The high quality of our products is assured by a continuous process of refinement
of their technical features. Therefore, it is possible that your product may differ
in some respect from the descriptions contained in this manual. This is not a
problem– it is an improvement. All features, descriptions and illustrations
contained herein are valid as of the date of publication.
MINUET User’s Manual
Set Up
1. Take the case out of the box. Remove the Styrofoam and the plastic bag.
2. Place the case on a flat surface.
3. Remove the thumbscrews from the top panel (at the rear of the case). Slide
the panel to the rear of the case and remove it. Set the panel safely aside.
Note:
Please don't try to use your fingernails to pry or lift the panel.
4. Inside the case you should see the power supply, some wiring with marked
connectors (USB, PWR etc.), an installed I/O panel and a power cord. You
will also find a bag of screws, four rubber feet and two plastic stands.
Note:
The plastic stands allow you to orient the Minuet in two positions –
horizontal and vertical.
5. Horizontal Orientation: stick the four adhesive rubber feet to the bottom
panel of the case to protect the paint from scratches.
6. Vertical Orientation: place the Minuet in the two plastic stands, adjust
the stands to fit snugly against the case sides.
[Applicable only to models designed for sale in the European Union:
All Antec
power supplies designed for the EU include a Power Factor Correction (PFC)
circuitry in accord with European standard regulation code EN61000-3-2. By
altering the input current wave shape, PFC improves the power factor of the
power supply and results in increased energy efficiency, reduced heat loss,
prolonged life for power distribution and consumption equipment, and improved
output voltage stability.]
Motherboard Installation
This manual is not designed to cover CPU, RAM, or expansion card installation.
Please consult your motherboard manual for specific mounting instructions and
troubleshooting.
1. Make sure you have the appropriate I/O panel for your motherboard. If the
standard panel provided with Minuet is not suitable for your motherboard,
please contact your motherboard manufacturer for the correct I/O panel.
2. Line up your motherboard with the standoff holes, and determine which
ones line up and remember where they are. Not all motherboards will
match with all of the provided screw holes, and this is not necessary for
proper functionality. (In other words there will likely be extra holes.) Some
standoffs may be pre-installed for your convenience.
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Disclaimer
This manual is intended only as a guide for Antec's Computer Enclosures. For more comprehensive
instructions on installing your motherboard and peripherals, please refer to the user's manuals
which come with your components and drives
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3. Lift up and remove your motherboard.
4. Screw in the brass standoffs to the threaded holes that line up with your
motherboard's mounting holes.
5. Place your motherboard on the brass standoffs.
6. Mount your motherboard on the standoffs with the provided Phillips-head
screws. Your motherboard is now installed.
Power/LED Connections
The power supply is an ATX12V form factor power supply. It has a single 20 pin
Main Power Connector and a 4-pin +12V Power Connector to connect to the
motherboard. It also comes with three 4-pin Peripheral Power Connectors and
one 4-pin Floppy Drive Power Connector for your drives. It is backwards compatible
to previous ATX form factor power supplies. If your motherboard does not
support the +12V Power Connector, you can still use this power supply.
1. Connect the 20-pin ATX power connector (and +12V connector if
appropriate) to your motherboard.
2. Power Switch (labeled POWER SW) connects to the PWR connector on the
motherboard.
3. Attach the Speaker (labeled SPEAKER), Power LED (labeled P LED) and
HDD LED connectors to the appropriate headers on your motherboard.
USB Connection
There are 8 wires with connectors coming from the front-mounted USB ports.
1. Locate the internal USB header on your motherboard. It consists of 10 pins
in two rows.
Note:
On some motherboards one or two pins may be marked
as NC. This indicates no contact. It is an empty pin. You don't need to use
it. On some motherboards one pin may be missing on either one or both
rows. Don't worry about it. You only need to connect to 8 pins.
2. Consult your motherboard manual to get each of the pin-out positions.
3. Power Pins: There are two power pins, one on each row. They are usually
marked as Power, Vcc or +5V. Connect the two +5V connectors to the
two power pins. Each connector can go to either pin.
4. Ground Pins: There are two ground pins, one on each row. They are usually
marked as GROUND or GND. Connect the two GROUND connectors to the
two ground pins. Each connector can go to either pin.
Note:
On some motherboards, there may be two ground pins on one row.
You don't need to use all of them. Make sure to connect one ground pin
on each row.
5. Data Pins: There are two plus data pins, one on each row, and two minus
data pins, one on each row. They are usually marked as USBD2+, USBD3+
and USBD2-, USBD3- or USBP2+, USBP3+ and USBP2-, USBP3- respectively.
a. Connect the (1)+D connector to any of the two plus data pins. It can
go to either of the plus pins.
b. Connect the (1)- D connector to the minus data pin in the same row as
the plus data pin (1)+D connector.
c. Repeat the same procedures to connect the (2)+D and (2)-D to the
motherboard. Make sure they are in the same row.
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