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H

ARDWARE 

I

NSTALLATION 

G

UIDE

 

 

2.1

    

S

ETTING 

U

P

 

 
1.

 

Place the case upright on a flat, stable  
surface with the rear of the case facing  
you. 

2.   Remove the thumbscrews from the right  

side panel. Grip the panel at the top and  
bottom and slide it toward you to open  
the case. 

3.   Remove the screws from the left side  

panel. Grip the panel at the top and  
bottom and slide it toward you to  
remove the left side panel.  

Note

: Do not use your fingernails to pry or lift 

the panels. 

 

2.2

   

P

OWER 

S

UPPLY 

I

NSTALLATION

 

 
1.   Between the two chambers there is a plastic structure that lets 

you run the cables to the upper and lower chambers. It is a 
two-piece structure – one large and one small. Both pieces can 
slide back and forth to adjust the openings. 

2.   Loosen the two thumbscrews holding the plastic structure. 

Slide the large piece all the way to the rear of the case to fully 
extend the opening. Take any cables that will not be routed 
through the cable management chamber and carefully guide 
them through the openings to the upper chamber.  

3.   Fasten the power supply to the back of the case with the 

screws provided.  

4.   Slide the small plastic piece to the rear of the case to fully 

extend the other opening. 

6.   Slide both the large and small plastic pieces all the way to the 

front of the case to close the openings when finished with the 
hard drive installation. 

7.   Tighten the two thumbscrews on the plastic structure. 
 

Summary of Contents for P183

Page 1: ...P183 USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...2 5 Motherboard Installation 5 2 6 Internal 3 5 Device Installation 6 2 7 External 3 5 Device Installation 7 2 8 External 5 25 Device Installation 7 CONNECTING THE FRONT I O PORTS 3 1 USB 2 0 Ports 8...

Page 3: ...atible with your computer components and has a long enough power harness to reach your motherboard and peripheral devices We recommend our CP series TruePower or Signature Series power supplies for th...

Page 4: ...0mm fan mount optional 1 x Middle 120mm fan mount optional Drive Bays 11 Drive Bays 4 x External 5 25 drive bays 1 x External 3 5 drive bay 6 x Internal 3 5 drive bays Expansion Slots 7 Motherboard Si...

Page 5: ...ower chambers It is a two piece structure one large and one small Both pieces can slide back and forth to adjust the openings 2 Loosen the two thumbscrews holding the plastic structure Slide the large...

Page 6: ...3 Use the cable ties provided to hold them in place 4 Feed the cables back through the insertion point nearest the destination of the cable Connect the cable and then pull the slack back to the right...

Page 7: ...t the HDD with the thicker side of the silicone grommets facing up 5 Slide and lock the tray back into the cage 6 Slide the cage back into the case and fasten the thumbscrew 7 Find the right Molex or...

Page 8: ...connector from the power supply to the 4 pin connector on the floppy drive 2 8 EXTERNAL 5 25 DEVICE INSTALLATION There are four 5 25 drive bays that need a total of eight drive rails 1 Carefully remov...

Page 9: ...ou will find a SATA connector on a cable attached to the front ports This internal SATA connector is designed to connect to a standard SATA connector on your motherboard This will allow high speed ext...

Page 10: ...fore performing any work please refer to your motherboard manual or your motherboard manufacturer s website to be sure of the pin out needed for your connector And we strongly recommend making a notat...

Page 11: ...Power High 2000 0 24A Max 2 2 m min 79 CFM 2 5mm H2O 0 10 inch H2O 30 dBA 2 9W Medium 1600 0 20A 1 6 m min 56 CFM 1 5mm H2O 0 06 inch H2O 28 dBA 2 4W Low 1200 0 13A 1 1 m min 39 CFM 0 9mm H2O 0 04 in...

Page 12: ...s necessary for cooling If you choose to install them we recommend using Antec 120mm TriCool fans and setting the speed to Low 4 3 WASHABLE AIR FILTERS There are two hinged washable filters located be...

Page 13: ...tel 31 0 10 462 2060 fax 31 0 10 437 1752 Customer Support US Canada 1 800 22ANTEC customersupport antec com Europe 31 0 10 462 2060 europe techsupport antec com www antec com Copyright 2009 Antec Inc...

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