Thermaltake Bigwater 780e CL-W0169, Bigwater 780e, CL-W0169 User Manual

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Limited Li abi lity

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CAUTION

Befo re installing Thermaltake Bigwater 780e
Liqu id Cooling System, we strongly suggest you
to rea d the manual thro ughly and make sure all
comp onents are included in the package. Please
do fol low the installation guide step-by-step.
Impr oper installa tion may cause serious
dama ge to the system as w ell as to the water
cool ing unit. Thermaltake will not responsible for
any da mages due to incorrect installation and
inco rrect usage of th is product.

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1.1 Specification

Chapter 1. Product Introduction

Water Bloc k

3U Bay Dri ves

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Pump

Radiator

Weight

Dimensi on

Fan

Liquid Tank

Tube

Coolant

CPU

Application

Contents

Chapter 1. Product Introduction

Chapter 2. Liquid Cooling Installation Steps

Spe cific atio n
Com ponen ts c heck

Chapter 3. Thermaltake ESA Watercooling
Software User Guide

1.1

1.2

Chapter 4. Other

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Inte l LGA 77 5
Inte l P4 4 78
AMD K8
AMD A M2 / AM2 +
Inst all Wat er tu be

Inst all th e Mai n Uni t
ESA P CB Intr oducti on
ESA P CB Inst allati on

Syst em Upd ate
NVID IA nTune Perfor mance Appli catio n
NVID IA Monit or
Swit ch bet ween NVIDI A Mo nitor & NVID IA P erfor mance softwa re
Water cooli ng LE D Indic ation

Armo r Plus ESA Ser ies ( optio nal)
Toughp ower ESA po wer s upply series (optio nal)
Liqu id Coo ling Q&A
Sche dule M ainte nance

Ins tall the main unit

Con nect the Quick conn connec tor

Ref ill Coolant

Pow er o n the s yste m

Ins tall ation w ater block

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

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09
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STE P1

STE P2

STE P3

STE P4

STE P5

249. 5mm(L ) X 149mm (W) X 128 mm(H)

1.74 (kg)

AMD AM2 / AM 2+

AMD K8

Inte l LGA77 5

Inte l P4

Dime nsion

Bear ing

Maxi mum Cap acity

Rate d Voltag e

Inpu t curre nt

Conn ector

Nois e

Life t ime

Conn ector

75(L ) x 70(W) x 7 5(H) mm

Cera mic bea ring

500 L/ h r

DC 12V

600 mA (MAX)

4 pin

10 ~16 d BA

8000 0 hr (MTB F)

4-Pi n PWM fun ction

Dime nsion

Mate rial

Tube De sign

Fin De sign

Tubin g & Hoes Cl ip

Fan Di mensi on

Fan Sp eed

Rate d Voltag e

Nois e

Life E xpect ancy

Conn ector

Dime nsion

Capa city

Mate rial

Dime nsion

Tubin g & Hoes Cl ip

Weig ht

Dime nsion s

Mate rial

Capa city

Majo r Mater ial Ing redie nt

All co pper de signe d

58mm (L) X 58m m(W) X 35 mm(H)

For 9. 5mm ID (3 /8") tu bing

318( g)

9.5m m ID(3/ 8") tub e

Gree n UV

1000 c .c

Prop ylene G lycol

130. 2 (L) x 107 .2(W) x 5 1.5(H ) mm

530 c. c

120( L) x 120( w) x 25(H ) mm

800~ 2500 RP M(PWM )

12V

10 ~20 d B

30,0 00 hr

4-Pi n PWM fun ction

153( L) x 120( W) x 28(H ) mm

Alum inum

Alum inum, D imple

Alum inum, L ouver ed

For 9. 5mm ID (3 /8") tu bing

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1.2 Components check

Bag (A)

Bag (B)

Bag (C)

