Nanoxia Deep Silence 6 Revision B 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 Ulizing the addional 3-bay HDD-cage
5. Removing the front panel and top cover
5.1 Removing the front panel
5.2 Removing the top cover
6. Fan assembly
6.1 Fans in the front
6.2 Fans under the top cover
6.3 Fans in the mounng bracket behind the HDD-cage
6.4 Fans in the side panel
6.5 Fans on the boom of the case
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. The Acve Air Chimney
8.1 Connecng the fans to the Acve Air Chimney
8.2 Operaon of the Acve Air Chimney
9. Installaon of a water cooling
9.1 Installaon of a radiator or compact water cooling on the mounng bracket
behind the HDD-cage
9.2 Installaon of a radiator or compact water cooling under the top cover
10. The I/O-Panel
11. Connecng the front connectors to the motherboard
11.1 USB 2.0
11.2 USB 3.0
11.3 HD Audio
11.4 AC 97
III. Support
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I. Introduc on
Congratula ons on the purchase of your new Nanoxia Deep Silence 6 big-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  exibility.
The Deep Silence 6 HPTX-Tower is a true case giant and can accommodate the most deman-
ding projects. Whether you are planning a par cularly smooth-running high-end gaming
system with extensive water cooling or are looking for an enclosure that can be used perfectly
as a data storage server with mul ple hard drives - the Deep Silence 6 is perfect for you.
The enormous space that the case o ers allows the installa on of a 360/280/240/140/120
mm radiator under the top cover, as well as a 280/140/240/120 mm radiator in the specially
designed moun ng frame on the HDD cage. Many unique features like the Nanoxia Ac ve Air
Chimney and the fold-out I/O panel have been integrated into the chassis; this maintains the
clean look of the case.
Speci ca ons
Dimensions: 672 x 250 x 655 mm (Height x Width x Depth)
Material: 1.0 mm steel
External drive bays: 2 x 5.25 inch (tool-free)
2 x 5.25 inch /w 3.5 inch adapter (tool-free)
Internal drive bays: 13 x 3.5/2.5 inch bays (decoupled)
Rubber sealings for
tube holes
EPS 4+4-Pin 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] (Europe); [e-mail] (internaonal)
Features:
- Water Cooling ready
- Special, lateral fastening points for a 360/280/240/140/120 mm radiator under the top
cover
- Mounng bracket for a 280/240/140/120 mm water cooling radiator or up to two 140/120
mm fans behind the HDD cage
- Complete customizable soundproong with high quality materials meeng industrial stan
dards
- Acve Air Chimney
- Tool-free mounng of opcal drives
- 4 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0
- 10 Slots for expansion cards
- Max. VGA length: 405 mm (up to 435 mm without the Mounng Bracket)
- Room for CPU coolers with a maximum height of up to 200 mm
- Mounng hole for CPU cooler in the motherboard tray
- Cable management with 15 rubberised holes in the motherboard tray
- 2-channel fan control for up to 8 fans
Noise Insulaon
The Nanoxia Deep Silence 6 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 insulaon design of the Deep Silence 6 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 thickness of the material was carefully
selected aer extensive tesng to ensure the opmum balance between noise suppression
while maintaining acceptable temperatures.
The 2-component 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o-
nal characteriscs of the case.
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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.
Another design element for opmum sound insulaon is the use of two sound-insulated front
doors. The doors are equipped with sound-absorbing foam and perfectly suited to minimise
noise from the opcal drives, as well as the fans and hard disks in the lower enclosure area.
The Acve Air Chimney of the Nanoxia Deep Silence 6 also helps to minimise noise. In terms
of a low operang noise of your system, the Air Chimney can be closed if required - the pre-
installed fans under the chimney are thereby automacally switched o.
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 exible rubber framework and also rests on
rubber contact points on the boom of the PSU. This eecvely reduces any vibraons caused
by the PSU from being transmied onto the case.
The whole concept of sound proong of the Deep Silence 6 meets the highest expectaons.
Venlaon System
The Deep Silence Nanoxia 6 has an integrated venlaon system consisng of ve 140 mm
Deep Silence fans and a built-in 2-channel fan controller for up to eight case fans. A total of 12
fans can be mounted in the standard version, in the version with window sidepanel you may
mount up to 10 venlators.
