If you are missing any of the items listed above, please contact our customer service
immediately:
[e-mail] (Germany and Europe);
[e-mail] (internaonal)
Features:
- Watercooling ready
- Complete customizable soundproong with high quality materials meeng industrial
standards
- Tool-free mounng of opcal drives
- 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0
- 4 Slots for expansion cards
- Max. VGA length: 265 mm (up to 395 mm with the HDD cages removed)
- Room for CPU coolers with a maximum height of up to 160 mm
- Mounng hole for CPU cooler in the motherboard tray
- Cable management with 3 rubberised holes in the motherboard tray
- Stepless 2-channel fan control
- Nanoxia VentCover (noise indulated): 1 x top cover
Noise Insulaon
The Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 has been developed with the aim to oer the buyer a low-noise
case, while at the same me allowing for extremely low system temperatures. The sound insu-
laon design of the Deep Silence 4 is based on mulple interacng design elements:
The most important part is the large scale lining of the case with sound-absorbing insulaon
materials. These materials are manufactured specically to meet the requirements of the
developers of the Nanoxia Deep Silence case series. The insulaon consists of a bitumen fabric
layer and a foam compound that acts equally against airborne sound, while the bitumen fabric
layer specically reduces the vibraonal characteriscs of the case.
Included are special rubber seals which can be used to alternavely close the tube holes above
the rear chassis fan, in case you don’t need to use them.
The removable Nanoxia VentCover masks the 120/140 mm fan hole in the case top. It allows
the user to choose between the least possible noise and improved case venlaon.
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Another design element for op mum sound insula on is the use a sound-insulated front door.
The door is equipped with sound-absorbing foam.
The hard disk drives are installed on trays which feature rubber grommets that are designed
to absorb any vibra ons caused by the HDDs. The power supply is isolated from the case by a
fl exible rubber framework and also rests on rubber contact points on the bo om of the PSU.
The whole concept of sound proo ng of the Deep Silence 4 meets the highest expecta ons.
Ven la on System
The Deep Silence Nanoxia 4 has an integrated ven la on system consis ng of two 120 mm
Deep Silence fans and a built-in 2-channel fan controller. A total of up to three fans can be
mounted.
The Nanoxia VentCover under the top can be removed at any  me and allows the installa on
of a 120 mm or 140 mm fan for op mized heat dissipa on.
The Deep Silence axial fl ow fans have been speci cally op mised for very quiet opera on. The
range of fan speeds and controls was designed to enable each user to adjust the case ven la -
on to their own needs.
All air intake openings (front and bo om) are readily accessible and have easy to clean dust  l-
ters. Behind the front cover, an “Easy Access Panel” is located, allowing an easy access to both
the dust  lter and the front 120 mm fan.
Standard Equipment:
Front: 1 x 120 mm Nanoxia Deep Silence fan (max. 1,300 rpm)
Rear: 1 x 120 mm Nanoxia Deep Silence fan (max. 1,300 rpm)
Op onal Equipment:
Top cover: 2 x 120/140 mm
Bo om: 1 x 120/140 mm fans (removal of HDD-holder necessary)
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Watercooling-ready
The Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 like any other Nanoxia case has been prepared for the installaon
of a water cooling system.
Therefore you can install radiators or a compact water cooling soluon behind the front cover.
Front: 120 mm radiator
Behind the front panel, a 120 mm radiator can be mounted. Please note that the upper two
HDD-cages must be removed for this.
If you want to mount a compact water cooling system behind the front, you should check
before the installaon, whether the factory hoses between cooler and radiator are of sucient
length.
Rubber hose guides:
The Deep Silence 4 oers two rubber hose guides, so that the appropriate water cooling com-
ponents can be operated or mounted externally.
On the next pages you can nd some useful ps and explanaons for the opmal use of your
new case and for the installaon of your hardware.
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II. Installa on Instruc ons
1. Installing the Motherboard
You can mount M-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards in the Deep Silence 4. In order to ensure an
easy installa on of your motherboard, we suggest the following procedure:
a) Please consult the following charts to
 nd your motherboard form factor:
Micro-ATX Mini-ITX
b) A ach the stand-o s according to your
motherboard form factor.
c) A ach the included EPS extension cable
on to your motherboard – do not connect it
to the power supply yet.
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d) Next you should mount the CPU cooler - for very large CPU coolers, the a achment of the
EPS extension cable a er installa on can be di cult.
e) Now place the motherboard gently inside
the case and lead the EPS extension cable
through the opening provided in the top le
of the mainboard tray.
f) Fix the motherboard to the motherboard tray.
g) A er the installa on of the power supply, you can connect the EPS extension cable to the
EPS-connector on the PSU at the back of the motherboard-tray.
2. Installa on of the power supply
Please install the power supply according
to the diagram below and secure it with
the included PSU screws.
The dust  lter at the bo om can
be pulled out for easy cleaning.