A

B

C

D

E

F

H

I

J

K

M

A - M etal H- type cl ip
B - Cushion
C - Insulat or

D - 50mm
E - Thumb n uts x4
F - White w ashers x4
G - Thermal compou nd
H - 38mm sc rews x 4
I - Stand offs x 4
J - Red was hers x 4

scre ws x4

K - Quickco nn Con necter X2
L - H ose cli ps(for tube) x4

M - 5mm scr ews x 10

Clip s for :

- In tel LGA 775 & P4 478

- AMD AM2+ / AM2 & K 8

All copper water block

main unit

Water tube
Trans parent UV tub e (3/8" )

UV s ensitiv e 1000 cc
Cool ant x 1
Refi ll Bott le

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2.1 Liquid Cooling Installation steps

C ompo nents check

2.1 Intel LGA 775

2.2 Intel P4 478

2.3 AMD K 8

2.4 AMD AM2 / AM 2+

2.5 Install Water tube

2.6 Install the Main U nit

2.7 ESA PCB Introduct ion

2.8 ESA PCB Installat ion

We stro ngly su gges t the f ollo wing in stal lation

pro cedu res. Fa ilur e to co mply may resul t in

lea ks a nd dama ged compone nts.

Ins tall Waterb lock

Ins tall the Main Unit

Ref ill Coolant

Con nect the Quickconn con nector

Power on the sy stem

Com plet e installat ion

Chapter2 Liquid Cooling Installation

P05

P03

P17

P21

P21

P24

STEP1

STEP2

STEP3

STEP4

STEP5

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2.1 Intel LGA 775 - Secure Waterblock onto CPU

2.1 .1 I nstall the Clip on Mot herboar d

>> Install waterblock

2.1 .2 I nstall Wate rblo ck on M othe rboard

Intel L GA 775
Mothe rboard

Compo nents for

LGA 775:

Tear off the tape on the
back of the insula tor ( C)
and place it o n the metal
H-typ e cli p(A).

Combi ne th e ins ulator(C) an d
the cushio n (B) using t he
adhes ive. Stick the metal H-type
clip( A) wi th th e insulators (BC).
Tear off the protectiv e lay er to
adher e it onto the motherb oard.

Attac h H-t ype c lips(includin g
ABC)o n the back si de of
mothe rboard .

Not e: Plac ing the c ushio n onto th e
mot herbo ard wit h the adh esive w ill
pre vent yo u from re movin g the cus hion
in th e futur e. If you a re plan ning to r emove
the c ushio n for fut ure use , pleas e don't
rem ove the p rotec tive ta pe.

A-M etal H- type cl ip
B-C ushio n
C-I nsula tor
D-5 0mm scr ews
E-T humb nu ts
G-T herma l compo und
I -St and off s
J -Re d washe rs

A

B

C

A

B

C

D

E

G

I

J

A

C

B

Ex ploded View

Compl eted View

1.Ins ert t he sc rews (D) th rough the clip(AB C)

in to th e fou r holes on the Motherboard.

2.Put the was hers (J) a long the sc rews to prevent

th e ele ctric current.

3.Put the sta nd of fs (I ) alon g the screws to fi x the

sc rews on th e motherboar d.

4.App ly a thin layer of thermal co mpound (G) o nto

th e pro cessor .

5.Pla ce wa terblo ck on the processor throu gh th e

sc rews and f ix it by thumb nuts(E).

Note:

ACB

E

A

I

J

D

G

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2.2 Intel P4 Socket 478 - Secure Waterblock onto CPU

2.2 .1 I nstall the Clip on Mot herboar d

2.2 .2 I nstall Wate rblo ck on M othe rboard

A

C

B

Intel P4 478

Mothe rboard

Compo nents for
P4 4 78 :

Tear off the tape on the
back of the insula tor ( C)
and place it o n the metal
H-typ e cli p(A).

Not e: Plac ing the c ushio n onto th e
mot herbo ard wit h the adh esive w ill
pre vent yo u from re movin g the cus hion
in th e futur e. If you a re plan ning to
rem ove the c ushio n for fut ure use , pleas e
don 't remo ve the pr otect ive tap e.