The Deep Silence axial ow fans have been specically opmised for very quiet operaon.
Both the fan frame and impeller were developed and opmised in extensive trials in a wind
tunnel. In addion to be remarkably low noise, the Nanoxia fans also provide an excellent
combinaon of rotaon speed and air ow.
The high-quality rie bearings guarantee a parcularly long service life of up to 80,000 hours.
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, boom, if applicable le side panel) are readily accessible and
have easy to clean dust lters. Behind the lower front door of the Deep Silence 6 are two
“Easy Access Panels”, allowing an easy access to both the dust lter and the front 140 mm fans.
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The innova ve Nanoxia Ac ve Air Chimney makes it easy to adapt the case to your needs.
Under extreme condi ons you can counteract heat genera on under the top cover e ec vely:
The two pre-installed fans under the cover will be automa cally enabled if the chimney is
opened. Thus the warm air is dissipated quickly and e ec vely from the case. When the air
chimney is closed, the fans will be switched o again.
A groove in the bearing surface of the Air Chimney serves as addi onal protec on against
ingress of liquids.
Standard Equipment:
Front: 2 x 140 mm Nanoxia DS-fans (max. 1,100 rpm)
Top cover: 2 x 140 mm Nanoxia DS-fans (max. 1,400 rpm)
Rear: 1 x 140 mm Nanoxia DS-fans (max. 1,100 rpm)
Op onal Equipment:
Top cover: max. 3 x 120/140 mm (2 x pre-installed)
Side: 2 x 120/140 mm fans (not in the window version)
Bo om: 2 x 120 mm or 1 x 140 mm fans (removal of HDD-
holder necessary)
Moun ng Bracket on the HDD-cage: 2 x 120/140 mm fans
Watercooling-ready
The Nanoxia Deep Silence 6 has been prepared perfectly for the installa on of a high-end
water cooling system. Therefore you can install radiators or a compact water cooling solu on
under the top cover as well as on the specially designed moun ng bracket a ached to the hard
drive cage:
Top cover: 360/280/240/140/120 mm radiator
The case cover has special, lateral fastening points which allow for installa on of a
360/280/240/140/120 mm radiator. Please note that - depending on the manufacturer - under
certain circumstances the overhead 5.25 inch drive bay may no longer be used when using a
360 mm radiator.
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Mounng Bracket on the HDD cage: 280/240/140/120 mm radiator
The mounng bracket between motherboard and hard drive cage is designed to make opmal
use of the enormous size of the Nanoxia Deep Silence 6 case for water cooling systems. The
bracket can be used to install a 280/240/140/120 mm radiator. If necessary, the radiator can
then even be equipped with fans on both sides. Due to the generous proporons of the case,
spacing problems are of no concern.
If you want to mount a compact water cooling system on the mounng bracket, 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 6 oers four rubber hose guides, so that the appropriate water cooling
components can be operated or mounted externally.
Acve Air Chimney
One of the main features of the Nanoxia Deep Silence 6 case is without a doubt the Acve Air
Chimney. The Air Chimney can easily be opened or closed using the slider on the side of the
top cover and fulls various funcons.
When open, the Acve Air Chimney supports the case venlaon “acve“. Once the Air
Chimney is opened, the pre-assembled fans under the top cover are switched on automacally.
Thus, the heated air is removed rapidly and eecvely from the case interior; a very handy
feature – especially in “heated“ situaons.
For the best noise insulaon the pre-installed fans under the top cover are switched o when
the Air Chimney is closed.
When closed, the uniform design line of the case is always maintained. If for example liquid
should be spilled on the cover, it would not directly pass through into the interior of the enclo-
sure - as oen encountered in the honeycomb design cases.
A further advantage of the Air Chimney is the ability to retrot the case with a radiator or
compact water cooling soluon.
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 HPTX, E-ATX, XL-ATX, ATX, M-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards in the Deep
Silence 6. 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:
HPTX E-ATX XL-ATX, ATX 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.
The rubber coa ng of the cable management may slip out of the tray while feeding cables
through. To ensure that you a ach the rubber coa ng as intended, please note the following:
If you look at the rubber coa ng from the side, you will no ce that one side is thicker than
the other. Properly installed, the thicker side should be on the same side as the mother-
board.
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.
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3. Installa on of external drives
You can install up to four external drives in the Deep Silence 6. Two adapter frames for
moun ng 3.5 inch drives are 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.
