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  • Page 1 Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide ® G r e a t M i n d s T h i n k ® C O M P U T E R S N E T W O R K S S O L U T I O N S...
  • Page 2 Viglen’s Environment laboratory To gain a 'CE' mark, the Viglen computer range has had to undergo many difficult tests to ensure it is Electromagnetically Compatible. These are carried out in the in-house 'Environment lab' at Viglen Headquarters. We have made every effort to guarantee that each computer leaving our factory complies fully with the correct standards.
  • Page 3 Windows 95, MS-DOS and OS/2 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. i386, i486, Xeon, Pentium, Pentium Pro and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. JAC-UP, Contender, Dossier, VIG, Viglen, VigStor and Envy are trademarks of Viglen Limited. Genie and Contender are registered trademarks of Viglen Limited. Copyright and Patents This manual and all accompanying software and documentation are copyrighted and all rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Installing Hard Drives to the Non Hotswap Cage Removing the Hotswap or Non Hotswap Cage Installing the 120mm Fan Installing a 120mm Fan to the VIG840 Chassis Installing the Floppy Drive Installing a 5¼” Device Add-on Card Guide and Retainer Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 5 Releasing the Add-on Card Retainer 4. Rail Kit Assembly Guide Rail Kit Features Rail Kit Installation 5. Chassis Power Supply Technical Data 6. Appendices Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Notes Appendix C: Further help and Information Appendix D: Suggestions Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 6: Chassis Overview

    The Viglen LX275 chassis is a server case that is designed for Enterprise server use. The LX275 chassis is designed to be either pedestal or rackmount. If the LX275 server chassis is configured to be rackmount then you have to purchase an adapter conversion kit.

  • Page 7: Chassis Features

    Covers the two USB ports. Key lock Locks access to the hot swap hard disk drives, stops the removal of the front panel Foot stand Holds up the Server chassis in pedestal form Figure 2: Enclosure Front Overview Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 8: Chassis Front, Rear And Side Views

    Chassis Front, Rear and Side Views Chassis Front View (Without Front Panel Installed) Figure 3: Chassis Front View without the Front Panel Chassis Rear View Figure 4: Chassis Rear View Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 9 Chassis Side View (Without Side Panel Installed) Figure 5: Chassis Side View (Without Side Panel Installed) Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 10: Chassis Backplane Options

    Non hotswap cage Hotswap SCSI cage Hotswap S-ATA cage Hotswap S-ATA cage Hotswap S-ATA cage Hotswap SCSI cage Hotswap SCSI cage Hotswap SCSI cage Serial ATA Backplane Overview Back View: Figure 6: S-ATA Connector(s) Layout Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 11 Figure 7: S-ATA Hard Drive Connector Layout Table 5: S-ATA Hard Drive Connector Layout Description J1, serial ATA HDD1 connector J2, serial ATA HDD2 connector J3, serial ATA HDD3 connector J4, serial ATA HDD4 connector Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 12 * Default Settings JP1, Front Panel Control Jumper Table 7: JP1 Front Panel Control Jumper Pin No. Function Pin No. Function System Failure LED+ System Failure LED- Alarm Mute Switch+ Alarm Mute Switch - * Default Settings Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 13: Ultra320 Scsi Backplane Overview

    J3, Front Panel Control FAN1, 3P3C Connector Terminator connector FAN2, 3P3C Connector SW1, HDD1 ID Switch 68-pin SCSI Connector SW2, HDD2 ID Switch FAN_DIS, FAN Monitor SW3, HDD3 ID Switch J2, HDD Motor Control SW4, HDD4 ID Switch Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 14 80-pin SCA Connector 3 80-pin SCA Connector 2 80-pin SCA Connector 4 Jumper Settings on the Ultra320 SCSI Backplane: SCSI ID Switch (SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4) Table 10: SCSI ID Switch Options SCSI ID SCSI ID Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 15 65°C Open Open Short * Default Settings Fan Monitor Function (FAN_DIS) Table 13: Fan Monitor Function Monitor Mode FAN1 P1 – P2 FAN2 P3 – P4 *Disabled Short Short Enabled Open Open * Default Settings Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 16 Front Panel Control (J3) Table 14: Front Panel Control Pin No Description Pin No Description Alarm LED+ Alarm LED- Mute Switch Mute Switch Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 17: Chassis Installation And Assembly