A-M etal H- type cl ip
B-C ushio n
C-I nsula tor
D-5 0mm scr ews
E-T humb nu ts
G-T herma l compo und
I -St and off s
J -Re d washe rs

A

B

C

D

E

I

G

J

Combi ne th e ins ulator(C) an d
the cushio n (B) using t he
adhes ive. Stick the metal H-type
clip( A) wi th th e insulators (BC).
Tear off the protectiv e lay er to
adher e it onto the motherb oard.

Attac h H-t ype c lips(includin g
ABC)o n the back si de of
mothe rboard .

Ex ploded View

Note:

1.Ins ert t he sc rews (D) th rough the clip(AB C)

in to th e fou r holes on the Motherboard.

2.Put the was hers (J) a long the sc rews to prevent

th e ele ctric current.

3.Put the sta nd of fs (I ) alon g the screws to fi x the

sc rews on th e motherboar d.

4.App ly a thin layer of thermal co mpound (G) o nto

th e pro cessor .

5.Pla ce wa terblo ck on the processor throu gh th e

sc rews and f ix it by thumb nuts(E).

Compl eted View

G

E

A

I

J

D

ACB

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2.3 .1
m othe rboard back plate

Sta ndar d insta llat ion - I nsta ll wate rblo ck by

2.3
Waterblock onto CPU

AMD K8 Socket 754 / 939 / 940 - Secure

2.3.1 .1 Ch eck T he Back Pla te

Ex ploded View

G

H

2.3.2 .1 In stall the Clip o n Mot herboard

2.3 .2 I nstall wate rblock by c lips in clud ed in p acka ge

2.3.1 .2 In stall Waterb lock on Mot herboa rd

AMD K8
Mothe rboard

Compo nents f or
AMD K8:
G-T herma l compo und
H-3 8mm scr ews

Rem ove the r etent ion
fra me from m other board .

Check Your Ba ck Plat e!

A. If t he back p late do es have t hread ed
sta ndoff s, plea se cont inue wi th stan dard
ins talla tion 2. 3.1.
B. If t he back p late do es NOT ha ve
thr eaded s tando ffs, pl ease co ntinu e
wit h 2.3.2 .

Compl eted View

1.App ly a thin layer of thermal co mpound (G)

on to th e pro cessor.

2.Pla ce wa terblo ck on the processor.

3.Sec ure t he wa terblock on the motherboard by

us ing s crews( H).

AMD K8 Mo therbo ard

A-M etal H- type cl ip
B-C ushio n
C-I nsula tor
D-5 0mm scr ews
E-T humb nu ts
F-W hite wa shers
G-T herma l compo und
I -St and off s

Compo nents for

AMD K8:

Remov e the retentio n
modul e fro m the motherbo ard.

Remov e the back pl ate o n
back side of motherboa rd.

Tear off the tape on the back of
the insula tor ( C) and plac e it on
the metal H-typ e clip(A).

Not e: Plac ing the c ushio n onto
the m other board w ith the
adh esive w ill pre vent yo u from
rem oving t he cush ion in th e
fut ure. If y ou are pl annin g to
rem ove the c ushio n for fut ure
use , pleas e don't r emove t he
pro tecti ve tape .

H

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

I

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2. Secure Waterblock onto CPU (AMD Socket AM2 /
AM2+)

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2.4 .1
m othe rboard back plate

Sta ndar d insta llat ion - I nsta ll wate rblo ck by

2.4.1 .1 Ch eck T he Back Pla te

Ex ploded View

H

G

Combi ne th e ins ulator(C) an d the
cushi on (B ) usi ng the adhe sive.
Stick the met al H- type clip(A) with the
insul ators (BC). Tear of f the protectiv e
layer to adhe re it onto th e mot herboard.

Attac h H-t ype c lips(includin g
ABC)o n the back si de of
mothe rboard .

2.3.2 .2 In stall Waterb lock on Mot herboa rd

Ex ploded View

Compl eted View

1.Ins ert t he sc rews (D) th rough the clip(AB C)

in to th e two holes o n the Motherboard.

2.Put the was hers (F) a long the sc rews to prevent

th e ele ctric current.

3.Put the sta nd of fs (I ) alon g the screws to fi x the

sc rews on th e motherboar d.

4.App ly a thin layer of thermal co mpound (G) o nto

th e pro cessor .

5.Pla ce wa terblo ck on the processor throu gh th e

sc rews and f ix it by thumb nuts(E).

AMD A M2
Mot herbo ard

Compo nents f or
AMD AM2/AM2+ :

G-T herma l
com pound
H-3 8mm scr ews

Remov e the retention
frame from mo therboar d.

2.4.1 .2 In stall Waterb lock on Mot herboa rd

Check Your Ba ck Plat e!

Compl eted View

1.App ly a thin layer of thermal co mpound (G)onto
th e pro cessor .

2.Pla ce wa terblo ck on the processor.

3.Sec ure t he wa terblock on the motherboard
by using s crews( H).

G

H

A

C

B

E

A

I

F

D

G

ACB

A. If t he back p late do es have t hread ed
sta ndoff s, plea se cont inue wi th
sta ndard i nstal latio n 2.4.1 .
B. If t he back p late do es NOT ha ve
thr eaded s tando ffs, pl ease co ntinu e
wit h 2.4.2 .

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2.4.2 .1 In stall the Clip o n Mot herboard

2.4 .2 I nstall wate rblock by c lips in clud ed in p acka ge

A-M etal H- type cl ip
B-C ushio n
C-I nsula tor
D-5 0mm scr ews
E-T humb nu ts
F-W hite wa shers
G-T herma l compo und
I -St and off s

Compo nents for AMD AM2/AM2+ :

AMD AM2 M otherb oard

Remov e the retentio n
modul e fro m the motherbo ard.

Remov e the back pl ate o n
back side of motherboa rd.

Tear off the tape on the back of
the insula tor ( C) and plac e it on
the metal H-typ e clip(A).

Not e: Plac ing the c ushio n onto
the m other board w ith the
adh esive w ill pre vent yo u from
rem oving t he cush ion in th e
fut ure. If y ou are pl annin g to
rem ove the c ushio n for fut ure
use , pleas e don't r emove t he
pro tecti ve tape .

A

B

C

D

E

F

I

G

2.4.2 .2 In stall Waterb lock on Mot herboa rd

Combi ne th e ins ulator(C) an d the
cushi on (B ) usi ng the adhe sive.
Stick the met al H- type clip(A) with the
insul ators (BC). Tear of f the protectiv e
layer to adhe re it onto th e mot herboard.

Attac h H-t ype c lips(includin g
ABC)o n the back si de of
mothe rboard .

Ex ploded View

Compl eted View

1.Ins ert t he sc rews (D) th rough the clip(AB C)

in to th e fou r holes on the motherboard.

2.Put the was hers (F) a long the sc rews to prevent

th e ele ctric current.

3.Put the sta nd of fs (I ) alon g the screws to fi x the

sc rews on th e motherboar d.

4.App ly a thin layer of thermal co mpound (G) o nto

th e pro cessor .

5.Pla ce wa terblo ck on the processor throu gh th e

sc rews and f ix it by thumb nuts(E).

A

C

B

E

A

I

F

D

G

A

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2.5 Install Water tube

Rem ove black rubbe r caps fr om
the waterb lock .

Ins ert the h ose clip throug h
the tube. Conn ect the tube with
the waterb lock .

Use pliers to tig hten the hose c lips .
Rep eat the s teps for the ot her side .

Fir st determ ine the leng th r equir ed f or
tub ing from wate rblo ck t o th e mai n
uni t. Th en c ut t he tubing accor dingly.

I nsert the hose clips and
m ale quick conne ctor
t hrough th e tu be.

Use pliers to tig hten
the hose c lips . Re peat the
ste ps for th e ot her side .

Install Qu ickconn Con necter

In

Out

CP U Waterb lock

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>> Install the Main Unit

2.6 Install the Main Unit

Remo ve the drive bay cov er
from the s elect ion pos ition.
(The follo wing duagra ms ar e the
Ther maltak e Armo r plu s case .)

