User`s manual
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External 3.5” Drive Installation
1. Remove both side panels per the instructions in Setting Up.
2. Remove the drive bay cover from the drive bay you wish to install an external 
3.5” drive into.
3. Install your external 3.5” device into the adapter.
4. Slide the drive adapter/device assembly into 
the bay. 
5. Screw the adapter to the drive cage.
6. Mount the faceplate and secure it
 with screws.
Cable Management
There is a cable management compartment between the motherboard and right side 
panel. You can tuck or route excess cables in this compartment.
1. Remove both side panels
2. Choose the cables you would like to pass through the holes behind the 
motherboard tray and pull them out of the power supply chamber towards 
the right side of the case.
3. Use the cable ties provided to hold them in place. 
4. Feed the cables back through the insertion point nearest the destination of 
the cable. Connect the cable and then pull the slack back to the right side of 
the case.
Cooling System 
The Big Boy 200mm fan:
Antec understands your desire for the coolest gaming system. That’s 
why the Twelve Hundred comes with a Big Boy 200mm blue LED 
fan. This fan has a three-speed switch that lets you choose the 
speed best suited to your need and a switch to turn on or off the blue 
LED. The default fan speed setting is Low.










