Nanoxia CoolForce 2 User manual

I. Introducon
• Introducon
• Accessories
• Features
II. Installaon Instrucons
1. Installaon of the motherboard
2. Installaon of opcal drives and removal of the 5.25 inch cage
2.1 Installaon of opcal drives
2.2 Removal of the 5.25 inch drive bay
3. The Nanoxia ModuWand
4. Installaon opons of HDD’s
4.1 Mounng of hard disk drives in the 2-bay HDD-cage
4.2 Removal of the HDD-cage
4.3 Ulizing the 2.5 inch mounng plates
4.4 Ulizing the ModuWand for the installaon of hard disks
5. Removing the front panel and the top cover
5.1 Removing the front panel
5.2 Removing the Nanoxia Air-Cover
6. Fan assembly
6.1 Fans in the case front
6.2 Fans under the top cover
6.3 Fan at the boom of the case
6.4 Fan on the Nanoxia ModuWand
7. The 3-stage fan controller
7.1 Connecng the fans to the fan control
7.2 Operaon of the fan control
8. The Nanoxia Rigid LED Bars
8.1 Connecng the Rigid LED Bars to the power supply
8.2 Operaon of the Rigid LED Bars
9. Installaon of a water cooling soluon
9.1 Installaon of a radiator or compact water cooling behind the front
9.2 Installaon of a radiator or compact water cooling under the top cover
III. Support
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I. Introducon
Congratulaons on the purchase of your new Nanoxia CoolForce 2 midi tower. We are
condent that you will be delighted by your new PC case for many years to come.
The CoolForce 2 is the rst model of our new case series, which oers an almost unbelievable
variety of features at an outstanding price-performance-rao. The silent-opmized tower is of
the highest quality and combines opmum funconality with a high degree of variability.
Based on our experience with the Deep Silence series und the input from our customers we
used all our knowhow to design our CoolForce case series. Many unique features, like the
praccal Nanoxia ModuWand, characterize the new design.
The CoolForce 2 oers users a variety of opportunies for the compilaon of their system. The
CoolForce 2 is the ideal base for potent water-cooled systems or silent-running workstaons.
Accessories
EPS-extension
SATA 3.0 combo-cable (straight connector)
SATA 3.0 combo-cable (angled connector)
Fan screws
Stand-os for mainboard
Installaon tool for stand-os
Screws for mainboard mounng
Screws for HDD mounng
Screws for 3.5 inch mounng frame
Mounng screws for 2.5 inch HDD/SSD
Mounng screws for PSU
If you are missing any of the items listed above, please contact our customer service
immediately: [e-mail]
Specicaons
Dimensions: 483 x 220 x 525 mm (Height x Width x Depth)
Material: Steel, plascs
5.25 inch bays external: 2 x
3.5 inch drive bays internal: max. 4 x
2.5 inch drive bays internal: max. 6 x
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Features:
- Watercooling ready
- Eecve soundproong
- Modular Nanoxia ModuWand for the installaon of HDD, SSD or fans
- 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, HD-Audio connectors
- Lateral mounng holes for 120/240/360 mm radiators under the top
- Modular, expandable HDD-cage
- Tool-free mounng of opcal drives
- 8 slots for expansion cards
- Max. VGA length 300 mm (up to 430 mm with Nanoxia ModuWand removed)
- Room for CPU coolers with a maximum height of up to 185 mm
- Cable management with seven rubberized holes in motherboard tray
- Mounng hole for CPU cooler in the motherboard tray
- 3-staged fan control for up to three case fans
- Nanoxia Rigid LED Bar behind the front (can be switched o)
Please visit our website at www.nanoxia-world.com
II. Installaon Instrucons
1. Installaon of the motherboard
You can mount XL-ATX, ATX, M-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards in the CoolForce 2.
In order to ensure an easy installaon of your motherboard, we suggest the following
procedure:
Please consult the following charts to nd your motherboard form factor. Aach the stand-os
according to your motherboard form factor. Aach the included EPS extension cable on to
your motherboard – do not connect it to the power supply yet.
XL-ATX ATX Micro-ATX Mini-ITX
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Aach the included EPS extension cable on to your motherboard – do not connect it to the
power supply yet. 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.
In the next step 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. Fix the motherboard to the mother-
board tray. 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 opcal drives and removal of the 5.25 inch cage
You can install up to two external drives 5.25 inch drives in the CoolForce 2.
2.1 Installaon of opcal drives
To install opcal drives, please remove both side panels. The installaon of opcal drives
requires neither screws nor tools.
Remove the 5.25 inch cover by pushing it
gently but steadily from the inside out
In order to reach the tool-free locks on the le
side of the case (as seen from the front), please
remove the cover inscribed with “Designed in
Germany” in front of the 5.25 inch cage.