    I/O connectors or ports on the back of the system. 4. Provide some electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground of the system -- any unpainted metal surface -- when handling components. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 18 Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper. Do not slide board over any surface. Cooling and airflow: For proper cooling and airflow, always install the chassis side cover before turning on the system. Operating it without the cover in place can damage system parts. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 19: Opening The Front Bezel

    2. Press two release button on top of front bezel and the pull it toward you (Figure 11). 3. Take off the front bezel from chassis body. Figure 10: Security Lock Figure 11: Pressing the Front Panel Release Buttons Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 20: Removing The Side Cover

    2. Loosen the three thumb screws (1) of the side cover. Figure 12: Loosening the Thumb Screws 3. Slide the side cover towards you until it is stopped (2), then upwards before taking it off from the chassis body. Figure 13: Side cover removal Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 21: Installing Hard Disk Drives And Cages

    Table 15: Hard Drive Carrier Features Description Contact Spring to chassis HDD Power ON LED HDD activity LED Release button Contact spring to upper Lever Air dam – must be installed if a hard drive is not present. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 22: Installing A Hard Drive Carrier To The Hotswap Cage

    3. Insert the hard disk carrier into the Hotswap cage with lever still extended (See Figure 16). Figure 16: Inserting a Hard Drive Carrier 4. Push the lever back until it clicks into place (See Figure 17). Figure 17: Pushing the lever back Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 23: Installing Hard Drives To The Non Hotswap Cage

    1. Loosen the four thumbscrews, which secure the hard disk drive cage to the chassis body. 2. Pull out the hard disk drive cage slightly (See Figure 20). Figure 20: Pulling out the Cage slightly Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 24: Installing The 120Mm Fan

    To secure a fan in the holder follow the below instructions: 1. Position a 120mm fan into the hooks of the fan holder (See Figure 22). Figure 22: Positioning the hooks Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 25: Installing A 120Mm Fan To The Vig840 Chassis

    1. Install the 120mm fan to the fan holder (See Figure 24). Figure 24: 120mm Fan Holder 2. Put the four hooks (1) into specified 120mm fan mounting holes (2) at rear panel or middle panels (See Figure 25). Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 26: Installing The Floppy Drive

    1. Loosen the two screws (1) located on the side panel of the floppy disk drive carrier. Figure 26: Loosening the Two Screws 2. Insert the hooks shown by arrows in Figure 27 into the mounting holes of the floppy drive. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 27 4. Insert the drive carrier with the floppy drive installed into the 3½” bay until you hear a click sound. Figure 29: Installing the Drive Carrier to the Chassis 5. The floppy drive has now been successfully installed. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 28: Installing A 5¼" Device

    CD-ROM drive and then secure them in place with screws side by side. Figure 31: Securing the Slide Rails to the 5¼” Device 3. Finally, insert the CD-ROM into the 5¼” bay until you hear a click sound. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 29: Add-On Card Guide And Retainer

    2. Push the release button on the top of the add-on card holder and then pull it out. Figure 33: Release Button on top of the Add-on Card Holder 3. Move it upwards slightly and then detach it completely from the chassis body. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 30: Releasing The Add-On Card Retainer

    2. Finally the clamp will be held in the position shown in Figure 35. The user can now install full length PCI cards, which will be guided and secured by the holder. Once all cards have been installed close the retainer. Figure 35: Retainer in Open Position Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 31: Rail Kit Assembly Guide

    Rail Kit Features This latch allows for the slide rails to move in both directions. Figure 36: Side Rail Latch Figure 37: Latch Movement Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 32 This Latch releases the outer rail so that the server can be pushed back into rack cabinet (One direction). Figure 38: Outer Rail Release Latch Figure 39: Latch being pulled Towards User Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 33 Figure 40: Rear Adjustable Extension Plate Outer Rail Inner View (Rear Location): The rear adjustable extension plate can be adjusted by loosening the screws located on the inner side of the outer rail. Figure 41: Adjusting the Rear Adjustable Plate Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 34 Figure 43: Ball Bearings located on the Inner Side of the Rail Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 35: Rail Kit Installation

