Koolance ERM-2K3UCU User Manual
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ERM-2K3U
ERM-2K3U
User’s Manual
User’s Manual
English v1.10
This User Manual is updated regularly. Please be sure to check our support page for a newer
version of this guide: www.koolance.com/support
GENERAL PRECAUTION
Please read this manual carefully before beginning the installation of your Koolance system.
This manual assumes the user has basic experience in building and configuring computer
systems. Information referring to traditional hardware assembly is intentionally brief.
ABOUT SIGNS
Throughout this document, critical information is highlighted in gray-colored boxes. The
following symbols are intended to help prevent any situation which may cause personal
injury and/or damage to equipment:
WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
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could result in personal injury or be life-threatening.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in damage to equipment.
PROHIBITED: Indicates a prohibited action.
PROHIBITED USE
This product is designed, developed and manufactured as contemplated for general use,
including without limitation: general office use, personal use and household use, but is not
designed, developed and manufactured as contemplated for use accompanying fatal risks or
dangers that, unless extremely high safety is secured, could lead directly to death, personal
injury, severe physical damage or other loss, including without limitation: nuclear power core
control, airplane control, air traffic control, mass transport operation control, life support,
or weapon launching control. If these products are used in such hazardous environments,
Koolance Incorporated does not warrant them.
TRADEMARKS
The Koolance name and logo, and the Exos name and logo are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Koolance, Inc. Other company and product names used in this publication are for identification
purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
COPYRIGHT
All rights reserved. Copyright (C) Koolance Incorporated
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WARNING: The Koolance liquid & coolant pack contain chemicals
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which may be harmful or fatal if swallowed. KEEP THIS AND ALL
DANGEROUS CHEMICALS OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. If
ingestion has occurred, seek medical attention immediately. Give two
glasses of water. Do not induce vomiting. In the case of eye contact,
flush eyes immediately with water for 15 minutes. Remove contact
lenses. Call a physician if irritation persists. Some individuals may
have an allergic skin reaction with the solution, although generally mild.
Avoid contact as much as possible, and wash exposed area with soap
and water for at least 15 minutes. If irritation persists, or if contact has
been prolonged, get medical help. For further information, please visit
our website at: www.koolance.com
CAUTION: Koolance Incorporated can not be held responsible for any
damage to your system due to misconfiguration or incorrect installation.
If there is any point of installation that you do not understand, please
contact our Technical Support Staff at: tech@koolance.com, or visit
our website at: www.koolance.com/support
CAUTION: Liquid cooling systems are not yet universally supported by
hardware manufacturers. In some situations, adding liquid coolers and
other components to computer hardware might void the manufacturer’s
original warranty. Installation of the device is ultimately done at the user’s
own risk. If you have any specific questions on warranty coverage,
please contact your component or computer manufacturer.
Introduction 1
ERM System Diagram .................................................................................... 4
LED Display Panel .......................................................................................... 5
Connecting ERM Systems 7
Positioning the ERM ....................................................................................... 8
External Nozzles & Power Cable .................................................................... 9
Connecting the Slot Adapter ......................................................................... 10
Installing the Slot Adapter ............................................................................. 11
ATX Power Switch......................................................................................... 13
Cooler & Tubing Configuration ...................................................................... 14
Disconnecting Hoses .................................................................................... 16
Hose Lengths ................................................................................................ 17
Filling & Maintenance 19
Testing & Filling ............................................................................................. 20
Adding Coolers & Maintenance .................................................................... 22
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................ 23
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KOOLANCE CONTACT INFORMATION
Koolance Incorporated (USA)
Address: 2840 W. Valley Hwy. N., Auburn, WA, USA 98001
Telephone: +01-253-893-7551
Fax: +01-253-893-7573
Sales Email: sales@koolance.com
Tech Email: tech@koolance.com
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Limited Warranty ........................................................................................... 26
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Included Hardware
ERM-2K3U Series Systems:
- ATX power jumper wire
- user manual
Required Tools
During installation, you may need the following tools:
flat-head screw driver
phillips-head screw driver
pliers
long-nose pliers
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Congratulations on your purchase of a Koolance system!
As the most sophisticated product of its kind, Koolance offers many unique
features found nowhere else in the realm of computer cooling. In addition, you
can expect to enjoy all of the advantages that water-cooling technology brings
with it.
