AQUAERO 5 User and installation manual aquaero 5 The information contained in this manual is subject to change without prior notice. All rights reserved. Current as of April 2011 ENGLISH: PAGE 1 DEUTSCH: SEITE 13 © 2011 Aqua Computer GmbH & Co. KG Gelliehäuser Str.
AQUAERO 5 Table of contents 1. Scope of delivery..................................................................................3 2. Preface................................................................................................3 3. Safety precautions................................................................................3 4. Electrical connectors.............................................................................4 4.1. Connector overview..........................................
AQUAERO 5 1. Scope of delivery 1x aquaero 5 (ready to install) 4x Temperature sensor 70 cm 1x Internal USB connection cable (5pin), length ca. 100 cm 1x aquabus / speed signal cable Mounting material 1x This manual aquaero 5 XT only: 1x aquaremote infrared remote control 2. Preface Dear valued customer, customer we congratulate you on the purchase of an aquaero 5 made by Aqua Computer GmbH & Co. KG. We are one of the most renowned manufacturers of PC water cooling systems in Germany.
AQUAERO 5 2. Save your data onto suitable media before working on your hardware! 3. The aquaero may only be used completely assembled in a computer case! 4. Never touch, connect or separate cables or electronic components while in use! The electronic components and the heat sink (if installed) may get very hot during operation! Wait for at least 30 minutes after powering down the device before touching any components! 5.
AQUAERO 5 ambient temperature and air flow over the PCB, the maximum power output of the aquaero might vary considerably. 4.1. Connector overview The following schematic shows the connectors on the rear side of the aquaero 5 unit: 4.2. Connector “Power” Please connect a HDD power plug of your PSU to this connector. Do not use excessive force but double check the polarity of the plug if you are having trouble to connect. Pin assignment: Pin 1 +12 V Pin 2 GND Pin 3 GND Pin 4 +5 V 4.3.
AQUAERO 5 Special feature “Fan 1”: This connector can alternatively be connected to a flow sensor. If connected to a flow sensor, select “Sensors” → “Flow sensors” → “Flow 2” from the menu and set “Mode” to “Fan 1 = Flow sensor”. Special feature “Fan 4”: This connector can be used for conventional fans or PWM controlled fans. For PWM fans, select “Outputs” → “Fans” → “Fan 4” from the menu and set “Control mode” to “PWM-regulated”.
AQUAERO 5 Pin assignment: Pin 1: GND Pin 2: SDA Pin 3: SCL Pin 4: +5 V 4.7. Connector „Tacho“ Depending on configuration, the aquaero 5 can generate a speed signal which is available for processing through this connector. This speed signal can for example be configured to cease function upon alarm events and thereby relay the alarm status to a fan connector of your motherboard. Functionality of the speed signal can be configured using the menu entries “Alarm” and “Timer”.
AQUAERO 5 4.10. Connector „Flow“ Connector for a flow sensor. Use sensors and cables specified by Aqua Computer only! Pin assignment: Pin 1: GND Pin 2: 5 V Pin 3: Speed signal 4.11. Connector „RGB-LED“ Connector for up to three LEDs or one two-color or RGB illumination module (not included in delivery). High brightness LEDs (Imax 20 mA, U 3-4V) may be connected without series resistor, a series resistor is built into the aquaero 5.
AQUAERO 5 4.14. Matching optional accessories for the aquaero 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – aquaremote infrared remote control (article no. 53088) poweradjust 2 USB (article 53082/53083) aquastream XT (article no. 41059/41060/41061) tubemeter USB (article no. 93265) multiswitch USB (article no. 53050/53051) Water cooler for aquaero 5, G1/4 (article no. 53093) Passive heat sink for aquaero 5 (article no. 53094) Flow sensor (article no. 53061) Flow sensor „high flow“ (article no.
AQUAERO 5 After assigning a controller to an output and configuring output specific parameters like minimum power or start boost, the signal chain from sensor via controller to output is completely configured. 5.1. Sensors The following sensors are available: – Temperature sensors – Virtual sensors: Can be used to determine maximum, average or minimum value of up to three temperature sensors. – Software sensors: These values can be written into the device using the aquasuite software.
AQUAERO 5 6. Menu “User interface” The menu entry “User interface” is used for language and unit selection as well as configuring display and buttons. In particular, each of the up to 32 available pages displayed in normal operation can be individually configured, some of which have factory presets that can easily be adjusted. 6.1.
AQUAERO 5 After configuring alarm levels, alarm limits can be configured for various sensors and corresponding alarm levels can be set. Higher alarm levels are always processed with higher priority than lower alarm levels. Depending on the severity of the malfunction, graduated alarm actions can be configured.
