Ekwb EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB Bedienungsanleitung

INSTALLATION MANUAL

EKAIO Elite 360 DRGB / EKAIO Elite

280 DRGB

Compatible with:

Intel Socket 115X / 20xx CPUs

AMD Socket AM4 CPU

To ensure safe and easy installation, please carefully read

this manual before starting with the installation process!

1st Revision - August 24, 2020

1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 4

2. ENCLOSED IN THIS PACKAGE 5

MOUNTING KIT 5

3. INSTALLATION  INTEL LGA115X SOCKET 6

STEP 1: REMOVING THE MOTHERBOARD 6

STEP 2: ATTACHING THE BACKPLATE TO THE MOTHERBOARD 6

STEP 3: ATTACHING MOUNTING SCREWS 6

STEP 4: INSTALLING THE FANS TO THE RADIATOR 6

STEP 5: REMOVING THE COLD-PLATE PROTECTIVE COVER 6

STEP 6: MOUNTING BRACKETS INSTALLATION 6

STEP 7: PUMP UNIT INSTALLATION 6

STEP 8: INSTALLING THE ASSEMBLY OF FANS AND THE RADIATOR INTO A PC CASE 7

STEP 9: PUMP – CONNECTING CABLES 7

STEP 10: FANS – CONNECTING CABLES 8

OPTIONAL STEP! APPLYING THE THERMAL COMPOUND 8

4. INSTALLATION  INTEL LGA20XX SOCKET 9

STEP 1: ATTACHING MOUNTING SCREWS (LGA-20XX) 9

5. INSTALLATION  AMD AM4 SOCKET 9

STEP 1: REMOVING THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC HOLD-DOWN CLAMPS (AMD) 9

STEP 2: ATTACHING MOUNTING SCREWS (AMD) 9

STEP 3: INSTALLING THE FANS TO THE RADIATOR (AMD) 9

STEP 4: REMOVING THE COLD-PLATE PROTECTIVE COVER (AMD) 9

STEP 5: MOUNTING BRACKETS INSTALLATION (AMD) 10

STEP 6: PUMP UNIT INSTALLATION (AMD) 10

STEP 7: INSTALLING THE ASSEMBLY OF FANS AND THE RADIATOR INTO A PC CASE (AMD) 10

STEP 8: PUMP – CONNECTING CABLES (AMD) 10

STEP 9: FANS – CONNECTING CABLES (AMD) 11

OPTIONAL STEP! APPLYING THE THERMAL COMPOUND 12

6. SUPPORT AND SERVICE 12

7. SOCIAL MEDIA 12

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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This product is intended for installation by expert users only. Please, consult with a qualiﬁed

technician. Improper installation may result in damage to your equipment. EK Water Blocks

assumes no liability whatsoever, expressed or implied, for the use of these products or their

installation. The following instructions are subject to change without notice. Please visit our web

site at www.ekwb.com for updates.

1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

1. Keep and store the product away from the reach of children.

2. Check the component list and condition of the product before installation. If you encounter

a problem, contact the shop where you have purchased the product to get a replacement or

a refund.

3. EKWB d.o.o. is not responsible for any damages due to external causes, including but not

limited to: improper use, problems with electrical power, accident, neglect, alteration, repair,

improper installation, and improper testing.

4. CPU and motherboard are subject to damage if the product is incorrectly installed.

5. The excessive force exerted on the fan may cause damage to the fan and/or system.

6. This product is a CPU liquid cooling solution kit, comprising of individual original EKWB parts.

Combining this liquid cooling unit with parts, other than EK Water Block products, may lead to

warranty loss.

7. Product design and speciﬁcations may be revised to improve quality and performance.

8. You must not run the pump below 20% RPM. The pump must stay within a 20-100% PWM

duty cycle at all times. We recommend to always run the pump at 100%.

