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SC742 Chassis User’s Guide The information in this User’s Guide has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the Please information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates.
Chapter 1: Safety Information and Technical Specifications Table of Contents Chapter I: Safety Information and Technical Specifications ..1-4 1-1. Safety Information ................1-4 1-2. Technical Specifications ..............1-6 742 SATA Back Panel ..............1-6 B. SCA742-E2 SCSI Dual Channel Back Panel (w/GEM318) ....1-8 C.
SC742 Chassis User’s Guide Chapter 1-Safety Information and Technical Specifications 1-1 Safety Information Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com- ponents. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.\...
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Before accessing the chassis: 1. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the SC742. 2. Press the power button to power off the system. 3. Unplug all power cords from the system or the wall outlets.
SC742 Chassis User’s Guide 1-2 Technical Specifications 742 SATA Back Panel A-1 Connector/Jumper Locations 199.70MM 742 SATA JP25 4 - P i n 4 - P i n JP26 JP10 JP13 Front View A-2 Connectors D3: Overheat LED Indicator J5: SATA #0...
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Chapter 1: Safety Information and Technical Specifications A-3 Jumpers JP18: Buzzer Reset Buzzer Reset (JP18) Open Disabled Closed Enabled (*Default) JP25: Overheat LED Overheat Temperature (JP25) Pins Definition Open A-4 Connector/LED Indicator Locations (Rear Side) Rear View (*Not drawn to scale) A-5 Activity LED Indicators Activity LED Indicators LED#...
SC742 Chassis User’s Guide D SCSI (Super) GEM Driver Installation (*for the Windows OS) (*Note: This driver is not necessary for other Operating Systems. If you have two SCA backplanes, you will need to install the driver twice.) The driver is located on the Super Micro motherboard driver CD or is available for download from our FTP site: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/driver/...
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Chapter 1: Safety Information and Technical Specifications Notes 1-13...
Chapter 2 Installation Instructions The special design of the SC742 chassis allows it to either be used as a tower or as a rackmount system. There are several versions of the chassis, which differ primarily in the power supply and IDE/SCSI configuration.
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A. Removing/Installing Drives into the 5 ¼” Drive Bays: Procedure: 1. With the side chassis cover removed, you have access to the 5 ¼” drive bays. 2. Remove the screws to the bay you wish to install or remove a component from. The chassis comes with dummy modules in all the bays to maintain proper airflow –...
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B. Removing/Installing Chassis Fans into the 5 ¼” Drive Bays: Procedure: 1. To remove the hot-swap chassis fans, grasp the fan handle while squeezing the locking tab. Pull the fan unit up and out of the chassis. Reverse this procedure to install a fan (replace with the exact same type of fan).
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II. Removing the Front Chassis Cover: You do not need to remove the front bezel to access the drives: Procedure 1. Push on the three tabs on the inside left side lip of the front chassis cover. Push the same side of the cover out about ½...
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III. Removing the Top Chassis Cover and Chassis Feet to Install as Rackmount: You will need to remove the top chassis cover to add rack rails to the chassis: Note: Rail assemblies are optional. P/N: CSE-PT26B (black) and CSE-PT26. Procedure 1.
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