Asus AP3000 Server User Manual
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1. An MS DOS program used to partition the hard disk drive FDISK is re quired to setup a new non RAID hard disk drive before formatting and in stalling an operating system IDE Integrated Drive Electronics IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself eliminating the need for a separate adapter card in the case for SCSI de vices UltraDMA 33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB Sec transfer LPT Port Line Printer Port Logical device name reserved by DOS for computer parallel ports Each LPT port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment PCI Bus Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus PCI bus is a specification that defines a 32 bit data bus interface PCI is a standard widely used by expansion card manufacturers AP3000 Hardware Reference Guide V Appendix Peripherals Peripherals are components on the outside of the computer such as a moni tor printer keyboard or mouse Peripherals are attached to the computer via I O ports Peripheral devices allow your computer to perform an almost limitless variety of specialized tasks POST Power On Self Test When you turn on the computer it will first run through the POST a series of software controlled diagnostic tests The POST checks system memory the motherboard circuitry the display the keyboard the diskette drive CPU and other I O devices PS 2 Port PS 2 ports are based on IBM s Micro Channel Architectur2. HDD LED Power Switch Chassis Intrusion Connector Cable yy Device Cables Several cables are used for connecting devices in this chassis The following picture points out the name of each cable and its suggested location Plastic keepers protect the cables from contacting with the fans and other devices Make sure that all cables are properly secured pi i Doa m eo i e a mei i J anus i i a d _ CD ROM Drive Cable 68 pin SCSI Cable 68 pin SCSI Cable Cable Connections The cables connect to the motherboard as shown The motherboard includes onboard SCSI with 68 pin and 50 pin SCSI connectors RAID connections require a RAID card AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 21 Motherboard Q 2 Q V v i hm m gt IV Hardware Setup e 4 4 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard has two connectors for processor retention modules One retention module can have one Xeon processor installed Before installing the CPU secure the motherboard on the rubber pad and metal baseboard See p 20 When only one processor is used the other Slot 2 connector must be termi nated with the provided front side bus termination module For memory installation refer to the motherboard User s Manual 1 g Captive Nut Long Screw aligned with spacers Short Screw a di Install Retention Mechanisms For the re
3. gt Two Dots Single Dot Install Retention Mechanism Frame A metal frame is used accross both retention mechanisms After install ing the frame four captive nuts should be tightened on the feet of the frame to the screws pro truding from the reten tion mechanisms Sticker facing the CPU fan AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 23 IV Hardware Setup e 4 5 Chassis Intrusion Switch The chassis provides a micro toggle switch that must be connected to the motherboard for the chassis intrusion detection to work The moth erboard will signal the ASMA software when the side panel is opened The connection diagram is given here Chassis Intrusion Switches one on each side Cable Oz ae or an 2 52 D D D Me og p aS 2 O Fr from the two Chassis ni Intrusion Switches Motherboard s Chassis Intrusion Connector 5VSB GND Chasis Signal IMPORTANT gt lt To prevent misconnection one pin is removed from the motherboard s chassis intrusion connector 34 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide IV Hardware Setup Chassis hd 6 Intrusion Connector The two chassis intrusion Switches are connected to the motherboard s chassis intru sion connector through a single connector Chassis Intrusion Connector e 4 6 Expansion Cards py Expansion cards can be easily installed just like on any stan dard PC Up to 5 PCI or 1 ISA card
4. Guide IV Hardware Setup This section gives descriptions of how to install and remove components When setting up devices on the server perform the following steps e 4 1 Opening the Chassis av gt Panel Screws The top panel on the chassis is secured by two screws on the back of the server To open the top panel remove the screws FECI ci PETET it PTET PT TET 73 with a screw driver iy ete pm BE p l KX NOTE You do not have to open the top panel before removing the left panel The side panels are secured by two large thumb screws on the front of the server which can be turned with your fingers Q Q o v Bm T hm IE gt Opening the Chassis Removing the Right Panel To remove the right panel the front door must be removed by pushing down on the hinge spring AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 17 Sue SISSEU dnjas aJempaeH Al 18 IV Hardware Setup Opening the Y Left Panel There are two identical side panels on the chassis one on each side To open the left side of the panel see the left view remove the side panel screw then pull the handle outward while pulling the panel forward To open the right panel the front door must be removed first Zs Chassis hr Circulation System The chassis air circulation system is comprised of two 3 inch 8 cm fans The fan modules are held by two screw
