HDPLEX Fanless Computer Case

HDPLEX Fanless H3 Series HTPC case and AMD Llano FM-1 Socket APU/CPU

October 25, 2011 – 10:07 am

H3 series could support the following AM2/AM3/FX-1 socket if the socket layout is the same as the below Gigabyte GA-A75N (Hudson D3) Mini-ITX AMD Motherboard.
In this case, four heatpipes are utilized instead of six. Most Llano ITX board socket is vertical instead of horizontal which won’t work with HDPLEX heatsink system.

Fit for HDPLEX H3 Series Chassis

If the layout is like the following A75 motherboard, hdplex fanless heatsink system will NOT work on those.
ASUS F1A75-I Deluxe FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard
ASRock A75M-ITX FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard

80W Fanless Computer Power Supply Installation Guide for HDPLEX PC Case

June 25, 2011 – 3:48 pm

80W Fanless Open Frame Power Supply Installation Guide

The 80w power supply package contains: 1ea 12pin-20pin main cable, 1ea C14 IEC-5pin cable, six M3x12 screws, and 1ea power supply.

Install the C14 IEC-5PIN cable on HDPLEX chassis backplate

Plug the 3pin head into the power supply on-board connector. Plug the main cable into the 12pin connector on the power supply.

Install the 80w power supply onto the heatsink using 4ea M3*12 screws. The 12pin output is close to the chassis faceplate and the 5pin-C14 AC connector is close to the back plate.

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HDPLEX Fanless H3.SODD HTPC Mini ITX PC Case HDD Installation Guide

May 7, 2011 – 10:12 am

The H3.SODD fanless HTPC mini ITX PC case for Intel sandy bridge CPU or Clarkdale CPU have 4 SSD/2.5″ HDD bay and one 3.5″ HDD bay.

There are three SSD/2.5″ HDD installation position on the bottom plate and one SSD/2.5″ HDD bay on the bottom side of the slim ODD rack.

When the front USB port is used, only 3 SSD/2.5″ HDD bay could be utilized. The right side SSD bay will be disabled by the USB front plug.

There is one 3.5″ HDD bay on the bottom plate. The 3.5″ HDD should not exceed 25mm thickness. When 3.5″ HDD is installed, there will be no 2.5″ SSD/HDD bay left.

All HDD installation position on the H3 series fanless HTPC mini-ITX case bottom plate are equipped with anti-vibration rubber cushion.

The picture is showing H3.SODD with ASUS P8H67-ITX mini-ITX board with Intel core i3 2120 Sandy Bridge CPU, 5600S bluray slot loading slim optical drive with OCZ SSD and Phenoix SSD, 80W Fanless Industrial Grade Internal open frame PSU.

There is room above the optical drive for 2.5″ HDD/SSD. Although not officially supported, you might be able to add one or two additional SSD via double tape.

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H3.SODD Fanless HTPC Case with ASUS H67 ITX

April 28, 2011 – 9:55 am

H3.SODD Fanless HTPC case with ASUS P8H67-ITX LGA 1155 Mini ITX
, sandy bridge core i3 2100, slot loading bluray drive 5600s, and SSD.

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HDPLEX fanless mini-ITX HTPC case H3.SODD First Look

April 21, 2011 – 8:16 pm

High resolution photos with installation of ASUS H67 ITX board/core i3 2100 coming next week!

SPCR will review this unit next month.

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HDPLEX Internal MCE IR with Remote firmware update

April 14, 2011 – 10:59 am

Please set the skip forward key as “Previous Track” under Multimedia key function group and skip backward key as “Next Track” under Multimedia key using the remote configuration program to enable this function for HDPLEX Internal MCE IR with remote under MCE.

Or you could import the updated factory.bin file on my site.

http://www.hd-plex.com/images/accessories/factory.bin

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Upgrade your HTPC front USB 2.0 port to USB 3.0

April 1, 2011 – 5:28 pm

If your PC case is using the follow internal USB cable to connect the motherboard and PC case USB front port, you could upgrade the front port to USB 3.0 by replacing the internal USB cable.
HDPLEX is offering the following USB 3.0 Internal cable at 8USD/pc.

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PCI Express flexible Riser Card support both left and right angle

February 19, 2011 – 5:17 pm

The new direct solder type PCI Express x1 x16 and PCI flexible riser from HDPLEX support both right angle and left angle.
When using left angle, the expansion card component side is facing down towards the motherboard/case bottom plate. If use right angle, the component side will face up to the PC case top plate.
PCIE x1 Flexible riser card retail for 9USD. PCI and PCIE x16 retail for 15USD.

PCIE x1Riser Card
PCIE x16 Riser Card
PCI Riser Card

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USB 3.0 Internal cable for HDPLEX HTPC fanless Case-Front Port

February 5, 2011 – 9:22 am

USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 internal cable share the same spec except for the port plug on the motherboard.
The cable is interchangeable. HDPLEX H5.S fanless HTPC case come with USB 2.0 cable by default, you could choose USB 3.0 option for 3USD extra.
We are also selling it seperately for 8USD on www.hd-plex.com now.

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HDPLEX Internal MCE IR reciever is confirmed to work with Logitech Harmony One Remote

February 5, 2011 – 7:55 am

According to this post from avsforum, HDPLEX internal IR receiver is confirmed to work with Logitech Harmony One Remote.
You could locate the code by using Microsoft as the manufacturer and MCE-1039 as the model.

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