Loosen the lock on both sides by dragging the black slider backwards. Then slide the drive into
the desired posion. Lock the holder by pushing the slider back to its original posion.
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2.2 Removal the 5.25 inch cage
If you don’t need opcal drives or wish to install radiators under the top or in the front and
need addional space, you can simply take out the 5.25 inch cage from your CoolForce 2.
Please remove the front rst (see chapter 5.1) und unscrew the seven screws which connect
the cage to the front of the case. Next please remove the two screws on the rear of the cage
and take it out of the case.
3. The Nanoxia ModuWand
One of the main features of the CoolForce 2 is the Nanoxia ModuWand. It allows the installaon
of hard disk drives, fans, reservoirs, or pumps for a water cooling system. The Nanoxia Modu-
Wand can be removed for the installaon of extra-long VGA-cards.
The ModuWand is xed with four screws. To take the ModuWand out of the case, please
loosen the screws on both sides of the case (see drawing).
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4. Installaon of hard drives
You can mount up to six 2.5 inch SSD as well as up to four 3.5 inch HDD in the CoolForce 2.
4.1 Mounng of hard disk drives in the 2-bay HDD-cage
Install the hard drives in the illustrated mounng frames. In order to extract the frame, squeeze
the protruding brackets and pull the slide out gently. Please be advised that the HHD-cage is
only accessible from the right side, as seen from the front.
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 installaon of 3.5 inch drives, use the
holes in Figure 3A
For the installaon of 2.5 inch drives, use the
holes in Figure 3B
To lock the drive, push the bracket with the drive back installed back into the slot unl the
bracket is re-engaged.
4.2 Removal of the HDD-cage
The 2-bay HDD-cage of your new case is modular and can easily be removed. You can also
purchase addional HDD cages and increase the number of hard disk drives in your case.
Due to this unique variability, you can:
- Adjust the number of available HDD mounts
- Opmize the air ow within the case
- Mount a water cooling system behind the front fans
Figure 3A Figure 3B
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If you want to remove the hard drive cage
in order to install a water cooling radiator,
simply loosen the 4 screws connecng the
cage to the chassis. You can then simply
remove it.
4.3 Ulizing the 2.5 inch mounng trays
Your CoolForce 2 comes with four 2.5 inch mounng trays, which have been specically
designed to hold SSD drives.
In order to mount an SSD on the tray, rst remove the thumbscrews that holds the tray in place
and then the 2.5 inch tray. Place the SSD on the front of the tray and x it with the included
2.5 inch mounng screws.
In the next step, please put the mounng tray with the aached SSD back inside the case and
x it with the thumbscrew.
SSD
We strongly recommend using our at SATA cable with the straight connector, which we
developed especially for this purpose, in order to guarantee a smooth t of the side panels.
One SATA connector cable is already included, you can purchase addional cables in stores
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4.4 Ulizing the ModuWand for the installaon of hard disks
The versale Nanoxia ModuWand allows the installaon of up to four hard disk drives – two each
of 2.5 and 3.5 inch drives per side (removal of the 2-bay HDD-cage may be necessary).
Please remove the Nanoxia ModuWand for the installaon of hard disks rst (see chapter 3).
If you plan to install both 2.5 and 3.5 inch drives, you have to install the 2.5 inch drives rst and
only then the 3.5 inch HDD, as you wouldn’t be able to reach the 2.5 inch mounng holes
otherwise.
For the installaon of a 3.5 inch hard disk on the outer side of the ModuWand, it is necessary to
use the included SATA combo-cable with the angled connector. Connect the cable to the drive
before the installaon. You cannot connect the cable aer the drive has been mounted. Addio-
nal cables can be purchased in stores.
Please note that installing hard disks on the outer side of the ModuWand will limit the availab-
le space for the installaon of long VGA cards.
5. Removing the front panel and the Nanoxia Air-Cover
5.1 Removing the front panel
To remove the front panel, simply hold the cutout at the boom of the front panel and pull it
towards you with a rm tug. Please be careful not to damage the cables of the Nanoxia Rigid
LED bar behind the front.
5.2 Removing the Nanoxia Air-Cover
To remove the lid of the case, for example to install fans or radiators under the top of the case,
please rst loosen the catch at the rear side of the cover. Pull it gently backward and upward
away.
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If you wish to close the Air-Cover again, let it slide obliquely from above into the appropriate
mounng holes and lock it with the catch.
6. Fan assembly
Three 140 mm fans are pre-installed in your case. You can mount up to nine fans in total.
We recommend the use of the 120 or 140 mm Nanoxia CoolForce 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 7.2).
Front and boom of the CoolForce 2 are equipped with easy to clean dust lters. We recom-
mend that you clean them on a regular basis.
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