5. Oo en E oe gt IV Hardware Setup e 4 3 Motherboard You can remove the extended expansion card guide before installing or re moving the motherboard All screws are necessary to provide the needed stabilization to support all the motherboard expansion cards used in this chas SIS Motherboard WY Spacers Place four spacers in the ar eas circled on the chassis Extended Expansion Card Guide E Spacer r Install the Baseboard A metal baseboard is required to add stability to the motherboard A rub ber pad is placed between the metal board and motherboard to provide insulation to prevent shorting Align the rubber pad over the metal base board so that the holes match Align the XG DLS motherboard over the Place and tighten three captive nuts in rubber pad and metal baseboard so the corner locations circled that the screws match up with the motherboard s screw holes lt m og O 2 o p 5 Motherboard Z Screws Place nine screws in the areas circled on the motherboard The four screws used with the motherboard spacers are longer than the others See page 22 for samples Be careful not to over tighten the screws Doing so may damage your motherboard 20 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide IV Hardware Setup i BG z Floppy Disk Drive Cable ab CD ROM Drive Cable 68 pin SCSI Cable T Power LED
6. chassis panels make sure all power cables are unplugged e Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Place the server on a stable surface e If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact an authorized dealer e It is recommanded that you wear gloves when assem bling or dissembling the server to protect from cuts and scrapes e When the server is powered on heat sinks and the sur faces of certain IC devices may be hot Do not touch them Check whether the fans are functioning properly Tools Required A Phillips cross screwdriver and a standard flat screwdriver are needed to install or remove the components in this server 10 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide I Introduction e 1 5 Electrical Safety IMPORTANT e Before installing or removing signal cables ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged e To prevent electrical shock hazard disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system e When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for those devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device e Use one hand when possible to connect or disconnect signal cables to prevent a possible shock from touching two sur faces with different electrical potentials El
7. symbols used throughout this guide AN WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task sy IMPORTANT Information that MUST be followed in order to com plete a task Z NOTE Tips and information to aid in completing a task 4 PHILIP CROSS SCREW DRIVER Tools required to install or re move the components in this server D STANDARD FLAT SCREW DRIVER Tools required to install or remove the components in this server y STEP Actions to complete a task AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide Sections le S ge 2m pu Introduction e 1 2 Component Checklist If assembling this server by yourself it is important to prepare all the server components before starting This will save a great deal of time by not having to hunt down components The following checklist provides a guideline as to the necessary components for a server OF oO O Qa amp x lt og e Standard components v Motherboard XG DLS lv Chassis AS 30 lv Power Supply ATX Processor CPU Pentium II Xeon Memory Modules 8 16 32 64 128 256 512MB SDRAM Hard Drive Ultra2 Ultra wide v Floppy Drive 1 44MB M CD ROM Drive 40X Expansion Cards Ethernet Graphics Modem v SCSI Terminator Passive terminator for 68pin SCSI cables V User s Manuals CD ROM SCSI Moth
