VapoChill TM CPU Cooling System - LightSpeed [AC] TM asetek Inc. Complete Installation manual Date Version Comments 01-04-2004 1.0 1
Installing the VapoChill LightSpeed [AC] TM Preparing the case Step 1 Figure 1 Install the supplied template on the bottom of your case. Install it so that the centerline is aligned with the center of your case, and with the front end aligning with the front of your case. To prevent the template to move during the work on your case, use pieces of tape to hold it in place. 3
Step 2 Figure 2 Drill four Ø10mm mounting holes in the bottom of the case. The holes are marked on the template. Step 3 Figure 3 Figure 4 Cut away the piece marked on the template. This is where the Evaporator hose will enter the case. Start by drilling a hole in the two inside corners, to get the rounding. Then cut between the holes, along the line on the template. Also cut from the side of the case and to the holes, to get the entire marked area removed. 4
Figure 5 The case is now ready to be installed on the VapoChill LightSpeed [AC] TM. 5
Installing the case on the VapoChill LightSpeed [AC] TM Step 1 Place the case on top of the VapoChill LightSpeed [AC] TM. Step 2 Figure 6 Mount the case on top of the VapoChill LightSpeed [AC] TM with the four supplied thumb screws. 6
Installing the CPU-kit Installing the Back Plate. Step 1 Step 2 Figure 7 Remove the protective paper from the back of the MotherBoard Back Insulation. Figure 8 Place the MotherBoard Back Insulation on the MotherBoard Back Plate. Ensure that the grooves around the holes on the Back Plate are facing towards the Insulation. 7
Step 3 Figure 9 Remove the protective paper from the MotherBoard Heat Element. Step 4 Figure 10 Place the MotherBoard Heat Element on the MotherBoard Back Insulation. 8
Step 5 A B B Figure 11 Place one spacer in each of the holes used when installing the Back Plate on the MotherBoard. The holes marked A are used with Intel S478 MotherBoards. The holes marked B are used with AMD S754/S940 MotherBoards. A Step 6 Figure 12 Place the MotherBoard on top of the insulated Back Plate. Position the MotherBoard so that the four installation holes are directly above those in the Back Plate. 9
Step 7 Install a Washer on the Guides. Figure 13 Step 8 Figure 14 Install the Guides in the Back Plate, through the MotherBoard. Tighten the Guides till the Spacers touch the backside of the MotherBoard. 10
Step 9 Figure 15 The four Guides have now been installed. 11
Preparing the Socket (Optional but highly recommended) Step 1 Step 2 Figure 16 Apply some of the supplied Heat Conduction Compound on the components inside the socket. Make sure that they are well covered. Put some of the supplied Heat Conduction Compound on the socket, where the CPU pins will be.!! ATTENTION!! Do ONLY use the Heat Conduction Compound supplied by Asetek Inc. in the socket. Other Heat Conduction Compounds may be electrically conductive and therefore cause shortcuts in the Socket, damaging the hardware.!! ATTENTION!! Figure 17 Figure 18 Spread out the Heat Conduction Compound with the supplied Heat Conduction Applier. 12
Step 3 Figure 19 Figure 20 Insert the CPU in the Socket and take it back out again, and check that all the pins have been covered with Heat Conduction Compound. Also cover the components in the center of the CPU with a layer of Heat Conduction Compound. If the pins and other components are not covered, there is a risk of corrosion, if it should happen that a little air should get to the socket. Step 4 Figure 21 Insert the Socket Insulation in the hole in the center of the Socket. Install the CPU in the Socket. 13
Installing the MotherBoard in the Case Step 1 Figure 22 Install the MotherBoard in the Case. 14
Installing the Insulation on the MotherBoard Step 1 Step 2 Figure 23 Cut the Bottom Insulation to fit on the MotherBoard. The Insulation has been made to fit MotherBoards, no matter how the Socket is oriented. Figure 24 Place the Bottom Insulation on the MotherBoard, with the self adhesive side facing up. 15
Step 3 Figure 25 Place the Top Insulation on top of the Bottom Insulation. The two are now connected by the self adhesive on the Bottom Insulation. 16
Assembling the Clamshell Step 1 Step 2 Figure 26 Remove the protective paper from the Clamshell Heat Element. Figure 27 Fold the Clamshell Heat Element to fit inside the Clamshell. 17
Step 3 Figure 28 Install the Clamshell Heat Element inside the Clamshell, using the self adhesive on the Clamshell Heat Element. Make sure that the Clamshell Heat Element is following the faces inside the Clamshell. If there is air between the Clamshell and the Heat Element in the edges, then it will be difficult to install the inserts later in this assembly. Pull the wires out through the hole in the top of the Clamshell. 18