Note :
If y ou use other cases , plea se in stall
the Bigwat er 78 0e fol low o rigin al

5.25 " devi ce in stalla tion.
You ca n also sesure the Bi gwater 780e
by s crews( M).

Big wate r 780e is h ighly r ecom mended to b e insta lled in the top 3 driv e
bay s of Thermalta ke X aser VI and Armor P lus Chassis .

Inse rt the Bigwat er 78 0e
into 5.25 drive bay.

Pull the r ight- hand si de of the l ever
to r emove the 5 .25" de vice.

Inst allati on co mplete .

STEP2

2.7 ESA PCB Introduction

a

b

d

e

f

g

h

i

c

a. Po wer con necto r : Conne ct the 4- pin pow er conn ector .

b. Ca se LED :C onnec t to ESA Wat erc ooling LE D con nec tor m ark ed in F igure 1(P 19) .

It is n ot nece ssary t o conne ct to cha ssi s if yo u are n ot us ing Th erm alt ake E SA- com pliant

cha ssis sy stem.

c. LE D : Conne ct LED co nnect or

d. PW M pump : Co nnect t o PWM pum p.

e. PW M fan : Con nect to P WM fan.

f. US B conne ctor : Co nnect t o USB con necto r on the mo therb oard.

g. Wa ter Temp s ens or( 1) : Co nne ct to F low TX ( Inl et) t emp erature s ens or.

h. Wa ter Temp s ens or( 2) : Co nne ct to F low TX ( Out let ) tem peratur e sen sor.

i. Wa ter L evel sens or : Co nne ct to Wa ter L eve l sen sor o n the tank .

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f

Ste p 1: Conn ect the 4 -pin po wer con necto r of BigW ater 78 0e to pow er supp ly.

Pow er conn ector c able (a )

2.8 ESA PCB Installation

Please following installation procedure.

Ple ase not e that th e pins of V CC &

GND m ust be co nnect ed corr ectly o r

it ma y cause s ome dam age.

Signal

Pin

D-

D+

1(Red wire)

2

3

4

Ground

VCC(+5V)

D-

D+

Ground

VCC(+5V)

Ste p 2: Conn ect to US B conne ctor on t he moth erboa rd.

USB c onnec tor cab le(f)

Ste p 3: Connect L ED ca ble f rom t he ES A cha ssis i f

you a re usin g this Wa terco oling w ith Tt ES A chass is as wel l.

Cas e LED cab le(b)

The re are tw o LED con necto rs on the E SA chas sis PCB f or Tt ESA

wat ercoo ling an d Tt ESA po wer sup ply. Pl ease co nnect t he ESA Wa terco oling

sta tus LED c able to t he corr ect con necto r for ESA B igwat er 780e . For

mor e detai l infor matio n, plea se refe r to your T herma ltake E SA

cha ssis us er manu al.

Fig ure 1

ESA C hassi s PCB

ESA W aterc oolin g PCB

b

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>> Connect the Quickconn connector

>> Refill Coolant

Ope n the cap of li quid tank .

Fil l the tan k up with coola nt.
(Th e followi ng d uagr ams are the
The rmaltake A rmor plus c ase. )

Con nect the
Qui ckconn co nnec tor.

Turn on the PC power s witc h.

Ple ase make sure liquid is
flo wing cont inuo usly and
smo othly wit hin the tube .

Clo se the ca p of liquid tan k.

Liq uid level will decrease when you
pow er o n the syste m, please keep
fil ling cool ant unti l th e ta nk is fille d up .

STEP3

STEP4

Not e:

If you use o ther chassis, t he c oola nt
sho uld be re fill ed f rom the side pane l.

In

Out

CP U Waterb lock

3U b ay liqu id cool ing sy stem

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Not e:

1. If bubble s ar e fo rmin g wi thin the tubi ng, you may tap t he
t ubing gen tly to r emov e th em un til all are gone .

2. Af ter inst alla tion is compl eted , pl ease ensure there are no
b ent tubin gs.

Adj ust the f an s peed .
(80 0~25 00 RP M)

Turn off th e PC powe r sw itch .