8. 5m Wide Ultra SCSI 68 pin 40MB Sec 4 8 3 3m 9 8ft Wide SCSI 68 pin 20MB Sec 15 4 3m 1 5m Narrow Ultra SCSI 50 pin 20MB Sec 4 7 5 3m 9 8ft Narrow Fast SCSI 50 pin LOMB Sec 7 IMPORTANT LN e Narrow refers to 50 pin and Wide refers to 68 pin Don t get confused by the width of the connector or cable e The SCSI ID for devices on one connector cannot be the same as the SCSI ID for devices on the other connectors None of the devices on any connector can use ID7 which is reserved for the SCSI controller e Amaximum of 15 devices may be connected to the motherboard three connectors at one time NOTE e A total of 15 Ultra2 SCST devices IDO ID15 may be connected to the 68 pin Ultra2 connector on the motherboard If connecting Fast Ultra devices with Ultra2 devices on the Ul tra2 connector the entire SCSI bus will be limited to the Ultra SCSI conditions listed above Mixing SCSI devices is highly not recommended e A total of 8 Wide Ultra SCSI devices IDO ID15 may be con nected to the 68 pin Wide connector if using a 1 5m 4 9ft cable but only 4 Wide Ultra SCSI devices if using a 3m 9 89ft cable Ultra SCSI technology is unstable over long lenghts therefore sta bility will depend on they quality of your cable and devices e A total of 15 Wide SCSI devices ID0 ID 15 may be connected to the 68 pin Wide connector e A total of 7 Narrow Ultra SCSI devices ID0 ID6 may be conne
9. AP3000 Dual Pentium II Server Platform Hardware Reference Guide User s Notice No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the ex press written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRAN TIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR POSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration 1s authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identif
10. I ID settings are made through DIP switches located on the SCSI board The SCSI board has four dip switches to set the hard drive s power ON delay and SCSI ID SCSI ID Setting IDSELI IDSELO Slo Stor SIoGA7aB sioa SI5AB of jot Reserva a fen sr a on Joff 14 19 16 14 1 gt loff Jon W13 110 15 12 10 gt Default Hard Disk Drive Power On ts r r anor Gopi up When powering on Joi Motor pin up fer START UNIT command off Jon Motor spin up after I2xSCSI ID ms on fon Reserve lt Default SCSI ID Dip Switches IDSEL 0 on DLY START RMT_START Bo ne Default setting dp DLY_START on bg ob tll OP RMT START off co a IDSEL 1 off E Op ED Slot3A Slot4 SlotSA IDSEL 1 off IDSEL O off off IDSEL 1 on IDSEL O on on IDSEL 1 on IDSEL 1 off on IDSEL 1 off IDSEL O on AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 33 IV Hardware Setup SCSI ID Dip Switches Cont IDSEL1 IDSELO Sloti Slot3B Slot5B IDSEL 1 off IDSEL 0 off IDSEL 1 on IDSEL 0 on IDSEL 1 on IDSEL 1 off IDSEL 1 off IDSEL 0 on NOTE Z All SCSI devices must have a SCSI identification number that is not in use by any other SCSI device SCSI devices vary in how they set the ID number Refer to the product manual for any additional devices that you may install for details on how to set its ID numbe
11. anadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regula tions of the Canadian Department of Communications AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide I Introduction You are reading the AP3000 Hardware Reference Guide This hardware refer ence guide provides information and procedures on the various components used in this server Some components shown in this reference guide are op tional and may be individually purchased to complete the server This guide is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers You should also read all documentation and manuals in cluded with this server and with your separately purchased components e 1 1 How this Manual is Organized There are only a few sections in this reference guide as follows I Introduction This section gives general and startup information and features for this server II Components This is the main section which gives descriptions of each server component III Getting Started This section gives information on getting started with the server IV Hardware Setup This section gives information on setting up the server V Appendix This section gives you additional information to help plan your server Symbols To complete certain tasks safely and completely you should be aware of a few
12. ans secured by four screws on each fan The ASMA software will report an error message when any of these two fans malfunctions Front Cooling Fan Control Board mounted with the component side facedown Be oz 3 0 O Q O Lower Fan Upper Fan O D T U Se JE OD Hard Disk Drive Message Board LEDs IMPORTANT REN Usually the rotation of the fan sends air toward the manufacturer s label on the center of the fan 30 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide IV Hardware Setup Connects to the SCSI Back plane Board LED Board Header connects to the LED 16 9 board through a ribbon cable 3 pin Pin 1 3 pin Fan Header Fan Header a y Front Cooling Fan Control Board A cable connects the front cooling fan control board and the hard disk drive message board Orient the red markings on each end of the cable to pin I Pin I 3 7 TAR vi gt RiR First Set Green Red Fifth Set of LEDs Yellow of LEDs wy Hard Disk Drive Message Board Orient the red markings on the other end of the cable to pin 1 If the fifth set of LEDs fails it can be indicating a faulty front cooling fan control board condition Remove the control board and send it back to your dealer Message LED Description Green Power LED Yellow Hard Disk Access LED Red Hard Disk Status LED Power LED Status LED Description off Power subsystem OK and ready for hard drive insertion off off Hard disk drive is read
13. backplane with remote SCSI ID dip switches and power to support up to 5 Ultra2 SCSI SCA hard drives Onboard IDE Up to 33MB sec IDE transfer with UltraDMA 33 Onboard Hardware Monitor Provides information for system and processor voltages fan status temperature chassis intrusion and pro vides automatic system restart Onboard LAN Onboard Intel 10 100Base TX Fast Ethernet ASMA and Intel LDSM Provides server monitoring management and control RAID Controller Supports PCI DA2100A UW RAID controller PCI DA2200 U2 or DA 3000 U2 SCSI to SCSI RAID controller which provides good fault tolerance AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide o j S ge O een par Features Introduction e 1 4 Safeguards Observe the following safety instructions any time you are connect ing or disconnecting any devices Operation Safety spJenbajes p le Q O a O IMPORTANT REN e Any operation on this server must be conducted by cer tified or experienced engineers e Before operating your server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package e Before using the server make sure all cables are cor rectly connected and the power cables are not dam aged If any damage is detected contact your dealer as soon as possible e To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and cir cuitry e Before opening the
14. cted to the 50 pin Narrow connector when using 1 5m 4 9ft cable but only 4 devices when using 3m 9 8ft cable Ultra SCSI technology is unstable over long lengths therefore stability will depend on the quality of your cable and devices e A total of 7 Narrow Fast SCSI devices IDO ID7 may be con nected to the 50 pin Narrow connector vr C pa L Qag Q Sz gt AP3000 Hardware Reference Guide 39 G O 0p Pp Q lt xipueddy A 40 V Appendix li Glossary Byte Binary Term One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits A byte is used to represent a single alphanumeric character punctuation mark or other symbol CHKDSK Check Disk An MS DOS command that gives you information such as disk space files and directories on your hard disk drive COM Port COM is a logical device name used to designate the computer serial ports Pointing devices modems and infrared modules can be connected to COM ports Each COM port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment CPU Central Processing Unit The CPU sometimes called Processor actually functions as the brain of the computer It interprets and executes program commands and pro cesses all the data stored in memory Currently there are socket 7 slot 1 and slot 2 CPUs Intel Pentium Processors fit on socket 7 Intel Pentium II fit on slot 1 and Intel Xeon fit on slot 2 FDISK Fixed Disk Setup Program
15. dware Setup Power Supply Information Output Voltage Regulation Ripple and Noise Output Voltage Limits Vdc Ripple Noise 11 40V 12 00V 12 60V 120mv sov DE ov ME 5 10 92V 12 00V 13 20V 120mv Output Current Capacity 4 sov 0s 00 s eow os 00 Total output power for 3 3V and 5V combined shall be 210W Input Voltage Ranger o 0 7 Safety The power system meets all applicable clauses for UL 1950 2nd edition with out D3 deviations The power system passes all tests for CUL and TUV safety EMI The power system operating with resistive load meets FCC class B and CISPR 22 class B conducted limits AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide IV Hardware Setup e 4 16 Power Supply Requirement Power Requirement Calculation Table ao Total Motherboard Power Power Supply Q sje ab o ab L gt O d m gt AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 37 38 This page was intentionally left blank AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide V Appendix I SCSI Cable Limits SCSI cables have a limit to the length that it may have Exceeding the length may cause problems mounting or using any one of the SCSI devices CAUTION Exceeding the SCSI cable limits may cause unreliable data trans fers even if all the devices are mounted properly Cable Limits Max Data Transfer Rates Max Devices 1 12m 29 4ft Ultra2 SCSI 68 pin 80MB Sec 15 2 3m 1
16. e This type of architecture transfers data through a 16 bit or 32 bit bus A PS 2 mouse and or keyboard may be used on ATX motherboards RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAID can be set up to provide mirroring for fault tolerance parity for data guarding or striping for data distribution over several drives for in creased performance A RAID card is required to setup a RAID system RAM Random Access Memory There are several different types of RAM such as DRAM Dynamic RAM EDO DRAM Extended Data Out DRAM SDRAM Synchronous DRAM ROM Read Only Memory ROM 1s nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs called firm ware used in certain computer components Flash ROM or EEPROM can be reprogrammed with new programs or BIOS SCSI Small Computer System Interface High speed parallel interface defined by the X3T9 2 committee of the Ameri can National Standards Institute ANSI for connecting many peripheral devices UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply A battery system that can provide power to an electronic device or com puter when power fails in the building A passive UPS only provides power An active UPS provides power conditioning that offers protection against transient power conditions and short term power outages AP3000 Hardware Reference Guide 41 Ea o ome qo gt 42 This page was intentionally left blank AP3000 Hardware Reference Guide