Step 4 Figure 29 Pull the piece of the Clamshell Heat Element where the wires are connected back into the Clamshell, to give room for the Evaporator to pass through the hole in the top of the Clamshell. Push the Evaporator through the hole in the Clamshell. Step 5 Figure 30 Pull the piece of the Clamshell Heat Element where the wires are connected back up in the hole, in the top of the Clamshell. Insert the insulation hose into the hole in the top of the Clamshell. Only insert the hose till it fills the hole in the top of the Clamshell. Make sure that it sits plane with the inside face of the Clamshell. 19
Step 6 Figure 31 While holding the Insulation hose and the Clamshell fixed, pull the Evaporator clear, till it s possible to place the two Top Inserts between the Evaporator and the Clamshell. Step 7 Figure 32 While holding the Insulation Hose and the Clamshell fixed, to ensure that the Insulation Hose stays in place inside the Clamshell, push the Evaporator and the Top inserts into the Clamshell. 20
Step 8 Figure 33 Insert the Bottom Insert inside the Clamshell. Check that the Evaporator is protruding out from the Bottom Insert app. 2mm. Step 9 Figure 34 The Clamshell is now assembled and ready to be installed on the CPU. 21
Applying thermal paste on the CPU Step 1 Step 2 Figure 35 Apply some Heat Conduction Compound on top of the CPU. Figure 36 Spread out the Heat Conduction Compound in an even thin layer. 22
Installing the Evaporator on the CPU Step 1 Step 2 Figure 37 Slide the Clamshell over the Guides. Put the Springs on the Guides. Figure 38 23
Step 3 Figure 39 Put one Washer on each Thumb Screw. Step 4 Figure 40 Install a Thumb Screw in each Guide. Tighten the Thumb Screws one turn one by one till they are all touching the top of the Guides. Step 5 Figure 41 Uninstall the Clamshell and Check for a full imprint of the CPU on the Evaporator, to see if there is good contact. 24
Getting power to the Cooling Unit Step 1 Figure 42 Connect the Hermaphrodite Power Connector from the VapoChill LightSpeed [AC] TM to the Power Supply. Connect the normal AC Power Connector to the Hermaphrodite Power Connector. 25
Installing the ChillControl Step 1 Figure 7 (differences might occur in design)!! ATTENTION!! Do NOT power on the system (i.e. ChillControl or PC) before everything is connected properly. Do NOT connect any cables when power is supplied to the system. Always turn on power to the VapoChill LightSpeed system before turning on the computers PSU. Some computers may start once power to the PSU is applied thus starting the system unintended. If this happens the ChillControl will try to shut down the computer by holding down the POWER button until the motherboard shuts down.!! ATTENTION!! 26
Step 2 Figure 43 Please make sure that the jumper selector located near TEMP1 is set to NTC resistor measurements. 1-2 NTC sensor 3-4 Pt1000 sensor (not applicable in this version)!! ATTENTION!! Do NOT use TEMP1 with the VapoChill Lightspeed cooling system. This connector is reserved for the evaporator temperature sensor. Using this will result in false temperature readings.!! ATTENTION!! 27
Step 3 Figure 44 Connect one of the HDD cables from your PSU to the AUX 5V / 12V connector on the ChillControl. Step 4 Figure 45 The black cable coming from the cooling unit is the control cable responsible for relay, condenser / exhaust fan and evaporator sensor signalling. The cable is mounted on the CC3 cable connect connector. The red wire aligns with pin1 marked with a small triangle. 28
Step 5 Figure 46 The ribbon cable coming from the cooling unit is the link to the LCD display in the front. The red wire is to be aligned with pin1 (marked as a small triangle) on the LCD Display connector Step 6 Figure 47 Connect the heating elements on one of the Heater connectors on the ChillControl board. These connectors can also be used as fan controllers without tacho signals. 29
Step 7 Figure 48 The blue / white twisted cable connect on your motherboards power switch connector and to the PowerMB connector on the ChillControl. Mount your power switch connector (from your case) on the PowerSW connector on the ChillControl board. Step 8 Figure 49 The USB cable mounts on the USB connector. Red wire aligns with pin1. The other end of the cable is mounted on an internal motherboard USB connector. Red wire aligns with pin1 / Vbus (consult your motherboard manual if you are in doubt). 30
Step 9 Default settings Figure 50 Should it happen that you alter the security settings so that the system will not boot etc. it is possible to return to default settings. Short-circuiting the connectors for TEMP2, TEMP3 and TEMP4 loads the default settings into the controller again. This needs to be done with the processor receiving power indicating by the blue LED on the controller. After loading the default settings, be sure to remove the jumpers again otherwise your system will run the default settings and user settings simultaneously causing strange behaviour. 31
