DF- 85 DARK FLEET THE ADVANCED GAMING FORCE U S E R M A N U A L

10 2.1 SETTING UP Put the case upright on a flat, stable surface so that the rear panel (power supply and expansion slots) is facing you. To remove

11 Now rest your case with the left side up. Here’s what we’ll be working with first: A – Power supply mounts B – 5.25” drive bay area C – 3.5” dr

12 2.2 MOTHERBOARD INSTALLATION Before proceeding: - Check the manual for your CPU cooler to find out if there are steps you must do befor

13 Lift your motherboard out to install the standoffs. 4. Install standoffs as needed and put the motherboard back in. 5. Screw in your motherboar

14 Note: The DF-85 comes with a CPU cutout on the motherboard tray, which will allow you to change your CPU heatsink without removing the motherboar

15 2. Push the power supply to the back of the case and align the mounting holes. 3. Attach the power supply to the case with the screws provide

16 2. With the case upright, place the power supply on the four silicone pads on the bottom of the case. Push the power supply to the back of the cas

17 3. For cables which will be routed back to front drives or other internal accessories, feed the cables back through the insertion point nearest th

18 The DF-85 includes three Fleet-Release™ access doors. With the front bezel facing you, they are located by default on the bottom nine drive bay

19 Installing a 3.5” internal device 3. Fasten the device in place with the provided screws on both side of the drive cage. Make sure to install s

2 DF-85 USER’S MANUAL Congratulations on your purchase of the Antec Dark Fleet DF-85. Your DF-85 is the gaming case re-envisioned, with all the awar

20 Fleet-Swap™ default locations A – Fleet-Swap™ SATA and power connectors B – Fleet-Swap™ bay screws 2. You may wish to move the Fleet-Swap bays

21 Moving or removing a Fleet-Swap™ bay 3. Now move the Fleet-Swap bay to the desired location, secure it in place and screw it in. Fleet-Swap bays

22 Loading a Fleet-Swap drive. 3. Mount any other 3.5” HDD devices accordingly. 4. Close the Fleet-ReleaseTM Access Door. C. UNLOADING THE FLEE

23 Removing a Fleet-Swap drive 4. Close the Fleet-ReleaseTM Access Door.

24 2.8 USING THE TOP 2.5” HOT-SWAP BAY The DF-85’s top 2.5” hard drive bay is hot-swap capable. To use the hot-swap feature, ensure that yo

25 2. Slide your 5.25” device into the bay from the front of the case. 5.25” device installation 3. Secure the drive into position in the drive b

26 FRONT I/O PORTS SECTION 3

27 Pin Signal Names Pin Signal Names 1 USB Power 1 2 USB Power 2 3 Negative Signal 1 4 Negative Signal 2 5 Positive Signal 1 6 Positive Signal 2 7 Gro

28 3.4 POWER SWITCH / RESET SWITCH / HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTORS Connected to your front panel are LED and switch leads for power, re

29 COOLING SYSTEM SECTION 4

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Getting to know your case…………………………………………………. 5 1.2 Case specifications………………………………………………………….

30 4.1 INCLUDED FANS Standard fans on the DF-85: A –2 x 120 mm rear TwoCool™ fans B – 2 x 140 mm top TwoCool™ fans C – 3 x Fleet-Relea

31 4.2 TOP 140 MM TWOCOOL™ FANS The DF-85 comes with two 140mm TwoCool™ fans. This fan has a two-speed switch that lets you choose the s

32 4.4 REAR EXHAUST 120 MM TWOCOOL™ FANS There are two 120 x 25mm TwoCool™ Red LED fans preinstalled at the rear of the case. These fans

33 4.6 WASHABLE AIR FILTERS There is a filter located behind the faceplate of each Fleet-ReleaseTM Access Doors. There are total of th

34 4.7 WATER COOLING This case comes with a 5.25” metal plate pre-installed in the 3rd 5.25” drive bay. This is designed to mount you

35 Antec, Inc. 47900 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538 tel: 510-770-1200 fax: 510-770-1288 Antec Europe B.V. Stuttgartstraat 12 3047 AS Rotterd

4 INTRODUCTION SECTION 1

5 1.1 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CASE Drive bays Hardware mounts 1 5.25” drive bays 10 Motherboard standoffs (pre-installed) 2 3

6 1.2 CASE SPECIFICATIONS CASE TYPE Full Tower COLOR Matte black DIMENSIONS - 23.5” (H) x 8.5” (W) x 19.9” (D) - 596 mm (H) x 213 mm (

7 1.3 BEFORE YOU BEGIN In order to ensure that your building experience with the Dark Fleet DF-85 will be a positive one, please take no

8 1.4 LOCATING AND POSITIONING YOUR COMPUTER Your DF-85 has backwards- and top-facing exhaust fans, as well as front-mounted intake fans

9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION SECTION 2