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2. ENCLOSED IN THIS PACKAGE

EK-Vardar S 120ER D-RGB (6x ) /

EK-Vardar S 140ER D-RGB (4x)

EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB /

EK-AIO Elite 280 D-RGB

(1x)

A tube of Thermal Paste (3830046998446 - EK-TIM Ectotherm (1g))

(1x)

Mounting Kit (1x)

User Manual (1x)

MOUNTING KIT

Phillips Head Screw UNC 6-32 x 30mm

(5 mm thread length)

(12x / 8x)

Phillips Head Screw UNC 6-32 x 34mm

(12x / 8x)

Phillips Head Screw

UNC 6-32 x 6mm

(12x / 8x)

Thumb nut (Intel /AMD)

(4x)

Mounting thumb screw for Intel LGA

20XX socket

(4x)

Mounting thumb screw for INTEL

LGA 115x / AMD AM4 socket

(4x)

Mounting Plate Phillips Head M4x4mm

(for the installation of mounting

brackets)

(4x)

Spring

(4x)

Intel LGA 115x Backplate

(1x)

AMD mounting bracket

(2x)

Intel mounting bracket

(2x)

HUB (with PWM and D-RGB cable)

(1x)

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3. INSTALLATION  INTEL LGA115X SOCKET

STEP 1: REMOVING THE

MOTHERBOARD

If your PC case doesn't have a cutout from the

bottom CPU side of the motherboard, you will

ﬁrst need to remove the motherboard from

your computer.

STEP 2: ATTACHING THE BACKPLATE

TO THE MOTHERBOARD

Install the Intel backplate for LGA-115x socket

to the back of your motherboard. Align the

holes on the motherboard with the holes on

the backplate.

Intel LGA 115x

Backplate

STEP 3: ATTACHING MOUNTING

SCREWS

Install 4x LGA-115x mounting thumb screws

through your motherboard to the backplate.

Thumb screws are to be installed without the

use of tools (i.e. pliers).

Start fastening two thumb screws at a time,

preferably in a cross pattern, but do not tighten

them fully until all four are partially screwed in.

Mounting thumb

screw for INTEL

LGA 115x / AMD

AM4 socket

STEP 6: MOUNTING BRACKETS

INSTALLATION

Use four M4x4 screws to install two Intel

brackets onto the pump unit.

Be careful not to touch or damage the pre-

applied thermal compound!

M4x4

Intel

Mounting

Bracket

STEP 4: INSTALLING THE FANS TO

THE RADIATOR

Attach the fans (2x or 3x, depending on the

AIO version) to the radiator using the UNC 6-32

x 30mm screws.

UNC

6-32 x 30 mm

Fan Radiator

STEP 5: REMOVING THE COLD-PLATE

PROTECTIVE COVER

Remove the protective cover from the

backside of the pump unit. It is there only to

prevent the damage of the cold-plate and the

pre-applied thermal compound that is on the

cold-plate.

When removing the protective cover and

proceeding with installation be careful not

to touch or damage the pre-applied thermal

compound!

STEP 7: PUMP UNIT INSTALLATION

Wipe the CPU’s contact surface (using a

non-abrasive cloth pr a Q-tip as shown in the

sample image).

Align the pump unit over the mounting screws

and CPU as shown in the picture.

Place the enclosed compression springs and

thumb nuts over the mounting screws (4x). Start

fastening two thumb nuts at a time, preferably

in cross pattern, and do not tighten them fully

until all of them are partially screwed in.

Thumb Nut

Spring

Non-abrasive

cloth IHS

Protective

Cover

Pre-applied

thermal

Compound

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STEP 9: PUMP – CONNECTING

CABLES

D-RGB

Connector

VDG Connector

4-pin Connector

Step A:

Plug the 4-pin PWM connector of the pump

into the motherboard.

Do not use the same HUB that fans are

connected to - the rotational speed (RPM)

of the fan and the pump should be regulated

separately.

D-RGB Header

RGB Header

Step B:

Plug the 3-pin connector of the pump’s

D-RGB LED light into the D-RGB HEADER on

the motherboard or into one of the D-RGB

(Addressable RGB) HEADERS on the HUB. The

LEDs will work if the pin layout on the header is

as follows: +5V, Data, Empty, Ground. With

some motherboards, you can alternatively

use a VDG connector instead of the D-RGB to

connect the LEDs.

Please ensure that the arrow

indicated on the connector is

plugged into the +5V line as

indicated on your motherboard. If

you put LED Diode to the 12V RGB

HEADER you can damage the LEDs.

Connector is the same on D-RGB

and RGB versions, but D-RGB

version has 3 cables from connector

to PCB; RGB version has 4 cables. If

you connect D-RGB led to ordinary

RGB header you can damage your

motherboard or LED strip.

STEP 8: INSTALLING THE ASSEMBLY

OF FANS AND THE RADIATOR INTO A

PC CASE

EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB / EK-AIO Elite 280

D-RGB

Option 1

Use the UNC 6-32 x 34mm screws to attach the

preassembled radiator-and-fans setup with the

remaining three / two fans (to have six / four

fans in total) to the PC chassis.

The orientation of the fans is crucial for

achieving the best performance of the radiator.

Install the fans so that they will push the air

through the radiator. To be sure about the fan

orientation, you can look at the position of

the EK logo on the side of the fan - it must be

oriented the same way on both the upper and

lower set of fans. It is also recommended that

cables of all fans are facing the same direction

for easier cable management.

Option 2

If there is not enough space inside your PC

chassis to place all six / four fans on the radiator,

you may position the remaining three / two

somewhere else inside your PC.

In that case, use the UNC 6-32 x 6mm screws

to attach the preassembled radiator and the

fans to the PC chassis.

UNC 6-32 x 34 mm

(12x / 8x)

EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB / EK-AIO Elite 280 D-RGB

D-RGB Header to

Motherboard (1x)

PWM Header to

Motherboard (1x)

4-pin “Red” PWM Header

4-pin PWM Header (7x)

D-RGB Header (7x)

HUB

SATA

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STEP 10: FANS – CONNECTING

CABLES

Fan D-RGB LED Light

Connector

Fan Connector

EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB / EK-AIO Elite 280

D-RGB

Step A:

Plug all of the 4-pin PWM fan connectors into

PWM headers on the HUB (x6 / x4). Make sure

the red PWM header on the HUB is always used.

Plug the PWM connector from the HUB

directly into the CPU fan header on the

motherboard. Always use the CPU fan header

if possible.

Step B:

Plug the D-RGB connectors of the fans into the

D-RGB HEADERS on the HUB (x6 / x4).

Plug the D-RGB connector from the HUB

directly into the motherboard.

D-RGB Header

RGB Header

OPTIONAL STEP! APPLYING THE

THERMAL COMPOUND

This step is relevant only in the case of a

second installation of AIO or if you have

damaged the pre-applied paste on the

backside of the pump unit! For the ﬁrst

installation, you don’t need to apply the

additional thermal compound to the CPU’s

contact surface!

Wipe the CPU’s contact surface (using a

non-abrasive cloth or a Q-tip as shown in the

sample image). On a clean IHS, apply a line

of thermal compound and spread it over the

whole CPU heat spreader (IHS) with a credit

card or something similar.

Non-abrasive

cloth IHS

Fan

Connector

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5. INSTALLATION  AMD AM4 SOCKET

STEP 1: REMOVING THE ORIGINAL

PLASTIC HOLD-DOWN CLAMPS (AMD)

Using Philips-head screwdriver, remove the 4

UNC 6-32 screws securing the original plastic

hold-down clamps around the socket as

shown in the image. Keep the original AMD®

backplate and remove the hold-down clamps

to store them away. See the image for further

part identiﬁcation.

Hold-down

clamps

UNC 6-32 Screws

4. INSTALLATION  INTEL LGA20XX SOCKET

STEP 1: ATTACHING MOUNTING

SCREWS (LGA-20XX)

LGA-20xx (2066 / 2011 V3 / 2011) socket

motherboards do not require backplate

installation. Install 4x LGA-20XX mounting

thumb screws into M4 threaded stubs on the

integrated latch mechanism (ILM) of the LGA-

20XX socket.

Thumb screws are to be installed without the

use of tools (i.e. pliers).

Continue installation by following

the instructions from Step 4 on

page 6

LGA-2011 M3

Thumb Screw

STEP 2: ATTACHING MOUNTING

SCREWS (AMD)

Install 4x mounting thumb screw for AMD

AM4 socket onto your motherboard. The

screws are to be installed without the use of

tools (i.e. pliers).

Mounting thumb

screw for INTEL

LGA 115x / AMD

AM4 socket

STEP 3: INSTALLING THE FANS TO

THE RADIATOR (AMD)

Attach the fans (2x or 3x, depending on the

AIO version) to the radiator with the UNC 6-32

x 30mm screws.