3. Installa on of external drives
You can install up to two external drives in the Deep Silence 4. An adapter frame for moun ng
a 3.5 inch drive is included.
3.1 Op cal drives
To install the op cal drives, please remove both side panels. The installa on of op cal drives is
tool-free.
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Remove the 5.25 inch cover by pulling the
lateral  l ng lever cau ously towards you
and take out the cover.
Then loosen the lock on both sides by
dragging the black slider backwards (1).
Then slide the drive into the desired
posi on.
Lock the holder by pushing the slider back
to its original posi on (2).
3.2 U lizing the external 3.5 inch bay
If you for example desire to place a 3.5 inch card reader, you can use the internal adaptor for
this purpose. Please remove the 5.25 inch cover  rst. Open the two quick release of the 5.25
inch bay and remove the moun ng frame. Then a ach the card reader in the frame, as shown
below.
Then place the frame with the card reader
back into the slot and lock the quick release.
Finally, a ach the included 3.5 inch front
panel carefully on top of the card reader.
Alterna vely, the adaptor can be used for the installa on of an addi onal 3.5 inch hard drive.
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4. Installa on op ons for hard drives
The Deep Silence 4 allows you the decoupled moun ng of six hard disk drives in the partly
modular HDD-cages.
4.1 Moun ng of hard drives
Install the 2.5 or 3.5 inch hard drives in the illustrated moun ng frames. In order to extract the
frame, squeeze the protruding brackets and pull the slide out gently.
To install a hard drive into a bracket insert the disk so that the connectors point to the back and
a ach the hard drive using the screws provided.
For the   ng of 3.5 inch hard drives
please use the holes in Figure 4A
For the   ng of 2.5 inch hard drives
please use the holes in Figure 4B
To lock the drive, push the bracket with the
drive back installed back into the slot un l
the bracket is re-engaged.
Abb. 4A Abb. 4B
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4.2 Installa on of a 2.5 inch SSD alongside the HDD cage
The Deep Silence 4 o ers moun ng holes for
installing a 2.5 inch SSD at the bo om of the
case.
For installa on, simply put the disk on the bot-
tom of the case and secure it from the outside.
4.3 Removing the HDD-cages
The Deep Silence 4 is equipped with two modular HDD-cages (1 x 3-bay, 1 x 2-bay). The cages
can be removed or swapped at will.
Due to this unique variability, you can:
- Adjust the number of available HDD mounts
- Install extra-long graphic cards
- Op mize the air fl ow within the case
- Mount a water cooling system behind the front fans
In order to ensure an easy modi ca on of the HDD-cages, we recommend that you remove
both side panels of the case  rst.
a) Remove the upper age (A) by pressing the
lever upwards, as shown in the picture.
a) Now pull the hard drive cage gently in the
opposite direc on.
c) If you want to remove the middle cage as well, repeat steps a) and b) as stated above.
A B
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If you want to remove the middle cage and use only the upper cage, please note that the
upper cage (A) is not  rmly anchored to the case. It can be pulled out of the case without
e ort, if the central cage (B) is not installed.
The bo om HDD cage for a single 2.5 / 3.5 inch HDD/SSD is not removable.
5. Removing the front panel
To remove the front panel, simply hold the
cut-out at the bo om of the front panel and
pull it towards you with a  rm tug.
Please note that the cables from the I/O
panel are guided through the upper part of
the front into the chassis. Please be careful
when you remove the front.
6. Fan assembly
Two 120 mm fans are pre-installed in your Deep Silence 4. You can mount up to three fans in
total.
You can, of course, connect the addi onal fans to the fan controller (see Chapter 7).
The fan in the front is equipped with an easy to clean dust  lter. We recommend that you
clean it on a regular basis.
6.1 Front Fans
To switch the fan in the front or to clean
the dust  lters,  rst remove the front panel
(see chapter 5). Next, open the “Easy Access
Panel” by pushing slightly on the le side of
the panel (picture 6A).
picture 6A
B
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You can remove the fan by pushing away
the retaining lugs a lile bit from the fan
and then pull the fan out (picture 6B).
The dust lter can easily be pulled out,
as you can see here (picture 6C).
Please note, that the lter element must be fully inserted to guarantee the proper operaon
of the “Easy Access Panel”.
6.2 Fans in the top cover
If you want to install an addional fan at the top of the case, please remove the Nanoxia Vent-
Cover rst by removing the screws on the outside of the case.
Next, hold the fans from the inside and secure them to the top by fastening the screws from
the outside.
A case fan installed at the top of the case should exhaust air out of the case (fan rear side
facing outwards).
7. The 2-channel fan controller
The Deep Silence 4 is equipped with a stepless 2-channel fan control for up to six case fans. You
can operate up to three fans per channel.
7.1 Connecng the fans to the fan control
The fan controller is powered by a 4-pin Molex connector that is connected directly to the
power supply.