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 one of the two internal
adaptors 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 adaptors can be used for
the installa on of addi onal 3.5 inch hard
drives.
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2
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4. Installaon opons for hard drives
The Deep Silence 6 allows you the decoupled mounng of 13 hard disk drives. By using the
5.25 inch to 3.5 adaptors, you can mount a total of 15 data storage disks in your case.
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. (marked red).
For the ng of 2.5 inch hard drives please
use the holes in Figure 4B. (marked red).
The hard drives slides oer a second pair of mounng holes, so it is possible to shi the
posion of the drives. Those are marked in blue on the picture.
To lock the drive, push the bracket with the
drive back installed back into the slot unl
the bracket is re-engaged.
Figure 4A Figure 4B
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4.2 U lising the addi onal 3-bay HDD-cage
The Deep Silence 6 is equipped with an addi onal 3-bay HDD-cage, which is screwed to the
bo om of the case. If you wish, you can purchase addi onal cages at retailers and thus
signi cantly increase the hard disk capacity of the Deep Silence 6.
The HDD cage can easily be moved to another posi on if necessary. To do this, please  rst
remove the four screws that hold the cage on the bo om. Please refer to the drawing below
for the di erent moun ng points of the cage.
Position 01
Position 02
Position 03
Position 04
Position 05
Position 06
5. Removing the front panel and top cover
Please note that you should always remove the front cover  rst before you remove the top
cove r.
5.1 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.
5.2 Removing the top cover
To remove the lid of the case, hold the
recess provided at the rear of the case and
pull it upwards with a  rm tug.
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When you remove the top cover, proceed
cauously in order to not damage the
cables of the I/O-Panel and the Acve Air
Chimney. To remove the cover completely,
you need to remove the right side panel
and disconnect the cable to the board that
goes to the switch of the Acve Air
Chimney (see drawing).
FAN3 FAN2 FAN1
POWER SWITCH
6. Fan assembly
Five 140 mm fans are pre-installed in your Deep Silence 6. You can mount up to twelve fans in
total.
We recommend the use of the 120 or 140 mm Nanoxia Deep Silence fans, available separately.
These are technically and visually equivalent to the factory-installed case fans and will work in
perfect harmony with the built-in fan control of your case.
You can, of course, connect the addional fans to the fan controller (see Chapter 7) or, where
applicable, to the Acve Air Chimney (see chapter 8).
All air intake openings of the Deep Silence 6 are equipped with easy to clean dust lters. We
recommend that you clean them on a regular basis.
6.1 Fans in the front
To switch the fans in the front or to clean
the dust lters, rst open the lower front
door. Next, open the “Easy Access Panel” by
pushing slightly on the le side of the panel
(picture 6A).
picture 6A
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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 lters can easily be pulled out, as
you can see here (picture 6C).
Please note, that the lter elements must be fully inserted to guarantee the proper opera-
on of the “Easy Access Panel”.
6.2 Fans under the top cover
Two 140 mm fans are pre-installed under the top cover. If required, a total of three 120 or 140
mm fans can be mounted. If you want to install more fans at the top of the case, please remo-
ve the plasc cover rst (see chapter 5.2). Then hold the fans from the inside and secure it to
the top by fastening the screws from the outside. If necessary, up to three fans can be
connected to the Acve Air Chimney (see chapter 8.2).
Case fans installed at the top of the case should exhaust air out of the case (fan rear side
facing outwards).
picture 6B picture 6C
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120 mm / 140 mm
picture 6A
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6.3 Fans in the moun ng bracket behind the HDD cage
If you want to mount addi onal fans inside the case, for example to op mise disk ven la on,
you can use the specially developed moun ng bracket that is screwed to the hard drive cage.
For this,  rst remove the screws and then take the bracket out.
The bracket o ers moun ng holes both for 120 and 140 mm fans; install the fans, then a ach
the bracket with the four screws back to the HDD-cage, as can be seen in the picture.
If you install case fans in the moun ng bracket, those should support the movement of air
from front to back.
6.4 Fans in the side panel (not available on the window side panel)
If you want to accommodate
fans in the side panel, remove
the outer cover by loosening
the screws on the inside.
The dust  lters can remain in
its posi on. Please place the
fans on the inside of the side
panel above the dust  lter
and screw them in from the
outside.
