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

Bigwater 780e

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3U Bay Drives Liqui d Cooling System

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Limited Li abi lity

The se wa rra nti es replac e all o the r war ran tie s, ex pres sed or im plied i nclud ing, but n ot limi ted to, t he impl ied war ranti es of mer chant abili ty and fi tness f or a par ticul ar purp ose.

The rma lta ke di sclaims a ll ot her w arr ant ies , exp ress ed or imp lied in cludi ng, wit hout li mitat ion, im plied w arran ties of m ercha ntabi lity an d fitne ss for a pa rticu lar pur pose.

Som e juris dicti ons do no t allow t he excl usion o f impli ed warr antie s so this lim itati on may no t apply t o you. All e xpres sed and i mplie d warra nties a re limi ted in dur ation t o the lim ited wa rrant y perio d. No war ranti es appl y after t hat per iod, so me jur isdic tion do n ot allo w limit ation o n how lon g an impl ied war ranty l asts, s o this lim itati on may no t apply t o you.

Lim itati ons of li abili ty, Ther mal take's re spo nsi bil ity u nde r this, or an y oth er war ranty, i mpl ied o r exp ressed, a re li mit ed to r epa ir or r epl acem ent, as s et fort h abo ve. The se re med ies a re the sole a nd excl usive r emedi es for an y breac h of war ranty. T her maltake i s not r esp ons ibl e for d irect, sp eci al, i nci den tal , or con seque ntial d amage s resul ting fr om any br each of w arran ty or und er any ot her leg al theo ry incl uding , but not l imite d to, los t profi ts, dow ntime , goodw ill, da mage to or r eplac ement o f equip ment an d prope rty, and a ny co st of r eco vering, rep rogra mming , or repr oduci ng any pr ogram o r data st ored in o r used wi th a sys tem con taini ng Ther mal tak e pro duct. Som e jur isd ict ion s do no t all ow the exc lusio n or limi tatio n of inci denta l or excl usion s may not a pply to y ou.

Ext ent of li mited w arran ty, Ther mal take d oes not warr ant t hat y our p rod uct w ill be fr ee from d esign d efect s or erro rs know n as "ERR ATA". C urr ent c har acteriz ed err ata are a vaila ble upo n reque st. Thi s lim ite d war ran ty doe s not cov er an y cos ts rel ating t o remov al or rep lacem ent of an y part th at is sol dered o r other wise af fix ed to yo ur syst em's mo therb oard. T his l imi ted w arranty d oes n ot co ver d ama ges d ue to ex terna l cause s, incl uding a ccide ntal, p roble ms with e lectr ical po wer, usa ge not in ac corda nce wit h produ ct inst ructi ons, mi suse, n eglec t, alte ratio n, repa ir, imp roper i nstal latio n, or imp roper t estin g. Nor is T her mal tak e held liab le for an y bod ily dam age tha t may res ult dur ing the i nstal latio n, main tenan ce, rep air, or is oth erwis e assoc iated w ith thi s produ ct, The rma lta ke is f ree from an y leg al ac tio ns tha t may res ult in de ath, pa in and an guish , or any ot her for m of pers onal da mage tha t may occ ur by pur chasi ng this p roduc t.

You, th e buyer, a gree to t his war ranty a nd its te rm set wi thin it s expre ssed an d imp lied li mited w arran ty. This l imi ted warra nty g ive s you s pec ifi c legal rig hts , and you m ay also h ave oth er righ t that va ries fr om juri sdict ion to ju risdi ction .

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

P/N CL-W0169

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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17 17 18 19

27 32 34 35 36

37 38 39 40

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 - 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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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 .

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