The controller has two channels (A and B), with each channel able to control up to three 3-pin
fans, therefore a total of six fans can be controlled.
picture 6C
picture 6B
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The fan controller is not designed for the operaon of powerful fans. Please take this into
account in parcular when using fans from other manufacturers. The maximum power per
channel must not exceed 18 was.
7.2 Operaon of the fan control
The sliders for controlling the fans controller
can be found behind the upper front door.
The le slider controls channel A and the
right slider controls channel B.
8. Installing a water cooling soluon
Due to the modular HDD cages, you can install a 120 mm radiator or a compact water cooling
soluon behind the front panel of the Deep Silence 4.
For the installaon, please remove the upper two modular HDD-cages (see Chapter 4.2).
Remove the front panel (see Chapter 5) and open the “Easy Access” Panels to remove the fan.
Hold the radiator from the inside and secure it with screws, using the corresponding mounng
slots.
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Finally, reinstall the fan. For maximum cooling performance, you can also mount an addi onal
fan on the back of the radiator.
9. The I/O-Panel
The I/O panel includes connectors for external
USB devices (1 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0), and the
microphone and headphone ports.
The blue USB connectors are super-Speed USB
3.0, USB 2.0 ports are black. The le audio
connector (when viewed from the front) is
for headphones, the right is intended for a
microphone.
The hard drive ac vity is indicated by fl ickering
of the green illuminated power bu on.
Radiator
with 1 fan
mounted
Radiator
with 2 fans
mounted
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10. Connec ng the front connectors to the motherboard
10.1 USB 2.0
Diagram 10A shows the standard pin assignment of the USB cable plug. The pins are assigned
in a way to  t on current motherboards as shown in diagram 10B.
Please refer to the motherboard and check that the internal USB port of your motherboard is
iden cal to the one shown in diagram 10A.
If the pin alloca on of the internal USB port is the one shown in diagram 10A it is then possible
to connect the cable.
If, however, the pin alloca on of the internal USB port and the one shown in diagram 10A
di er, please consult a professional. Wrong connected cables might cause serious damage to
your hardware.
10.2 USB 3.0
Diagram 10C shows the typical pin assignment of the internal 19-Pin USB 3.0. The pins are
assigned in a way to  t on current motherboards (diagram 10D). By referring to the mother-
board manual, please check that the internal 19-pin USB 3.0 port is iden cal to the one shown
in diagram 10C.
If the pin alloca on of the internal 19-Pin USB 3.0 plug and the one shown in diagram 10C are
the same, please connect the cable. If, however, the pin alloca on of the internal 19-Pin USB
3.0 plug and the one shown in diagram 10C di er, please consult a professional. Wrong con-
nected cables might cause serious damage to your hardware.
If your motherboard does not have an internal USB 3.0 port, you can acquire an internal 19-pin
to external 2x USB 3.0 Type A adapter cable.
Diagram 10A
Diagram 10B
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10.3 HD Audio
Diagram 10E shows the pin assignment of the standard HD audio cable plug. The pins are assi-
gned in a way to t on current motherboards. By referring to the motherboard manual, please
check that the HD audio port is idencal to the one shown in diagram 10E.
If the pin allocaon of the HD audio plug and the one shown in diagram 10E are the same, ple-
ase connect the cable. If, however, the pin allocaon of the HD audio plug and the one shown
in diagram 10E dier, please consult a professional.
Wrong connected cables might cause serious damage to your hardware.
10.4 AC 97
Diagram 10F shows the standard pin assignment of the AC 97 cable plug. The pins are assigned
in a way to t on current motherboards as shown in diagram 10G.
Diagram 10C Diagram 10D
Diagram 10E
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Referring to your motherboard manual, please check if that the AC 97 port is idencal to the
typical shown in diagram 10G.
If the pin allocaon of the AC 97 plug and the one shown in diagram 10G are the same, please
connect the cable.
If, however, the pin allocaon of the AC 97 plug and the one shown in diagram 10G dier,
please consult a professional.
Wrong connected cables might cause serious damage to your hardware.
Diagram 10F
Diagram 10G
Diagram 10D
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III. Support
Dear customer,
The PC case you purchased has undergone a very thorough quality control. Nevertheless,
should there be any unexpected problems with your case we ask that you rst approach the
dealer where you purchased the product. They are prepared to assist you with competent and
uncomplicated advice and praccal support.
If perhaps a few screws were missing or you might have a queson that can’t be answered by
this manual, please do not hesitate to contact us directly by e-mail.
Likewise, we would appreciate your suggesons and comments about our case very much. Our
sta will respond to all inquiries quickly and professionally.
Customers from Germany and other European countries can use the following e-mail address
for support quesons, spare parts or warranty issues:
[e-mail]
Customers from Africa, Asia, Australia as well as North and South America can use the fol-
lowing e-mail address for support quesons, spare parts or warranty issues:
[e-mail]
For general inquiries, comments, suggesons and the like please refer to:
[e-mail]
We are sure that you will be sased with Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 for many years to come, so
please enjoy your new PC case.
Your Nanoxia Support-Team
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