120 mm / 140 mm
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If you secure the cover in the side panel again a er the removal of a side fan, please make
sure not to  ghten the screws not too much. To avoid damage to the internal thread or the
side panel, the screws should be  ghtened by hand only.
6.5 Fans on the bo om of the case
You can install two addi onal
120 or one 140 mm fans on
the bo om of the case. It
may be necessary to remove
the addi onal 3- bay HDD
cage screwed to the bo om
(see chapter 4.2).
The dust  lter at the bo om
can be pulled out for easy
cleaning.
Addi onal case fans in the side panel and on the bo om of the Deep Silence 6 should be
mounted so that cooler air is introduced into the case (fan rear side facing inwards).
7. The 2-channel fan controller
The Deep Silence 6 is equipped with a 2-channel fan control for up to eight case fans. You can
operate up to four 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.
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The controller has two channels (A and B), with each channel able to control up to four 3-pin
fans, therefore a total of eight fans can be controlled.
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
upper slider controls channel A and the lower slider controls channel B.
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8. The Acve Air Chimney
The innovave Nanoxia Acve Air Chimney allows the easy dissipaon of hot air in case of a
heat buildup under the top cover: Once the Air Chimney is opened, the connected fans are
automacally acvated. When the Acve Air Chimney is closed, the fans are switched o
again.
8.1 Connecng the fans to the Acve Air Chimney
At the back of the motherboard tray, you can nd a circuit board to which you can connect up
to three fans. It is powered by a 3-pin Molex connector that is connected directly to the power
supply.
To connect fans to the Acve Air Chimney, rst you need to remove the right side panel (seen
from the front) and the top cover (see chapter 5.2). Next, connect the fans to connectors
labeled the F1, F2 and F3 on the circuit board.
Then put the cover back on the case. As a
last step, please connect the cable from the
switch of the Acve Air Chimney back to the
circuit board (see drawing).
FAN3 FAN2 FAN1
POWER SWITCH
8.2 Operaon of the Acve Air Chimney
In order to open the Air Chimney, slid the dial to the “open” posion. This automacally
acvates the pre-installed case fans under the top cover. To close the Air Chimney simply slide
the tab back in the opposite posion. This will also deacvate the fans.
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9. Installing a water cooling solu on
In the Nanoxia Deep Silence 6, you can install both in the specially designed moun ng bracket,
as well as under the cover radiators or compact water cooling solu ons.
9.1 Installa on of a radiator or compact water cooling solu on on the moun ng bracket
behind the HDD-cage
The Nanoxia Deep Silence 6 is equipped with a special moun ng bracket that is ideally
prepared to receive a 120/140/240/280 mm radiator. It makes it possible to mount a radiator
and can be equipped with up to four fans for maximum heat-dissipa on. Including the pre-
assembled 2 x 140 mm Nanoxia Deep Silence fans behind the front panel, up to 6 fans provide
a superior cooling performance.
In order to  x a radiator on the Moun ng Bracket, you need to remove it  rst by removing the
four screws, with which the holder is a ached to the HDD cage (see chapter 6.3).
Next, set the radiator you would like to install  at on the table. Posi on the moun ng bracket
with the outside on the radiator as seen in the picture below.
Put up to two 120 or 140 mm fans into the Moun ng Bracket and connect fans, bracket and
radiator with extra-long screws.
For maximum cooling capacity of your radiator, you can then mount up to two addi onal 140
mm or 120 mm fans on top of the radiator.
If you use a very large radiator, it may be that the hose connectors block the moun ng
screws of the frame. In this case, please use the special, included thumbscrews to  x the
frame to the case.
Radiator
with 2 fans
mounted
Radiator
with 4 fans
mounted
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9.2 Installa on of a radiator or compact water cooling under the top cover
For the installa on of the radiator under the top cover, please use the o set moun ng holes,
as shown in the diagrams below.
The o set ensures the best possible compa bility with current motherboards, even when
using extra thick radiators.
For the installa on, remove the top plas c cover (see chapter 5.2) as well as the right side
panel (seen from the front) and remove the pre-installed 140 mm fans. Please keep in mind to
release the fan cable from the circuit board of ac ve air chimney (see chapter 8.2).
Hold the radiator from the inside to the ceiling and mount it as you see in the picture(s).
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