Clo se the co ver of c hass is.

>> Power on the system

Turn on the PC power s witc h.

Ins tallation compl ete.

STEP5

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Chapter 3. Thermaltake ESA Watercooling
Software User Guide

ESA de vices provi des real-tim e mon itor and co ntrol of Th ermalt ake P C Chas sis，
Therm altake Power S upply and T hermal take Wa ter-co oling devices.

Note:

The latest ESA softw are c an be downloading on nvidia.c om an d wil l be shippe d wit h
mothe rboard s.

Syste m Req uireme nt:

Supported O perati ng Sy stems
Micros oft Windows XP (3 2-bit & 64 -bit)
Micros oft Windows VistaT M

Supported M otherb oards:
NVIDIA n Tune supports all nForc e 680 Platform as we ll as nForce 78 0 Platfor m
motherboards .

Insta lling NVIDI A ESA softwares

- Be fore you b egin, please make su re yo ur ha rdware meets th e “Sys tem R equirements”.

- Un instal l any previous versions of NVID IA NV Monitor / Perfo rmance / Syste m upd ate
be fore inst alling th e l atest ver sion
Insta llatio n Ins tructions

1.D ownloa d the zip fil e, then unz ip to a tempo rary folder.

2.D ouble- click Setup fr om you r tempora ry folder .The Instal lShiel d Wiz ard st arts,
an d dir ects you through the rest of the installatio n p rocess .

3.A t the Welcome window, click Next.

4.R ead t he li cense agreem ent, then click Yes if you agr ee to the terms .

5.A t the choose destin ation locati on wi ndow, b rowse to lo cate the folder where you
wa nt to NVIDIA file s i nstall ed,or just use the defa ult locat ion and clic k N ext.

6. At th e Ins tallShield W izard Compl ete wi ndow, y ou ca n choose to create Deskto p
sh ortcut s and Quick L aunch shortc uts i tems, cli ck Fin ish..

-

-

-

-

Aft er install th e NV Monitor, Perform ance and Syst em update,
you can see thre e icons on th e desktop of Windows sy stem.

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Ple ase make sure your Therm alta ke E SA de vice s with la test firmwa re.

Ste p1:
You n eed to choose Therm altake ES A Wate rcoo ling .

3.1 System Update

Cau tion!!
All the la test ESA fir mwar e po sted at The rmal take Webs ite is f or pr oduc ts s old and
pac kage d by Ther malt ake. Updati ng t he E SA fi rmwar e on ly i f yo u ha ve pr oble ms a nd y ou
are sure t hat the new firmw are revi sion will s olve your p robl ems. Care less upda ting may
res ult to mo re p robl ems with the Ther malt ake ESA C hassis, T herm alta ke E SA Wat er
Coo ler and T herm alta ke E SA Po wer Suppl y!
For the la test inform atio n, p leas e vis it w ww.th erma ltak e.com

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Ste p 2:
You need to browse th e folder w her e you put the ESA Watercooli ng

fir mware (for ex ample) file a nd then open it.

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Ste p 4:
Aft er finished t he firmware u pdate, please click the OK bottom.

Ste p 3:
Cli ck the load F W button to l oad firmwa re.

Aft er selecting the performan ce icon, the user must sel ect“Accept
End User License Agreement” l ink and agree to begin usi ng nTune.

3.2 NVI DIA nTune Performance A pplic ation

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In the NVIDIA C ontrol Pane l under per formance it em, you can use Device
set ting s to ch oose or Waterco oler (Figur e1). At each device 's s etting,

you are able to a djus t PWM & PWM Fan sp eed in perc enta ge.
All the adjustmen t wi ll disp lay in NVID IA M onitor.

(Fi gure1)

Onc e you impleme nt the NVIDIA Monitor softw are, you are able to
sel ect which com ponents that you want t o c heck its s tatus.
For the Thermalt ake ESA waterc ooling, you w ill see seven icons

wit h different f unction.
Use rs are able t o monitor Wate r Level, Water Temp erature in /
Temperat ure out.

