Table of Contents
Advertisement
Quick Links
Advertisement
Table of Contents
Related Manuals for American Megatrends Megaplex II 4U Guide
Summary of Contents for American Megatrends Megaplex II 4U Guide
- Page 1 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide MAN-782-CH4 1/28/00...
-
Page 2: Revision History
American Megatrends, Inc. American Megatrends, Inc. acknowledges the following trademarks: Sun, SunOS, and SPARCstation are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Safety Summary..............vi General Information........1 General Description of Chassis..........1 Front of Chassis ................2 Back of Chassis.................2 Specifications ................3 Cooling Fans................6 Connectors on Back of Chassis..........7 Drive Bays on Front of Chassis ..........8 Installation............9 Unpacking and Inspection............9 Drive Installation..............10 Rack-Mount Installation............13 Field Replaceable Units......15... - Page 4 Please see the Warranty Registration Card shipped with this product for full warranty details. Limitations of Liability American Megatrends, Inc. shall in no event be held liable for any loss, expenses, or damages of any kind whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential (whether arising from the design or use of this product or the support materials provided with the product).
- Page 5 Megatrends has been advised of the possibility of such damages). Any questions or comments regarding this document or its contents should be addressed to American Megatrends at the address shown on the cover. American Megatrends provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a specific purpose.
-
Page 6: Safety Summary
Safety Summary The following text describes the WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, and NOTES used throughout this document. Each description is followed by an example. You should become familiar with these procedures and always observe standard safety practices. Warning Used to describe potential hazards to personnel. Follow directions carefully to avoid injury. Warning High voltage used in this equipment. -
Page 7: General Information
General Information This manual provides general installation and maintenance information, including drive installation and power supply replacement for the Megaplex II 4U chassis. General Description of Chassis The Megaplex II rack-mount chassis supports up to three 3.50" SCA (Single Connector Attachment) Low Voltage Differential (LVD) 16-bit SCSI drives. -
Page 8: Front Of Chassis
Front of Chassis Back of Chassis 2 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide... -
Page 9: Specifications
Specifications This chassis is designed to be used in 19” rack configurations. This chassis has been designed to hold the Megaplex II motherboard configured with up to 2 GB of memory. The specifications of the chassis are: Dimensions Height: 7”, Width: 19”, Depth: 28” Weight: Approximately 50 pounds. - Page 10 Specifications, Continued SCSI Drives The 4U chassis supports three hot plug 3.5” 16-bit single-ended SCA LVD SCSI drives. These drives are accessible from the front. Each drive bay can take a 1” SCSI LVD drive. The three drives are arranged on one back plane. The back plane supports three drives. The default IDs of these drives are 1, 2, and 3.
- Page 11 Specifications, Continued LEDs and Switches There are fan failure LEDs for both fans. There is an IDE Activity LED, a power-on LED, a reset switch, and a power-on switch. There are four CPU Activity LEDs. There are three SCSI LEDs. There is an Alarm Mute switch.
-
Page 12: Cooling Fans
Cooling Fans There are three fans in the front of the of the Megaplex II chassis. They are located on the right side of the front grill. There are two fans in the middle of the of the Megaplex II chassis. They slide down into the slot in the middle of the chassis. -
Page 13: Connectors On Back Of Chassis
Connectors on Back of Chassis The back of the chassis has connectors for the keyboard, mouse, serial ports (1 and 2), parallel port, and VGA port. The Megaplex II has two sets of keyboard and mouse ports. The primary keyboard and mouse ports are located on the front of the chassis, to the left of the floppy disk drive. -
Page 14: Drive Bays On Front Of Chassis
Drive Bays on Front of Chassis There are three drive bays on the front of the chassis. The drive bays are located beneath the floppy disk drive on the left side of the chassis. 8 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide... -
Page 15: Installation
Retain the shipping carton in case reshipment is necessary. Remove the top cover of the chassis and inspect for component damage. If any damage has occurred, notify American Megatrends immediately. See page ii of this manual for details. Each shipping carton should contain the following:... -
Page 16: Drive Installation
Drive Installation Before installing drives make sure that the chassis is powered down. Step 1 Unscrew the thumbscrews on the front cover to access the drive bays. Step 2 Unscrew the thumbscrew at the top of the mounting bracket where the new drive is to be installed. Step 3 Flip the black latch at the bottom of the bracket down. - Page 17 Drive Installation, Continued Step 4 Slide the bracket out. Step 5 Mount the disk drive on the front side of the mounting bracket. Cont’d Chapter 2 Installation...
- Page 18 Drive Installation, Continued Step 6 Line up the holes in the brackets and the screw holes in the back of the drive. The back of the bracket is shown below. Step 7 Insert the screws through the screw holes and the brackets and tighten all four screws. Step 8 After the drive is securely attached to the bracket, slide the bracket into the slot in the drive bay.
-
Page 19: Rack-Mount Installation
Rack-Mount Installation Before the unit is installed into a rack the following items should be taken into consideration: The maximum ambient temperature of this unit is 40 C. Internal temperatures of the rack assembly should be considered for safe operation. Do not block power supply vents or otherwise restrict airflow when installing the unit into the rack. - Page 20 Rack-Mount Installation, Continued Step 3 Position the outer rails in the rack, adjusting the claw brackets and marking the intended position of the mounting holes both on the front and rear of the rack. Tighten the screws on the claw brackets.
-
Page 21: Field Replaceable Units
Field Replaceable Units The field replaceable subassemblies within the Megaplex II chassis are described below. The subassemblies in this section are: the power supply assemblies and the fan module assemblies. These assemblies can be ordered as spares from AMI. Warning The 4U chassis has three power inlets;... -
Page 22: Replacing A Power Supply
Replacing a Power Supply The power supply module is hot pluggable. You do not have to shut down the system to replace a power supply. Step 1 Unplug the AC power cord connected to the failed power supply module. Step 2 Loosen the thumbscrews that secure the power supply module. -
Page 23: Replacing A Fan Module
Replacing a Fan Module The chassis mounted fan assembly is easily removed and replaced. Should the fan assembly need replacement use the following procedure. The fan assembly is hot pluggable. You do not have to shut down the system to replace a fan. Step 1 Open the top cover. - Page 24 18 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide...
-
Page 25: Index
Index AC Input, 3 LEDs and Switches, 5 Alarm Mute switch, 4 Altitude, 5 outer rails, 14 Back of Chassis, 2 pan head screws, 14 Peripheral Drives, 1 Chassis Alarm Indication, 4 Power Supplies, 1, 3 Chassis Intrusion, 4 Power Supply Modules, 15 chassis slides, 14 claw brac, 14 claw brackets, 13... - Page 26 Unpacking, 9 Web Site, iv Weight, 3 20 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide...