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Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018
Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com
SEPTEMBER 2000
CD100A
CD107A-R4
CD227A-R4
CD257A-R5
CD327A-R4
CD357A-R4
CD090

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  • Page 1 Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX SUPPORT FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 INFORMATION Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
  • Page 2 OMNI TOWER FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 3 OMNI TOWER NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.
  • Page 4 OMNI TOWER 10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros aparatos (incluyendo amplificadores) que producen calor. 11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder sólo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operación, o como se indique en el aparato.
  • Page 5 OMNI TOWER TRADEMARKS The trademarks mentioned in this manual are the sole property of their owners.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    OMNI TOWER CONTENTS 1. Specifications ..........6 2.
  • Page 7: Specifications

    OMNI TOWER 1. Specifications Drive Speed—40X Power Input—Voltage (auto-ranging): 90-132/180-250 VAC; Input Current: 7.3/4.0 amps; AC input frequency: 47-63 Hz; 300 watts total maximum continuous Cooling—42.5 cfm rear wall fan; 35 cfm power supply fan Power consumption—P=V x I (Power [watts]=Voltage x Current) Size—20"H x 10.25"W x 22"D (50.8 x 26.1 x 55.9 cm) Weight—69 lb.
  • Page 8: Introduction

    OMNI TOWER 2. Introduction 2.1 Description The Omni Tower is the modular solution to consolidating your CD-ROM drives. Organize your data better than ever before with a single Omni Tower with 7 CD- ROM Drives, or connect up to 28 towers to create any configuration from 7 to 196 drives.
  • Page 9: What The Package Includes

    2.3 What the Package Includes Your package should include the following items. If anything is missing or damaged, please contact Black Box immediately at 724-746-5500. • Omni Tower with 7 CD-ROM Drives or OMNI Tower without Drives • This User Manual 2.4 Precautions...
  • Page 10: Caution

    OMNI TOWER 2.4.3 C AUTION The laser beam in each Tower drive unit is harmful to the eyes. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISASSEMBLE THE CABINET. Only qualified service personnel should service the unit. Using optical instruments with this product will increase the eye hazard.
  • Page 11: Location And Function Of Parts And Controls

    OMNI TOWER 3. Location and Function of Parts and Controls 3.1 Front The door is on the front of the Tower, and can be adjusted to open from either side. To adjust the door, unsnap the door and bezel from the frame, rotate the door 180 degrees, and reattach (snap) it to the frame (see Figures 3-1 and 3-2).
  • Page 12: Bezel

    OMNI TOWER 3.2 Bezel Figure 3-2. Bezel. 3.3 Top The top of the Tower provides slots for either seven CD-ROM jewel boxes or an optional personality connectivity module for Ethernet or Token Ring. You can remove the top by pulling up on it. See Figure 3-3.
  • Page 13: Base

    OMNI TOWER Figure 3-3. Top. 3.4 Base The base of the Tower is actually two identical pieces held in place by four screws at the front and three screws and bolts between the halves (see Figure 3-4). Once you remove the screws, you can unsnap the base from the frame. The base comes equipped with four adjustable feet that can be replaced with optional rolling casters.
  • Page 14: Back

    OMNI TOWER 3.5 Back SCSI Bus A SCSI Bus B input/output input/output Figure 3-5. Back. The back of the Tower contains the following parts (see Figure 3-5): 1. Connectivity module port. 2. Fans. 3. SCSI I/O ports. 4. Redundant power supply bay. 5.
  • Page 15: Scsi Addressing

    OMNI TOWER Connectivity Module SCSI bus B input/output Recorder SCSI bus A Figure 3-6. Front. 3.6 SCSI ID Settings There are eight SCSI addresses (0–7) for any device on a SCSI bus. The host adapter is always address 7. The PC’s bootable hard drive, C:, may be SCSI address 0, and other SCSI devices attached to the host adapter must each have a unique SCSI address between 1 and 6.
  • Page 16: Twin And Rack Configuration

    OMNI TOWER Figure 3-6. Setting the SCSI Addresses. 3.7 Twin and Rack Configuration 3.7.1 T The Tower can be re-assembled as a twin tower. See Figure 3-7 on the next page, and follow these steps: 1. Remove the base. 2. Separate the two halves. 3.
  • Page 17: Rack

    OMNI TOWER Figure 3-7. Re-assembling the Unit as a Twin Tower. 3.7.2 R The Tower can also be rack-mounted. Follow these steps: 1. Remove the top and base from the Tower chassis. 2. Unsnap the door and the bezel to expose the rack-mounting brackets. 3.
  • Page 18 © Copyright 2000. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved. 1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 • 724-746-5500 • Fax 724-746-0746...

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