Safety Information Safety, Care and Regulatory Information Important safety information Read and follow all instructions marked on the product and in the documentation before you operate your system. Retain all safety and operating instructions for future use. * The product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the rating label. * If your computer has a voltage selector switch, make sure that the switch is in the proper position for your area.
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GS-SR275 Rack mount Server * To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunications line cord. * Do not plug a modem or telephone cable into the network interface controller (NIC) receptacle. * Disconnect the modem cable before opening a product enclosure, touching or installing internal components, or touching an uninsulated modem cable or jack.
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Safety Information Your telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations, or procedures that could affect proper operation of your equipment. If they do, you will be notified in advance to give you an opportunity to maintain uninterrupted telephone service. The FCC prohibits this equipment to be connected to party lines or coin-telephone service.
GS-SR275 Rack mount Server NOTICE: The Load Number (LN) assigned to each terminal device denotes the percentage of the total load to be connected to a telephone loop which is used by the device, to prevent overloading. The termination on a loop may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Load Numbers of all the devices does not exceed 100.
For your protection, please read and undertand all of the safety and operating instructions regarding your Gigabyte Server and retain for future reference. The procedures in this guidebook assume that your are a system or network administrator experienced in installing similar hardware.
GS-SR275 Rack mount Server Chapter 1 Features Summary Motherboard GA-7A8DRH Processor Supported Support Dual Opteron processors (Sledge Hammer) The HyperTransport link of the AMD Opteron processor is capable of operating at 400, 800, 1200, and 1600 MT/s. Chipset AMD-8131 North Bridge HyperTransport PCI-X chipset provides two independent, high-performance PCI-X bus bridges, interated with a high-speed HyperTransport technology tunnel.
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Feature Summary Drive Bay: Hard Disk Drives: 8 x Hot-Swap SCSI HDDs Floppy Drive 1 slim type Floppy Slim Type CDROM 1 slim type CD-ROM Cooling Fans: 3 X System Fan Integrated LANs: Controller Intel 82545GM & Intel 82541GI ® ®...
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GS-SR275 Rack mount Server Environment Ambient Temperature Operating Temperature: 5 C to 35 Non-operating Temperature: 0 C to 50 Relative Humidity 10-85% operating Humidity at 30 Safety Regulations CE, FCC, UL Electrical Power Supply: AC Voltage and Frequency 100V/240V; 47Hz/63Hz...
System Overview Chapter 2 System Overview Chassis front cover Riser card bracket Chassis rear cover System Fans x 3 Single/Redundant Power supply SCSI HDD Trays x 8 GA-7A8DRH Motherboard Front LEDs & Power Button Dual Sockets 940 CD-ROM & Floppy Drives Backplane board...
GS-SR275 Rack mount Server Chapter 3 System Hardware Installation Please observe the safety information in chapter ¡§ Important Safety Information¡¨ Do not expose the server to extreme environmental conditions. Protect it from dust, humidity, and heat. Step 2-1: Chassis Removal Front Cover: Step 1 Push down the two buttons located at two sides of the chassis.
Hardware Installation Process Step 2-2: CPU Installation Please make sure the CPU type and speed that are supported by the motherboard. Step 1. Rise the lever bar on the socket. Step 2. Aligning the pins of the processor with the socket, insert the processor into the socket. Step 3 Close the lever completely.
GS-SR275 Rack mount Server Step 2-3: CPU Heat Sink Installation Step 1 CPU heat sink assembly clips. Step 2 Attach the heat sink clip to the processor scoket. Hook Point C into retention module Step 3 Lift up Point A and push Point B into the remaining side of retention module.
Hardware Installation Process Step 2-4: Memory Installation Step 1 The DIMM slot has a notch, the DIMM memory module only fit in one direction. Step 2 Align the memory notch to the module and push the memory into the DIMM socket. Step 1 Step 2 Notch...
GS-SR275 Rack mount Server Step 2-5: PCI Expansion Card Installation GS-SR275 provides expansion riser slots for four peripheral cards, three full-heigh 64bit/66MHz PCI-X slots and two low profile 64bit/66MHz PCI slots. To install the peripheral, please go through the following steps.
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Hardware Installation Process Step 4 Step 3...
GS-SR275 Rack mount Server Step 2-6: PCI-X ZCR Expansion Card Installation (Optional) Step 1 Remove two screws on the riser bracket. Step 2 Detach the riser bracket with both hands. Step 3 Push riser card into the ZCR slot. Step 4 Lock riser card with screw and screw holders.
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Hardware Installation Process Step 4 Back view of ZCR card with screw holder Step 5 Step 6...
GS-SR275 Rack mount Server Step 2-7: Hard Disk Drive Installation Step 1 Push the hard disk drive trail button. Step 2 Pull out the trail and remove the trail from the chassis. Step 3 Insert the hard disk into the trail.
Hardware Installation Process Step 2-8: Reinstall Chassis Cover Front Cover: Step 1 Insert the front edge from 15 degree. Step 2 Close the cover in un-lock position. Step 3 Slide it toward to screw lock position. Rear Cover: Step 1 Close the cover in un-lock position. Step 2 Slide it to lock position.
Jumper Setting 3-4: GC-IR264AT Jumper Setting Please note: When you insert ZCR card, the third full-heightfull-length slot can not work properly. When you insert 1~3 expansion cards, the performance of the riser card will be 64bit/66MHz, and if you insert 4 and more expansion cards, the preformance of riser card will be 64bit/3c.
GS-SR275 Rack mount Server 3-5: Switch and LED Indicators Description HDD LED LAN1 & LAN2 access LED System Health LED Power LED USB Connectors Localization LED NMI LED Reset LED Acting Color Status Power LED Green Power On Amber Power cable is plugged in...
Motherboard Layout Chapter 4 Motherboard Layout and Jumper 4-1: GA-7A8DRH Motherboard Layout V U T R P N M L K J G FE D C B A 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31...
Jumper Setting 4-2: GA-7A8DRH Motherboard Layout V U T R P N M L K J G FE D C B A 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 ) JP1 4 ) JP7...
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GS-SR275 Rack mount Server 1) JP1 (PCI-X Bus Speedy Function) 1-2 close: Enable PCI-X 3 & 4 and SCSI V U T R P N M L K J G FE D C B A 100/133 Mhz (default) 2-3 close: Enable PCI-X 3 & 4 and SCSI...
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Jumper Setting 3) JP4 (PCI-X Bus Speedy Function) 1-2 close: Enable PCI-X 3 & 4 and SCSI at V U T R P N M L K J G FE D C B A 100 Mhz (default) 2-3 close: Enable PCI-X 3 & 4 and SCSI at 133 Mhz 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29...
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GS-SR275 Rack mount Server 5) CLR_CMOS1 (Clear CMOS Function) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. Default value doesn’t include the “Shunter” to prevent from improper use this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin.
Appexdix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1: Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Boot Specification BIOS Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser...
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GS-SR275 Rack mount Server Acronyms Meaning Input / Output IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator...