Zalman Z9 Case

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I have a Gigabyte Z77 D3H motherboard and I can't seem to find the screw that attach to the motherboard to the case, it says in the manual that it is B Bolt
 
Yeah the screws on that case are confusing. Hono should be about soon and tell u what ones. I can't remember of the top of my head.

Edit: is there screws with a flat rim round the edges? I believe that is the ones
 
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opstrat said:
Yeah the screws on that case are confusing. Hono should be about soon and tell u what ones. I can't remember of the top of my head.

Edit: is there screws with a flat rim round the edges? I believe that is the ones
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I'm not sure, here's a image of all accessories

http://www.zalman.com/images/productinfo/Z9plus_09.jpg

I just don't know which screw and how to secure the motherboard to the case
 
It's either top middle or top right screws. Sorry to be so vague. Done 5 builds with this case and still cant think.
 
opstrat said:
It's either top middle or top right screws. Sorry to be so vague. Done 5 builds with this case and still cant think.
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This is what it says in the manual,

B Bolt (PWH M3*5)x17 (M/B, FDD, SSD) so I think it's the top right screw as the top middle is A Bolt (BH-32*6)x11 (PSU, PCI) but I don't know how to install B Bolt with Stand-Off
 
No screw the standoff onto the holes in the case. Put them in the places that corresponds with the holes in the motherboard. Place the mono ontop of the standoffs in case the screw the board down.
 
No.

The standoffs are screwed into the correctly spaced holes in the case, you place the motherboard on top and then put the screws in.

Similar to this but make sure to use the correct spacing for your motherboard:

 
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Surveyor said:
No.

The standoffs are screwed into the correctly spaced holes in the case, you place the motherboard on top and then put the screws in.

Similar to this but make sure to use the correct spacing for your motherboard:

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Thanks, will give that a try,

Also I have questions on fans,

1. The side fan that was installed by Zalman, should I move it to the top with the other fan and face the same direction as the other fan?

2. I have a Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition Cooler, which way should I install the fan to the heatsink?
 
Also when you come to it, make sure to remove the front panel. At the top you should find 2 plugs and 2 sockets. Make sure to connect them as it is the power switch and restart switch. If you don't connect them nothing will work. So many have had that problem myself included
 
1. The side fan that was installed by Zalman, should I move it to the top with the other fan and face the same direction as the other fan?
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I'm sure I've seen someone suggest it was best used as an intake fan at the bottom of the case. Probably OK as long as the PC isn't sat on a deep pile carpet.


2. I have a Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition Cooler, which way should I install the fan to the heatsink?
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The fan should be blowing air through the cooler towards the rear of the case.
 
Surveyor said:
I'm sure I've seen someone suggest it was best used as an intake fan at the bottom of the case. Probably OK as long as the PC isn't sat on a deep pile carpet.




The fan should be blowing air through the cooler towards the rear of the case.
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Personally I have always kept them as intake. Helps with cold air going over the mobo.
 
opstrat said:
Yeah the screws on that case are confusing. Hono should be about soon and tell u what ones. I can't remember of the top of my head.
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Better late than never lol

Casterina said:
I'm not sure, here's a image of all accessories

http://www.zalman.com/images/productinfo/Z9plus_09.jpg

I just don't know which screw and how to secure the motherboard to the case
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Top left are the standoffs, there are 4 already preinstalled to the case. Depending on what size mobo you are using you will need to add extra standoffs to support the mobo. The B bolts are used to secure the mobo by screwing into these standoffs.

Top middle is A bolt for PSU and PCI.

Top right are your B bolts for screwing down the mobo and mounting SSDs

Middle left is the C bolts for your optical drives

Next over from that is the D bolt for your 3.5 inch HDD

Middle right is the E bolt, this isn't to screw into the HDD itself but to lock the drive into the cage

Bottom left are the rubber mounts, these slide over the D bolts. Make sure you put them on the right way and then you can slide the HDD into the drive cage. They are rubber to help soak up vibration from the HDD :D You can then use one of the E bolts to lock the HDD in the cage at the side.

Finally you have your zip straps and of course the P4/8 extension lead to help you route the aux mobo power out of the way behind the mobo......PHEW lol

Personally I move the Black and white (molex fan at rear) to the front as an intake. Put the side fan where the rear exhaust fan was, move the blue LED fan that was the front intake to the top. You already have 1 fan at the top set as exhaust so you know which way to mount the fans if you get confused. The rear exhaust I plug into a mobo fan header, the top 2 fans i run the cable behind the mobo and into the fan controller. The front fan is molex and gets it's power from the PSU, don't forget to plug a molex into the fan controller on the back of the mobo tray too ;)

So my setup has 3 blue LED 120mm fans around the heatsink, set as exhaust pushing the hot air out (hot air rises remember). You only have the one intake at the front but as there is more exhaust fans than intake, air is being pulled into the case elsewhere, which brings me onto.....

Pop out all of the DVD bay covers and remove all the metal blanking plates.....this will help air move into the case. The DVD bay covers have foam to help catch dust once you pop them back on. In the dark you can see through the bay covers and you'll see your heatsink fan which will be pulling air through the baycovers and the ceiling fans will help do this too. Mount the optical drive in the bottom bay. At the top the drive will be hindered by cables when you use the front USB ports, having it lower keeps it closer to the sata ports on the mobo and the PSU cables.

I also cut out the mesh over the fans. It helps improve airflow and reduces noise. Definately worth doing on the front intake if nothing else, i know it seems a bit radical but it really works

Have a read of this thread. Andy was kind enough to take pics and you can see what i'm waffling on about.

Any more problems or questions you know where to find us :D
 
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Top left are the standoffs, there are 4 already preinstalled to the case. Depending on what size mobo you are using you will need to add extra standoffs to support the mobo. The B bolts are used to secure the mobo by screwing into these standoffs.

Top middle is A bolt for PSU and PCI.

Top right are your B bolts for screwing down the mobo and mounting SSDs

Middle left is the C bolts for your optical drives

Next over from that is the D bolt for your 3.5 inch HDD

Middle right is the E bolt, this isn't to screw the HDD itself but to lock the drive into the cage

Bottom left are the rubber mounts, these slide over the D bolts. Make sure you put them on the right way and then you can slide the HDD into the drive cage. They are rubber to help soak up vibration from the HDD :D

THen you have your zip straps and finally the P4/8 extension lead......PHEW lol

Personally I move the Black and white (molex fan at rear) to the front as an intake. Put the side fan where the rear exhaust fan was, move the blue LED fan that was the front intake to the top. You already have 1 fan at the top set as exhaust so you know which way to mount the fans if you get confused.

So my setup has 3 120mm fans around the heatsink as exhaust pushing the hot air out (hot air rises remember). You have the one intake at the front but as there is more exhaust fans air is being pulled into the case elsewhere, which brings me onto.....

Pop out all of the DVD bay covers and remove all the metal blanking plates.....this will help air move into the case. The DVD bay covers have foam to help catch dust once you pop them back on. In the dark you can see through the bay covers and you'll see your heatsink fan which will be pulling air through the baycovers and the ceiling fans will help do this too.

I also cut out the mesh over the fans. It helps improve airflow and reduces noise. Definately worth doing on the front intake if nothing else, i know it seems a bit radical but it really works

Have a read of this thread. Andy was kind enough to take pics and you can see what i'm waffling on about.

Any more problems or questions you know where to find us :D
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Is this good? Have I faced all the fans the correct way including my CPU cooler?

http://i3.lulzimg.com/54c4bc10f4.jpg

Which 2 fans should I connect to the fan controller?

Where could I purchase the exact model of Zalman fans that is in the case as I might add more later
 
That's ok! That's how I started my setup like that ;)

The top 2 fans are set as exhaust. I route the cables behind the mobo tray where the fan controller is. I like to control these fans as it dims the lights when turned to low.

I assume for the black fan you ran the molex connector also behind the mobo and plugged into the fan controllers molex power? Your front intake fan should be plugged into the mobo header.

I actually would suggest buying larger fans, the Z9 can take 140mm. So you could add a 140mm to the front for intake (cut out the mesh to help airflow and noise). You can mount the old intake fan at the bottom of the case to pull air in.

I'm lucky and being sent a Hydra fan controller and spectre fans from Bitfenix to review. I'll let you know how good they are in the Z9 once i get them in ;)

Oh i almost forgot the heatsink fan. The fan is on the right side of the cooler, make sure you can clearly see the blades, the fan guard should be closest to the metal heatsink, if that makes sense.
 
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Spot on mush :D

No unfortunately you can put the PCI blanking plates back on, I meant to say that but ran out of puff typing lol

You could buy something like this to fill the gap if you want wifi or anything that uses the PCI-Express X1 slot such as this soundcard. Note the smaller connector for the PCI-Express X1 slot
 
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