3.3 NVI DIA Monitor

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Whi le y ou are usin g NVIDI A Monitor so ftware, you may click the
arr ow t o shrin k it and adjus t an y value in NVIDIA P erformance as you wish .

Onc e yo u finis h th e adjus tmen t in NV IDIA Perform ance, you c an
dou ble click t he N VIDIA Mo nitor icon on t ool bar or
typ e Ct rl + ALT + C and see the change in NVIDIA M onit or.

3.4 Swi tch between NVIDIA Moni tor & NVI DIA
Perfo rmance software

Ca ut ion!!

Al l the late st ESA fi rmw ar e p os ted at The rm alt ake Web sit e is fo r pro duc ts

so ld an d pac kag ed by The rma lt ake . Upd ati ng the ES A fir mwa re only if you

ha ve pr obl ems a nd you ar e sur e tha t the new firm wa re re vis ion wil l sol ve

yo ur pr obl ems .C are les s up dat ing may resu lt to mor e pro ble ms wi th the

Th erm alt ak e E SA Chas si s, Th erm alt ak e E SA Wate r Coo le r a nd Ther ma lta ke

ES A Pow er Su ppl y!

Fo r the late st info rma ti on, ple ase visi t www .t her mal ta ke. com

3.5 Water cooling LED Indication

- Green Light : Good

- Orange Ligh t: Warni ng

- Red Li ght: Fail

Not e:

If yo u are usi ng chas sis fro m other b rands , the ope ratio n statu s of

Big Water 7 80e c an also be mo nit ore d fro m the L ED at t he fro nt.

ESA Bigwat er 780e i nstall wi th Ther malta ke ESA chass is

ESA C hassi s LED

ESA W aterc oolin g LED

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Chapter 4 Other

4.1 Armor Plus ESA Series (optional)

Armor Plus

Vh6 001 Ser ies

- Op tim iz ed de sign fo r both li qui d co oli ng a nd ai r cooli ng sy st em

- Sl idi ng h ood w ith too lbo x on t op. ( Up gra da ble t o LCS.)

- 10 P CI sl ot s des ign for q uad -g rap hi c car d co nfi gu rat ion

- To ol fr ee d esi gn for 5. 25” d ev ice a nd P CI sl ot .

- Sl idi ng m oth erboa rd tr ay

- In dep en den t th erm al mana gem en t for C PU , VGA & H DD .

- Ca ble m an age ment sy stem fo r bet te r cab le r out ing and

in ter na l air f low

- Ev olu ti ona ry adju sta bl e PSU s up por ti ng br idge

- Mi cro AT X, AT X, Exte nd-AT X sup po rte d

冷

4.2 Toughpower ESA power supply series (optional)

To ughpo we r 850W

P/N :W017 8

The Therm altake ESA Pow er Su pply serie s spe cifica tion suppor ts N VIDIA ESA Techno logy.
It also meets lates t Int el & AMD dual & Quad core proc essors and NVIDI A & AMD h igh
perf ormanc e gra phic cards; it off ers plent y of fu nction s, which main ly includ e:

1. ESA p ower supply is capa ble f or t empera ture sensin g, cu rrent sens ing, voltag e
s ensing , and status LED s upport .

2. ESA p ower supply will al so re port opera ting condit ions so t hat u sers can monit or a nd
c ontrol tem perat ure, curren t, a nd voltag e re gulat ion.

3.Au tomati c F an S peed Cont rol: All ESA power supplies ca n de tect the insi de heat
a nd a utomat icall y ad just the fan spe ed t o p rovide ade quate air flow.

4.Ul tra Silen t: B all beari ng f ans with hig h re liabil ity 140mm coo ling fan and sup er
l ow a cousti c n oise unde r al l lo ad condit ion.

5.Mo dulari zed Cable Man ageme nt: To elimin ate clutte r a nd i mprov e ai rflow ins ide
t he c ase.