17. ectrical Safety o sje S ge Mn CAUTION AN This product is equipped with a three wire power cable and plug for the user s safety Use the power cable in conjunction with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock IMPORTANT Motherboards adapters and disk drives are sensitive to static electricity discharge These devices are wrapped in antistatic bags to prevent this damage Take the following precautions e If you have an antistatic wrist strap available use it while handling the device e Do not remove the device from the antistatic bag until you are ready to install the device in the system unit e With the device still in its antistatic bag touch it to a metal frame of the system e Grasp cards and boards by the edges Hold drives by the frame Avoid touching the solder joints or pins e If you need to lay the device down while it is out of the antistatic bag lay it on the antistatic bag Before picking it up again touch the antistatic bag and the metal frame of the system unit at the same time e Handle the devices carefully in order to prevent permanent damage AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 11 12 This page was intentionally left blank AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide ll System Components e 2 1 Server Front Side The front side of the server is provided to show the front exterior compo nents of this server The chassis is made of strong rust r
18. erboard Hard ware Guide Optional components C Ethernet Card optional PCI L101 RAID Controller optional PCI DA2100 PCI DA2200 DA 3000 RAID Controller L Expansion Card Stabilizer g AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide I Introduction e 1 3 Features AP3000 is a department server configured on the XG DLS smart motherboard which uses the 440GX chipset from Intel and supports two Pentium II processors and 100MHz front side bus in order to handle even the most complicated server tasks The following are high lights to this server s many features For additional features and de tails read the motherboard User s Manual included with this server package Processor Supports dual Intel Pentium II Xeon processors from 450MHz to 550MHz on each processor for extreme server processing speeds Memory Equipped with four DIMM sockets to support up to 2GB SDRAM with ECC AGP Slot Supports Accelerated Graphics Port cards for high perfor mance component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications Using AGP will also free up a PCI slot Adaptec SCSI Chipset Features Adaptec AIC 7896 dual channel Ul tra2 SCSI chipset that supports any combination of 50 pin narrow or 68 pin wide ultra2 devices through the onboard 50 pin and 68 pin SCSI connectors Device Bays Support one floppy one CD ROM two additional fixed devices and five hot swap SCA hard disk drives SCSI Backplane Ultra2 SCSI SCA
19. esistant metal and covered with a protective ivory surfacing Front Side V c O Q z O Top Panel Power LED ATX Power Button Hard Drive Access LED Floppy Disk Drive CD ROM Drive Drive Expansion Bay Side Panel Handle Side Panel Screw Metal Door Lock Hot Swap Tray Hard Drive Fan Module Chassis Stabilizers l 2 3 4 5 6 fe 8 9 Q N e OC Server Front Side AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 13 ll System Components wy Q o 3 le NO Ga 35 D OD T Top Panel Screw Power Supply Power Supply Fan AC Power In Connector PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse USB Ports 1 and 2 Serial Port COM I Parallel Port Serial Port COM2 RJ45 Port LAN Rear Fan Module RAID Controller Optional Chassis Stabilizer Se SS SS a Q N Server Back Side 14 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide ll System Components e 2 3 Server Left Side Server Left Side 1 2 3 4 5 6 one mit 1 ooo aoe mF sss 253 E HE D She 2 ea Er o O 3 4 Power Supply Motherboard Chassis Intrusion Switch Chassis Stabilizer shown recessed Expansion Card Guide Rear Fans AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 15 og D 5 0 Eg uk D o 5 16 Ill Basic Operation e 3 1 Starting the Server Turn ON the server by pushing the power button The power button will snap back when relea
