User’s Manual
ATX & Micro ATX CASE
Power Supply
The power supply installed in the case has a single 20-pin power, 6-pin AUX, and 4-pin ATX12V connector for
the motherboard. It also has 4 to 6 peripheral and 1 to 2 floppy drive connectors. Some models may have serial
ATA and/or fan signal connectors. The power supply has a main power switch next to the AC inlet. Make sure
the power has been switched to the ON (I) position before the first boot up.
Motherboard
The brass standoffs have to be installed on the chassis before the motherboard can be installed. Make sure all
standoffs line up with the motherboard. The case comes with standard I/O back plate. The back plate can be
replaced with the one came with the motherboard.
Front Panel Connector
The case comes with a standard set of switch and LED connectors. Please refer to the user’s manual for the
motherboard for more specific pin layout. The typical labels for the connectors are
HDD LED
(hard drive
activity),
POWER LED
(system on),
RESET SW
(reset), and
POWER SW
(power on). Some models may
have 4-pin peripheral power connector instead of
POWER LED
.
3.5” and 5.25” Drive Bay
The case has several 3.5” and 5.25” drive bays. The external 3.5” are typically for Floppy drives and 5.25” are
for CD/DVD ROM devices. The internal 3.5” are for Hard Disk drives.
Audio Port (see picture below)
The front audio ports allow the user to install front-oriented speaker and microphone jacks for easy access. Not
all motherboard will support front audio port access. Check the motherboard specification for more detail.
Although the labels on the audio connectors in the case may be different than the motherboard, they all provide
the same functions. Refer to the following chart for clarification.
Case 1
Case 2
Mainboard 1
Mainboard 2
MIC-IN MIC-IN AUD-MIC
MIC2
MIC-PWR
AUD-VCC
GROUND GROUND AUD-GND
AGND
R-OUT R-OUT AUD-FPOUT-R
Line
out_R
L-OUT L-OUT AUD-FPOUT-L
Line
out_L
RET-R R-IN
AUD-RET-R
RET-L L-IN
AUD-RET-L
USB Port (see picture below)
Each USB port consists of 4 wires. Refer to the motherboard user’s manual for USB sequence layout.
Case Mainboard
VCC USB
POWER
D- DATA-/USB-
D+ DATA+/USB+
GROUND GND