Starting up the system Step 1 Power ON Figure 51 During PC power off the display will show the above information VapoChill LightSpeed by asetek Inc.). Press the power button (on your case) for 1 second to start up the system. Figure 52 While the compressor is cooling down to the user-defined start up temperature the above information will be shown. The temperature displayed is accurate within +/- 2 C and is only shown as a guideline for the time remaining until start up. Figure 53 32
After passing the start up temperature the ChillControl device awaits a connection to the VapoChill Control Panel software. The Waiting for USB link message will be on the display until the VapoChill Control Panel Windows software is installed and running. Figure 54 Once the VapoChill Control Panel is installed and running you can select a variety of different views and the temperature displayed becomes more accurate Figure 55 or you can create your own text and still show important system information. For displaying temperature readings line 2 should contain ONLY say TEMP1 when display the evaporator temperature. TEMPx FANx Readings for temperature output x Readings for fan tacho output x Note: You can only show ONE reading when you create your own display texts. Power OFF You can use two different approaches: 1) press the POWER button for more approx. 1 sec. or 2) shut down the system from the Start menu. 33
Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Go to asetek.com and download the newest manual and read it thoroughly. Go to asetek.com and download the newest VapoChill Control Panel and install it on your PC. Do some serious overclocking! 34
Installing the VapoChill Control Panel Step 1 Step 2 Figure 56 Download the latest version of the VapoChill Control Panel from support section at www.asetek.com s. Figure 57 Unzip the file and install the software 35
Step 3 Figure 58 Make sure the device is connected to the USB bus on your motherboard or you will get an error message when you try to open the software. Step 4 Figure 59 Additional help is available when you hold the cursor over an item in the software. 36
Installing the drivers Step 1 Step 2 Figure 60 The ChillControl connects automatically to your operating system and is at first detected as a generic USB Human Interface Device. The system can be run as is with no installation of additional device drivers, but it is recommended to use the INF file enclosed with the software package. Figure 61 Choose to manually install the software and click Next >. 37
Step 3 Figure 62 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next >. Step 4 Figure 63 Click Have Disk and select the device driver (INF file) located in the installation directory of the VapoChill Control Panel USB software. Select the VapoChill Control Panel (HID) device driver and click Next >. 38
Step 5 Figure 64 Click Finish to complete the hardware update. Step 6 Figure 65 After the completion of the driver installation your ChillControl will be identified as VapoChill Control Panel (HID) under Human Interface Devices. 39
How to get support Should it happen that something is missing or not functioning properly, we recommend you follow the 4 steps outlined below. Due to the vast number of e-mails received every day, the guidelines will help you with a fast and effective support. Step 1 Contact your point of sale (i.e. reseller or web-shop) Our authorized resellers have the most common accessories in-stock. All initial questions should be directed to your local reseller. Step 2 Check the on-line information database via asetek.com By accessing the VapoChill Support Forum at forum.vapochill.com you will gain access to the largest on-line resource dealing the tweaking of system and possible answers to your questions. Our FAQ gives answers to the most general questions asked. Step 3 Contact our Support Engineers via asetek.com We have a trained staff of highly skilled engineers who are waiting to solve your problems. Use our on-line support form to contact our support engineers and they will contact you asap (within our business hours only; 8am to 4pm GMT +01:00). Note! Tweaking problems will not be addressed, as the number of configuration possibilities is too big. Step 4 Provide feedback We cannot improve our end-user support unless someone gives us feedback! What would be more appropriate than letting our end-users provide us with this? Send us your feedback to info@asetek.com. When contacting the asetek support department please make sure that you have the VapoChill serial number at hand. 40