UNC

6-32 x 30 mm

Fan Radiator

STEP 4: REMOVING THE COLD-PLATE

PROTECTIVE COVER (AMD)

Remove the protective cover from the

backside of the pump unit. It is there only to

prevent the damage of the cold-plate and the

pre-applied thermal compound that is on the

cold-plate.

When removing the protective cover and

proceeding with installation be careful not

to touch or damage the pre-applied thermal

compound!

Protective

Cover

Pre-applied

thermal

Compound

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STEP 5: MOUNTING BRACKETS

INSTALLATION (AMD)

Use four M4x4 screws to install two AMD

brackets onto the pump unit.

Be careful not to touch or damage the pre-

applied thermal compound!

M4x4

AMD

Mounting

Bracket

STEP 6: PUMP UNIT INSTALLATION

(AMD)

Wipe the CPU’s contact surface (using a

non-abrasive cloth pr a Q-tip as shown in the

sample image).

Align the pump unit over the mounting screws

and CPU as shown in the picture.

Place the enclosed compression springs and

thumb nuts over the mounting screws (4x). Start

fastening two thumb nuts at a time, preferably

in cross pattern, and do not tighten them fully

until all of them are partially screwed in.

Thumb Nut

Spring

Non-abrasive

cloth IHS

STEP 8: PUMP – CONNECTING CA-

BLES (AMD)

D-RGB

Connector

VDG Connector

4-pin Connector

STEP 7: INSTALLING THE ASSEMBLY

OF FANS AND THE RADIATOR INTO A

PC CASE (AMD)

EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB / EK-AIO Elite 280

D-RGB

Option 1

Use the UNC 6-32 x 34mm screws to attach the

preassembled radiator-and-fans setup with the

remaining three / two fans (to have six / four

fans in total) to the PC chassis.

The orientation of the fans is crucial for

achieving the best performance of the radiator.

Install the fans so that they will push the air

through the radiator. To be sure about the fan

orientation, you can look at the position of

the EK logo on the side of the fan - it must be

oriented the same way on both the upper and

lower set of fans. It is also recommended that

cables of all fans are facing the same direction

for easier cable management.

Option 2

If there is not enough space inside your PC

chassis to place all six / four fans on the radiator,

you may position the remaining three / two

somewhere else inside your PC.

In that case, use the UNC 6-32 x 6mm screws

to attach the preassembled radiator and the

fans to the PC chassis.

UNC 6-32 x 34 mm

(12x / 8x)

EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB / EK-AIO Elite 280 D-RGB

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Step A:

Plug the 4-pin PWM connector of the pump

into the motherboard.

Do not use the same HUB that fans are

connected to - the rotational speed (RPM)

of the fan and the pump should be regulated

separately.

D-RGB Header

RGB Header

Step B:

Plug the 3-pin connector of the pump’s

D-RGB LED light into the D-RGB HEADER on

the motherboard or into one of the D-RGB

(Addressable RGB) HEADERS on the HUB. The

LEDs will work if the pin layout on the header is

as follows: +5V, Data, Empty, Ground. With

some motherboards, you can alternatively

use a VDG connector instead of the D-RGB to

connect the LEDs.

Please ensure that the arrow

indicated on the connector is

plugged into the +5V line as

indicated on your motherboard. If

you put LED Diode to the 12V RGB

HEADER you can damage the LEDs.

Connector is the same on D-RGB

and RGB versions, but D-RGB

version has 3 cables from connector

to PCB; RGB version has 4 cables. If

you connect D-RGB led to ordinary

RGB header you can damage your

motherboard or LED strip.

D-RGB Header to

Motherboard (1x)

PWM Header to

Motherboard (1x)

4-pin “Red” PWM Header

4-pin PWM Header (7x)

D-RGB Header (7x)

HUB

SATA

STEP 9: FANS – CONNECTING CA-

BLES (AMD)

Fan D-RGB LED Light

Connector

Fan Connector

EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB / EK-AIO Elite 280

D-RGB

Step A:

Plug all of the 4-pin PWM fan connectors into

PWM headers on the HUB (x6 / x4). Make sure

the red PWM header on the HUB is always used.

Plug the PWM connector from the HUB

directly into the CPU fan header on the

motherboard. Always use the CPU fan header

if possible.

Fan

Connector

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