20. ght 1999 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved Product Name AP3000 Manual Revision 1 00 E321 Release Date February 1999 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide ASUS Contact Information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Asia Pacific Marketing Address 150 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 112 Telephone 886 2 2894 3447 Fax 886 2 2894 3449 Email info Q asus com tw Technical Support Tel English 886 2 2894 3447 ext 706 Tel Chinese 886 2 2894 3447 ext 701 Fax 886 2 2895 9254 Email tsd Q asus com tw Newsgroup news2 asus com tw WWW www asus com tw FTP ftp asus com tw pub A SUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Marketing Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email info usa asus com tw Technical Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 BBS 1 510 739 3774 Email tsd usa asus com tw WWW www asus com FTP ftp asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Marketing Address Harkort Str 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany Telephone 49 2102 44501 I Fax 49 2102 442066 Email sales Qasuscom de Technical Support Hotline 49 2102 499712 BBS 49 2102 448690 Email tsdQasuscom de WWW www asuscom de FTP ftp asuscom de pub ASUSCOM AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide Contents I Introduction 1 1 How this Manual iS Organized rrrrarennnrennrennnrennnrnnnnennnnen 7 SJ 910 EEE 7 1 2 Component Checklist rr
21. hot swap bay provides an aluminum carrier only for a single SCSI hard disk drive 28 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide IV Hardware Setup y Hot Swap Tray There are two levers on the front of the hot swap tray to help release or lock the tray To remove the tray extend both levers and pull on both levers To install the tray push the tray firmly into the bay with the levers extended then close the levers gt Hot Swap Bay To remove the hot swap bay release the front cooling fans first by pressing the eject mechanism with a small screwdriver Remove the SIX retaining screws as circled above and then the entire hot swap bay can be slid out of the chassis AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 29 IV Hardware Setup Hot Swap Bay IV Hardware Setup e 4 10 Front Cooling Fans The front cooling fan module consists of a control board a hard disk drive LED status board and two cooling fans The message LED board mounted in the front of the cooling fan module consists of five sets of LEDs to represent the status of up to five hard disk drives Each set has three LEDs which can show the power activity and status of each hard disk drive The front cooling fans main purpose Is to cool the hard disk drives These fans can be removed by using a small screw driver to push the eject mechanism in the fan module The eject mechanism is behind a small hole as circled below There are two individual 2 1 4 inch 6cm f
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23. ived including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manutfacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio com munications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equip ment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment C
24. neesavaasicaueecaann 29 4 10 Front Cooling Fans rrannnnannnnnnnennanennanennnnnnnnnnennunennnnenn 30 Front Cooling Fan Control Board arrrnnnrrrnnnernnnrnnnnnnnnnn 31 Hard Disk Drive Message Board scccceseeseeeeeeeeeeeees 31 4 11 SCSI Backplane ronnornannrnnnnrnnnnnnnannrnannrnnnnnnnnrnnnnnernanern 32 4 12 SCSI ID Setting rrr rrarrrrnnnornnrernanernnnrvnnnnennnnennanennnenen 33 SCSI ID Dip Switches nnnannonnnnennnennonnnnnrnnnrrsnnnrnersnrrenn 33 4 13 Expansion Card Guide rarrernnrernarorrarnovnnnennnnennanennnnnen 34 Securing Expansion Card Guide cccscccseeeeseeeeeeeeees 34 4 14 SCSI Termination errarrrnnnronnnrernanennanennnnnennnnennunennnnenn 35 4 15 Power arr 35 Power Supply Mounting ccccsscccsececeeeseneeseeeeseeeenees 55 Power Supply Information ccccceeccseeeceeeeceeeseneetaeees 36 4 16 Power Supply Requirement rarrnnarennnrnvarrnnnnennrrnnnnenne 37 Power Supply Requirement Calculation Table 37 V Appendix i Electrical SafetySCSI Cable Limits rrrrrrrnrrrnnnrrrnnrrnnanrrnnnn 39 LEN rv 40 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide FOG amp DOG COMPLIANGE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference rece
25. o release g i Fixed Device Bay Cover After releasing the device bay cover clips pry the cover away from the chassis using a screw driver from the front 1 a L L k f d d g ig J ig i z Storage Device y Spacers A floppy drive spacer is used to cover the floppy drive and power button A standard storage device spacer 1s used to cover the CD ROM tape drive or additional CD ROMs You should purchase an extra spacer for each storage device Q rer Q dp ob T Oo a gt Fixed Storage Devices Floppy Drive Spacer Fixed Device Spacer E AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 27 IV Hardware Setup e 4 8 Five Tray Hot Swap Bay Maximum uptime in a server requires devices that can be easily replaced or swapped The main hard drives are mounted in internal hot swap trays for easy replacement The AP3000 hot swap bay has two different models Five tray hot swap bay and three tray hot swap bay The 1 0 inch SCA hot swap bay can accommodate five 1 0 inch hard disk drives Levers LEDs Green Power LED Yellow Hard Disk Access LED Red Hard Disk Status LED reserved For details about LEDs see p 31 e 4 9 Three Tray Hot Swap Bay The 1 6 inch SCA hot swap bay can accommodate three 1 6 or 1 0 inch hard disk drives Keg demS joH lt a QD a Q D Q 1 x Levers IMPORTANT Xa Each SCA