Advantages of Water Cooling
Water transfers 30 times faster, and holds over 4 times more heat than air.
With this thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity, it’s easy to see why
liquid cooling is getting a lot of attention from hardware manufacturers.
Heat-producing devices in a typical computer are cooled by air. Generally, this
involves mounting a heat sink and fan to each component. For example, heat
generated from your CPU (or other heat source) is transferred into a metal heat
sink, where a fan blows air across its wide surface area.
While altering a heat sink’s size and makeup can improve the effectiveness,
it is still limited because air absorbs and transfers heat very slowly. To help
compensate for this, the fan is often run at a higher speed. Many people
have therefore come to equate high performance with high noise. As systems
continued to be upgraded, the required heat sinks simply got larger and louder.
Every Koolance system includes built-in hardware safety features. Our
proprietary power control board constantly monitors liquid temperature, sounding
an alarm if it should get too high, and even turning-off your computer if you are
not there to do so.
Finally, Koolance systems allow coolers to be easily exchanged and upgraded
to address future hardware compatibility.
Liquid cooling greatly reduces the noise issue. A larger amount of heat is
withdrawn from the components more quickly, and less airflow is required to cool
them.
The heat exchanger is also located remotely from heat-producing devices,
so airflow can be controlled. This considerably reduces dust accumulation on
sensitive hardware and can result in a cleaner overall system.
Advantages of Koolance Systems
Koolance was the first company to offer fully-integrated, consumer-level PC liquid
cooling systems to the world-wide market. Our products are designed and built
to look and operate professionally. You will not need power tools or a tape
measure to install your Koolance system, and it should even be less difficult than
assembling your own computer.
Koolance offers liquid coolers for every major hardware device. Providing
enormous flexibility, you can customize your system to fit your specific needs—
cool dual processors in a server, multiple hard drives in a RAID configuration, or
add dual video cooling to a gaming rig.
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ERM-2K3U System Diagram
LED Display Panel
Reservoir
Pump
Power Button
Reservoir Illumination Switch
Rear Radiator
Cooling Fans
Radiator
(Primary Heat Exchanger)
CAUTION: ERM systems allow full user control of hardware safety
settings, such as audio alarm, shutdown, and pump speed. Please be
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sure to configure your LED Display Panel properly, or damage to your
computer, data, and/or equipment could result.
Current Mode
Mode Select
Display in ºC or ºF
Value
Increase Setting
Decrease Setting
Modes
The ERM-2K3U offers seven display options. All are reached by continually
pressing the SET button:
1. Temperature sensor #1 is displayed
2. Temperature sensor #2 is displayed
3. Temperature sensor #3 is displayed
4. All temperature sensors are cycled automatically
5. Fan setting is displayed (“F” is shown as the mode)
6. Pump setting is displayed (“P” is shown as the mode)
7. All temperatures, fan, and pump settings are cycled automatically
Temperature Sensors
Inlet
Power Plug
Outlet
9-pin Plug (Sensors)
Radiator - The primary heat exchanger is the main cooling element, and provides
high thermal dissipation in a relatively small area. Inside, an aluminum mesh
(louver fin) is webbed between horizontal liquid paths.
Reservoir & Pump - The coolant tank is transparent for easy liquid-level monitoring
through the front window. It is filled through a small metal plug on the side. Lighting
for the reservoir can be toggled with the rear Illumination Switch.
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ERM-2K3U systems can monitor up to 3 temperature sensors (included). The first
LED digit indicates which sensor channel is currently displayed in the temperature
reading. To cycle through sensors, press SET.
Fan Speed
This option adjusts the radiator fan speed. Higher speeds can improve performance,
but will produce more noise. There is 1 automatic and 10 manual fan settings (1-
10). From the fan (“F”) or any cycle mode, press the ▼ or ▲ buttons to adjust fan
settings, or hold down an arrow to skip to the lowest or highest mode directly.
Automatic mode will adjust the fans for you based on temperature values from
sensor #1. This mode is reached by lowering the fan setting to “0” (Aut / A will
be displayed).
Pump Speed
There are 10 manual pump settings (1-10). From the pump (“P”) mode, press
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