    Step 1: Attach inner rail to chassis. Attach four screws onto the mounting holes located below: Figure 44: Attaching Inner Rail to Chassis Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 36 Step 2: Preparing the outer rail (Front). Use the screws shown below to extend the outer rail so that it fits your rack cabinet. Figure 45: Preparing the Outer Rail (front) Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 37 Step 3: Preparing the outer rail (Rear). Loosen the screws below to free the rear plate so that the outer rail can be extended to fit the rack cabinet. Figure 46: Preparing the Outer Rail (Rear) Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 38 Preparing the rack cabinet. Firstly insert moveable screw nuts into the square holes on the front and rear sides of the rack cabinet. Next screw the rails to the front of the rack cabinet from the inside as shown below. Figure 47: Preparing the Rack Cabinet (Front) Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 39 Step 5: Secondly, attach the rear of the outer rail to the back of the rack cabinet from the outside as shown below. Figure 48: Preparing the Rack Cabinet (Back) Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 40 Step 6: Finally, tighten the two screws on the outer rail of the extension plate so that the rail is secure in the rack cabinet. Figure 49: Tighten Screws to Secure Rail Kit to Rack Cabinet Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 41 Once the rails are lined up push the chassis into the rack cabinet until lock position is achieved. Figure 50: Installing the Chassis to the Rack Cabinet Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 42 The arrow below illustrates what direction to move the latch to release the lock. Figure 51: Releasing the Inner Rail The Server is now mounted successfully into the rack cabinet. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 43: Chassis Power Supply Technical Data

    +12V V2 (MAX Load) +12V V3 (Max Load) +12V V4 (Max Load) -12V (MAX Load) 0.5A -5V (MAX Load) 0.5A +5Vsb (MAX Load) 2.0A Caution +5V and 3.3V total output +5V and 3.3V total output Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 44: Appendices

    Involving a choice of two conditions, such as "yes" or "no", "1" or "0", base-2 mathematics. BIOS Basic Input Output System. This is the program held in the computer's ROM which handles all the input and output functions. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 45 Characters per second. Canadian Standards Association. Cursor A bar on the screen that indicates where the input from the keyboard will be displayed. Direct current. Normally associated with battery current. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 46 A storage device consisting of a flexible magnetic disk inside a protective cover. A symbol used to represent the prefix Giga. i.e. GB (Giga Byte). Gigabyte, represents 1,073,741,824 bytes (1024MB). Hard Disk A disk of rigid magnetic material used for mass storage. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 47 Light Emitting Diode. These are normally used as the lights on a computers front panel. LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 Names given to the printer ports by DOS. Prefix mega. Equivalent to 1024K. Milliampere. 0.001 Ampere. Abbreviation for Mega Byte i.e. 1024K Bytes. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 48 Tracks Per Inch. Transistor Transistor Logic. Technischer Uberwachungs-Verein. Organisation which tests and certifies electronic equipment. Underwriter Laboratories. American Organisation specifying standards for safety of electronic equipment. Universal Serial Bus Volt. Unit of measurement of potential difference. Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
  • Page 49 Basic unit of measurement of electrical power. Word A number of bits or bytes making up an entity used in the transfer and calculation of data in the computer architecture. Word=16 bits (2 bytes), long word= 32bits (4 bytes). Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 50: Appendix B: Notes

    Appendix B: Notes Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...
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  • Page 54: Appendix C: Further Help And Information

    Schools: Tel: 020 8758 7027 Fax: 020 8758 7417 E-mail: schools@viglen.co.uk Corporate: Tel: 020 8758 7172 Fax: 020 8566 8930 E-mail: corporate@viglen.co.uk Public Sector: Tel: 020 8758 7079 Fax: 020 8566 8931 E-mail: public@viglen.co.uk Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide...

  • Page 55: Appendix D: Suggestions

    Viglen is interested in continuing to improve the quality and information provided in their manuals. Viglen has listed some questions that you may like to answer and return to Viglen. This will help Viglen help to keep and improve the standard of their manuals.
  • Page 56 5. How do you rate the Viglen Technical support and Service Departments? 6. Are there any technological improvements that could be made to the system? 1. Other points you would like to mention? Please return this slip to: Product Development Department...

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