26. r see e 4 13 Expansion Card Guide D a The chassis provides an adjustable expansion card guide to help hold Ay expansion cards in their slots as 2 p Securing SE Expansion Card E Guide The expansion card guide is mounted by four screws on the top and bottom edge of the chas sis There are 18 knobs on the stabilizer Turn the knob over the appropriate expansion card counterclockwise to extend the metal arm under each knob Keep turning until the arm is firmly pressed against the expan sion card Turn the knob clock wise to retract the metal arm Knob Metal Arm 34 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide IV Hardware Setup e 4 14 SCSI Termination Terminating the SCSI bus chain is necessary for SCSI devices to work properly Ultra2 devices do not have termination jumpers and must be ter minated using a terminator on the SCSI cable which means you cannot connect a device on the last connector Female Terminator for SCSI cable Male Terminator for SCSI Board e 4 15 Power Supply Wa 000000 fil Mo 7 000000 Power Supply Mounting Mounting and unmounting the power supply must be done from the inside Four screws are used to secure the power supply to the chassis back side AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 35 SCSI Power Q od o ab L gt ge Boe L gt Oju ddns semod lt a ND I Q QD D op D emija 36 IV Har
27. rrnrrnrnnrernnrernanernnenernnnennnnennannnnnnn 8 1 3 FAR Gr 9 1 4 SafeguardS eaxicepesscueengdact dedaenncssbundenvadhnexeiannsevseuennacenaiontes 10 1 5 Electrical NG 11 ll Components 2 1 Server Front Side rrrarerararnrrvnnrvnnrrvenenrevanennrenunenunennsen 13 2 2 Server Back Side rrrarananenannnnnrnnnrnnnrnnunennnennnenanenunenunenneene 14 2 3 Server Left Side rrrarerarrnnrrnnrrnnnrnnnrnnnrnnnrennnenanenunennnennnen 15 Ill Basic Operation 3 1 Starting the Server rrrnrnrrernnrernarrrrnrrevnanenvarennansennenennanen 16 SALEN narr bakte 16 3 3 BIOS Setup rrornrernnrervanernnnnrrnnnennanennannennnnenvanennanennnnsennenen 16 IV Hardware Setup 4 1 Opening the Chassis rrrarennnnonarennanennnnnnanennanennnennanennn 17 PSTN 17 Removing the Right Panel rranrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 17 Opening the Left Panel rarrrnnnnnnnnnonnanennnnrennnnennanennnnenn 18 Chassis Circulation System rarernnnrnnnnnonnanernnnrrnnnnennnnee 18 Fan Modules en 18 4 2 Rear Cooling Fan Control Board rrrnnrennnnrnanernnnennnnnnnn 19 Rear Cooling Fan Control Board SettingS 006 19 4 3 Motherboard ee 20 Motherboard Spacers ccccccccccceeceeeeeeeeceeeeesaeeeeseeeeesees 20 Install the Baseboard rrareranennnrnnnrnnnrnnnrnnennnerenunenunennnene 20 Motherboard SCrews ccccccccsecceseeceeeeeseeteseeeseeteneeneeeas 20 Device Cables rrnrarennnnennnrn
28. s and four latches on the inside rear of the chassis To take out the fans remove the screws ii Fan Modules There are four screws used to secure the fan into the indi vidual frames To replace the fan remove the screws IMPORTANT Usu ally the rotation of the fan sends air toward the manufacturer s label on the center of the fan AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide IV Hardware Setup e 4 2 Rear Cooling Fan Control Board The rear fans are controlled and monitored by a control board The fan control board requires power input from the power supply which allows the individual fans to obtain their power when connected to the control board The control board also sends fan status information to the LEDs located on the front of the server and to the ASMA software The fan con trol board s cable connections are shown below Fan Fan Power Connectors Power Input Connector Reserved Connector Fan Control Fan Status Signal Settings Connector Reserved Fan Connectors Rear Cooling Fan Control Board Settings The rear fan control board has DIP switches to allow controlling the control board status and the number of fans DIP Switch SET1 Fan Control Board Setting ON momentarily Reset Control Board OFF Normal Default SET2 SET3 SET4 Number of Fans ON ON 1 ON ON 2 Default ON OFF 3 ON OFF AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide Rear Fans Q gt o ab _ gt
29. s can be installed One AGP slot is also available for an AGP graphics adapter to provide hardware 3D acceleration and free up an extra PCI slot 2 Q dp v en d m gt Contact CAUTION Make sure that the total amperage of your installed expansion cards does not exceed the system power specification AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 25 Expansion Cards IV Hardware Setup e 4 7 Fixed Storage Devices Internal fixed storage devices are mounted on removable trays There are four available one for a floppy device and another three for full size devices Floppy Drive and CD ROM The floppy drive fits in the top most bay along with the power button A CD ROM can fit into either the second third or fourth bay from the top metal clip on each side of the device tray secures the tray in place Press inward to release the clips The tray slides in or out on the side rails 4 Fixed Storage Device Tray There are six screws provided as circled for mounting a 4 inch device such as a floppy or hard disk drive Four screws are pro vided as boxed for mounting a 6 inch device such as a CD ROM or tape drive x on ka Oe s Q D JD o W lt D ep os 26 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide IV Hardware Setup Fixed Device Bay Cover Clips The device bay panel is held by two plastic clips on each side Press these clips in with a screwdriver t
30. sed because ATX power systems have an electrical ON OFF switch unlike AT systems which require a permanent ON or OFF position If the Power On LED does not light make sure the power cord is connected to the system unit and to a working grounded outlet IMPORTANT The power switch only turns off DC power power supply output To turn off AC power power supply input you need to unplug the electrical cord from the outlet e 3 2 LEDs There are two LEDs on the top left hand corner of the front panel The upper one is the power LED and the lower one is the hard drive access LED When the system is booted the power LED is green When the hard drive is being accessed the hard drive access LED is green LEDs Power LED Power Switch Hard Drive Access LED e 3 3 BIOS Setup This server does not come with any pre installed software When booting your server for the first time make BIOS settings by following the mother board User s Manual NOTE PP When installing Windows NT 4 0 use the Windows NT installa tion disks Installing from the CD will require you to pre install SCSI drivers by pressing F6 before setup begins You may need device drivers on a floppy disk in order to install devices during the Windows NT 4 0 setup To use the onboard SCSI you will need to copy Adaptec s SCSI driver from the provided support CD onto a floppy disk Winnt Disk1 Txtsetup oem AP 3000 Reference
31. tention mechanism there is a left and a right side The left side has a single dot and the right side has two dots when holding the motherboard with the ATX connectors to the left Place the retention mechanisms holes over the screws and the Slot2 Screw four captive nuts onto the screws as circled in the picture on the right Do not place the other captive nuts yet lt am QD Q ND D Q 1 Single Dot Install Retention Mechanism Brace Bars Place the retention mecha nism brace bar into the groove on the top of the retention mechanism as shown Retention Mechanism Brace Bar 22 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide IV Hardware Setup Install Cartridge Y Lifters Each Xeon processor requires two lifters in order to allow safe removal of the processor The lifters clamp on to the cartridge on the two holes at the top of each corner For the lock bar there is a left and a right side The left side has a single dot and the right side has two dots when holding the motherboard with the ATX connectors to the left Single Dot Install Retention Mechanism Cap The cap must go in from the left side first with the AT X connectors to the left The left side has one dot while the right side has two dots The right end of the cap enters the retention mechanism and a click is heard as it snaps in place Q ab dp D Sins 30 d av am
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33. y for operation on n RAID is rebuilding Hot spare hard disk drive ready Hard disk drive failure short circuits Fan failure Must be provided by RAID controller s SAF TE function on on Hard disk drive failure AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 31 Q gt o ab _ gt Oo E gt Front Cooling Fans IV Hardware Setup e 4 11 SCSI Backplane The SCSI backplane of this server is comprised of one SCSI board DA BP5 with Ultra2 SCSI connectors power inputs and SCSI ID dip switches This configuration allows Ultra2 SCSI SCA hard disk drives to be docked into the server The SCSI board DA BP5 does not have auto termination therefore the included terminator block must be used on the end connector SCSI Backplane SCSI ID Select DIP Switches Front Side R pl Fe Connects toa SCSI controller through ee m EM bot the Ultra2 cable onnector Hea PWR2 Connector PWRI do r Connector The provided ter gt D minator must be D 2 a placed on this bot SMB Out L Fan Connector tom SCSI connec 3 pa tor F Da SCSI Backplane i Back Side 1 Tray Connector 5 1 6 Tray 55 Connector 5B de lee GA Fan Control Board Connector 1 Tray 1 6 Tray Connector 3 Connector 3B 1 Tray Connector 2 1 6 Tray 1 Tray Connector 1 B mp Connector 1 32 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide IV Hardware Setup e 4 12 SCSI ID Setting SCS
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