Koolance EX2-750SL User Manual

Superior Liquid Cooling Systems

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Exos-2 User’s Manual

Exos-2 User’s Manual

English v1.00

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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 Please be sure to check our support page for a newer
version of this guide: www.koolance.com/support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 confi guring 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 offi ce 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 traffi c 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 identifi cation
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,
fl ush 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 misconfi guration or incorrect installation.
If there is any point of installation that you do not understand, please
contact our Technical Support Staff at: [e-mail], 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 specifi c questions on warranty coverage,
please contact your component or computer manufacturer.

KOOLANCE CONTACT INFORMATION

Koolance Incorporated (USA)

Address: 1111 344th St. Ste. 202, Federal Way, WA, USA 98003
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Sales Email: [e-mail]
Tech Email: [e-mail]

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Exos-2 System Diagram ................................................................................. 4

LED Display Panel ..........................................................................................5

Connecting Exos-2 Systems 7

Positioning the Exos .......................................................................................8

External Nozzles & Power Cable ....................................................................9

Connecting the Slot Adapter .........................................................................10

Installing the Slot Adapter ............................................................................. 11

Power Connection ......................................................................................... 12

ATX Power Switch ........................................................................................ 13

Cooler & Tubing Confi guration ...................................................................... 14

Disconnecting Hoses .................................................................................... 16

Hose Lengths ................................................................................................ 17

Filling & Maintenance 19

Testing & Filling ............................................................................................. 20

Draining & Maintenance ................................................................................ 22

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................23

Limited Warranty ........................................................................................... 26

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Included Hardware

Exos-2 Series Systems:

- External Power Cable

- Slot Adapter

- Rubber foot pads

- ATX power jumper wire

- refi ll funnel

- liquid coolant mixture

- liquid tubing

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Required Tools

During installation, you may need the following tools:

fl at-head screw driver

phillips-head screw driver

pliers

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long-nose pliers

scissors

Chapter1

Introduction

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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 specifi c 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.

Liquid cooling greatly reduces the noise issue. A larger amount of heat is withdrawn
from the components more quickly, and less airfl ow is required to cool them.

The heat exchanger is also located remotely from heat-producing devices, so airfl ow can
be controlled. This considerably reduces dust accumulation on sensitive hardware and
can result in a cleaner overall system.

Advantages of Koolance Systems

Koolance is the fi rst 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 diffi cult than assembling your own computer.

Koolance offers liquid coolers for every major hardware device. Providing enormous
fl exibility, you can customize your system to fi t your specifi c needs— cool dual processors
in a server, multiple hard drives in a RAID confi guration, or add video cooling to a gaming
rig.

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Introduction

The heart of a liquid cooling system is the pump. This device pushes liquid
through each cooler and into the heat exchanger. Koolance systems use dual
pumps to increase reliability and liquid pressure. If one pump should fail, the
second can help prevent potential damage caused by heat increase.

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.

But Koolance’s innovations extend beyond just cooling features. Our safe,
patent-pending CPU Retention Clip places even pressure across the CPU,
protecting the chip and simplifying installation. There’s even a ratcheting tension
screw for precise contact pressure.

Finally, Koolance systems allow coolers to be easily exchanged and upgraded
to address future hardware compatibility.

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Exos-2 System Diagram

Reservoir & Pumps

LED Display Panel

Coolant Inlet

Coolant Outlet

Reservoir Refi ll Plug

Radiator Cooling Fans

Power Connection

Reservoir & Pumps - The coolant tank is translucent for easy liquid-level monitoring.

Dual pumps help to provide higher system reliability; if one pump should fail, the
other can maintain fl ow, gradually bringing the system to shut itself down (see
LED Display Panel).

Power Circuit Board - Beneath the reservoir, the Power Circuit is responsible for

a number of tasks, including: powering the pumps, LED display, heat exchanger
fans, and operating the audio alarm and shutdown modes.

Radiator - The primary heat exchanger is located beneath the fan cooling module.

This is the main cooling element, and provides high thermal dissipation in a
relatively small area. Inside, an aluminum mesh (Louver fi n) is webbed between
horizontal liquid paths.

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LED Display Panel

CAUTION: Exos-2 systems allow full user control of hardware safety

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Sensor Channel

settings, such as audio alarm and shutdown. Please be sure to con­fi gure your LED Display Panel properly, or damage to your computer
and equipment could result.

Decrease Fan
Speed

Temperature Value

Cycle Sensor Channels

Increase Fan Speed

Display in ºC or ºF

Temperature Sensors

Exos-2 systems can monitor up to 3 temperature sensors (included). The fi rst
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 are 1 automatic and 10 manual fan settings
(1-10). Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to cycle through these settings, or hold down

an arrow to skip to the highest or lowest 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 / A1 will
be displayed). Details on fan modes are as follows:

Auto Mode Manual Mode Fan Power % Total CFM Fan RPM

0 - 35ºC (32 - 95ºF) 1 30 56 720

36 - 37ºC (97 - 99ºF) 2 35 66 840

38 - 39ºC (100 - 102ºF) 3 40 75 960

40 - 41ºC (104 - 106ºF) 4 45 85 1080

42 - 43ºC (108 - 109ºF) 5 50 94 1200

44 - 45ºC (111 - 113ºF) 6 60 113 1440

46 - 47ºC (115 - 117ºF) 7 70 132 1680

48 - 49ºC (118 - 120ºF) 8 80 150 1920

50 - 51ºC (122 - 124ºF) 9 90 169 2160

52 - 99ºC (126 - 210ºF) 10 100 188 2400

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