The funct ions can a ssure all Therm altake ESA Power Supply meets the balan ce in nois e
cont rol a nd h eat exhau sted. All pow er supply pro vides com plete pro tectio n fu nction
as follo w:

1. Over power prote ction.

2. Short circu it pr otecti on o n all outp ut.

3. Over voltag e pro tectio n / Under volt age p rotect ion.

4. Over curren t pro tectio n.

5. Over temper ature prote ction .

Besi des, Therma ltake enabl es t he qu ality assur ance of a ll ES A pow er su pply:
100% Hi-P OT an d ATE Function Test, 1 00% B urn-I n and AC Input cycle d
on/o ff un der h igh t empera ture condi tion. Furth ermore , it has been appro ved
by UL, C UL, T UV, C B, FC C, C E, an d BSM I.
Ther e are thre e mai n p roduct s lin e of Therm altak e PSU whic h div ided into
Toug hpower , Pur epower (include Purepowe r RX) and TR2 (include TR2 RX) se ries.
Plea se re fer t o htt p://ww w.the rmalta ke.com /produ ct/Pow er/po wer_in dex.as p

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Q: How oft en do I hav e to re fil l th e sy stem?

A: Dep end ing on t he usa ge o r su rro und ing env iro nme nt,

w e st ron gly recommen d c hec king the w ater lev el
o nce a m onth to ens ure opti mal per for mance.
I f th e l iquid l eve l is belo w th e lo w l evel, p lea se f oll ow
t he i nst all ati on s tep s(P.2 1) t o re fil l the c ool ant .

Q: How do I un ins tal l th e li qui d c ooli ng sy ste m?

A : T her e ar e n o sp eci al i nst ruc tio n wh en un-i nstal ling.
P lea se r efe r to inst all ati on a nd r eve rse the p roc edu res .

Q: Can I a dd a not her liq uid coo lin g up grade kits on my
l iqu id c ool ing sys tem ?

A : Yes , the re a re numerou s u pgr ades av ail abl e fo r al l
d iffe rent com pon ents in PC.
P lea se v isi t ww w.th erm alt ake .co m fo r mo re inf orma tion.

Q: How do I kn ow i f t he p ump is wor king ?

A: Pla ce y our hand on t he pum p.
I f th e p ump is o per ati ng, the p ump sho uld vibrate gen tly.

Q: I'm run nin g lo w o n co ola nt. Wha t's happe ning and
w hat can I do?

A: The Per for mance C ool ant inc lud ed w ith main uni t
c ont ain s wa ter bas ed mate rial so i t i s su bje ct t o n atur al ev apo rat ion.
I t is norm al f or the coo lan t to dec rea se depe ndi ng on t he u sag e or
s urr oun ding en vir onm ent. For b est p erf orm ance, w e hi ghl y
r eco mme nd r epl aci ng t he c oolan t eve ry 6 mont h.

4.3 Liquid Cooling Q&A

Per forming sche dule d c heck up f or t he liqu id cool ing

sys tem will en sure op timal co olin g p erfor manc e!

4.4 Schedule Maintenance

Ens ure pump is wo rkin g pr oper.

Pump

Water Tank

Che ck for wate r l evel wit hin the w ater ta nk.

w e strong ly reco mmen d ch ecki ng the wate r l evel on ce a mo nth

If the l iqui d l evel is
bel ow the low level, pl ease fo llow the in stal lati on s teps on ma nual
to refill th e c oolan t.
( )

Note : It i s rec ommen ded t hat coo lant to be re place once e very 6 months .
Depe nding on th e wor kload of the system , cool ant m ay need to be
refi lled m ore o ften.

Fan Assembly

. . ۱Che ck if L ED is work ing prop erly

٢. Make sure fa n co ntro ller is wor king pr oper ly.

٣. Make sure fa n is op erat ing proper ly without abno rmal no ise.

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Tubing

Tub ing Connecti ons

Tub ing with in the system mu st not be be nt. Replac e
tub ing if nece ssar y.

Mak e sure ea ch c onne ctio n is tigh tly secu red and
tha t there a re n o si gn o f le akage .