Koolance EXT-400SL-V2-R User Manual

Superior Liquid Cooling Systems

Exos-2 LX, Exos-2.5

User’s Manual

English v1.2

Protected by U.S. Patents 6,313,990; 6,664,627; 7,167,366; 7,295,436

Other Technology Pending U.S. & World-Wide Patents

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 Please be sure to check our support page for a newer version of this guide: www.koolance.com/support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.

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WARNING: The Koolance liquid & coolant pack contain chemicals

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: 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 speciﬁ c questions on warranty coverage, please contact your component or computer manufacturer.

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

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Exos System Diagram .................................................................................... 4

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

Connecting Exos 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

Adding Coolers & Maintenance .................................................................... 22

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

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

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Included Hardware

Exos Series Systems:

- External Power Cable

- Slot Adapter

- Rubber foot pads

- ATX power jumper wire

- user manual

- shutoff nozzles (select models)

Required Tools

During installation, you may need the following tools:

ﬂ at-head screw driver

phillips-head screw driver

pliers

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.

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 System Diagram

Coolant Inlet

Coolant Outlet

Radiator Cooling Fans

Reservoir & Pump

Power Connection

Reservoir Reﬁ ll Plug

LED Display Panel

CAUTION: (Pump speed control models) Due to electrical tolerances,

Reservoir & Pumps - The coolant tank is grouped with the main pump(s) and is

primarily responsible for bleeding air from the liquid while the system is operating. It is also translucent for easy liquid-level monitoring.

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.

the lowest pump speed settings may stop the pump from running. Be sure the pump continues to run when operated at lower speeds.

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LED Display Panel

CAUTION: Exos-2 LX and Exos-2.5 systems allow full user control of

Current Mode

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

Increase Setting

Value

Mode Select

Modes

The Exos-2 LX and Exos-2.5 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

Exos-2 LX and Exos-2.5 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 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.

Decrease Setting

Display in ºC or ºF

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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