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All  rights  reserved.  Product  description  and  product  specifications

are  subject  to  change  without  notice.  For  latest  product  information,

please  visit  Acnodes’  web  site  at  www.acnodes.com.

PC 5150

15-inch touch panel PC

   8

RMC 7152

14” short depth server

14628 Central Blvd,

Chino, CA91710

tel:909.597.7588, fax:909.597.1939

CHAPTER 2

2.1 Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your RMC 7152 up and running.  FOllowing the steps in the order given

should enable you to have the system operational within a minimal amount of time.  This quick setup assumes that your

system has come to you with the processor and memory preinstalled.  If your system is not already fully integrated with a

serverboard, processor, system memory etc., please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing

specific components.

2.2 Unpacking the System

You should inspect the box the server was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way.  If the server itself shows

damage, you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it.

Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the server. It should be situated in a clean, dust-free area that is

well ventilated. Avoid areas where heat, electrical nose and electromagnetic fields are generated. You will also need it placed

near a grounded power outlet. Read the rack and server precations in the next section.

2.2 Preparing for Setup

The RMC 7152 does not ship with a rack rail hardware package as the system can be rack mounted without the use of rails.

An optional rack rail package is available if you wish to order from Acnodes.  Follow the steps in the order given to complete

the installation process in a minimal amount of time.  Please read this section in its entirety before you begin the installation

procdeure outlined in the sections that follow.

Summary of Contents for RMC 7152

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Page 2: ...ITTY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATASTORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RE COVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between maufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Walnut in the State of California USA The State of California Walnut shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such di...

Page 3: ...to this chapter for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system Chapter 4 System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the RMC 7152 Chapter 5...

Page 4: ...main subsystems the SC811TQ 520B 1U chassis and the X8DTL i serverboard Please refer to our web site for informa tion on operating systems that have been certified for use with the RMC 7152 In addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with the RMC 7152 as listed below Two passive CPU heatsinks One slim DVD ROM drive One mini IDE to SATAadapter for DVD...

Page 5: ...M Serial ATA An on chip ICH10R SATAcontroller is integrated into the X8DTL i to provide a six port 3 Gb sec SATAsub system which is RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported The SATA drives are hot swappable units For more information on SATA HostRAID confi guration please refer to the Intel SATA HostRAID User s Guide posted on our website at http www Acnodes com support manuals Note You must have RAID set up t...

Page 6: ...d product specifications are subject to change without notice For latest product information please visit Acnodes web site at www acnodes com PC 5150 15 inch touch panel PC 6 RMC 7152 14 short depth server 14628 Central Blvd Chino CA91710 tel 909 597 7588 fax 909 597 1939 ...

Page 7: ... RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SATA drives Control Panel The control panel provides important system monitoring and control information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activ ity and system overheat conditions The control panel also includes a main power button and a system reset button Rear I O Panel The rear I O panel accommodates one expansion card...

Page 8: ... on installing specific components 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the server was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the server It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoi...

Page 9: ... rack with the rack rails provided with the system You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Basic Installation Procedure You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the RMC 7152 Each of these assemblies consist of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the unit A and an outer fi xed rack rail B that secures to th...

Page 10: ...crew holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 2 Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installing into a telco rack Locking Tabs As you have seen both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to...

Page 11: ...on in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making sure that both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Installing the Server Into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit T...

Page 12: ...152 14 short depth server 14628 Central Blvd Chino CA91710 tel 909 597 7588 fax 909 597 1939 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack If you are installing the RMC 7152 into a Telco type rack follow the direc tions given on the previous pages for rack installa tion The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack brackets to the rack They should be spaced apart ...

Page 13: ...m memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots 3 If desired you can install an add on card to the system 4 Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the airflow 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SATA drives have been properly installed and all essential connections have...

Page 14: ...carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis a reset butto...

Page 15: ...e Overheat Fan Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continiously on and not flashing it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally You should also check to make sure that the chassi...

Page 16: ...rial ATA Drive Carrier LEDs Each Serial ATA drive has both a green and a red LED Green Each SATA drive carrier has a green LED When illuminated this green LED on the front of the SATA drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SATA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Red The red LED to indicate an SATA drive failure If one of ...

Page 17: ...ply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets This product may be connected to an IT power system In all cases make sure that the unit is also relably con nected to Earth Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarities This battery must be replaced only ...

Page 18: ...ct your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit baords PCDs in their antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contac...

Page 19: ...any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power su...

Page 20: ...pherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed to prevent them from blocking the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from the back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them The follo...

Page 21: ...n and product specifications are subject to change without notice For latest product information please visit Acnodes web site at www acnodes com RMC 7152 14 short depth serverRMC 7152 14 short depth server 21 RMC 7152 14 short depth server 5 4 Rear I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification ...

Page 22: ... nents Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use an Intel certified multi directional heatsink only Make sure you install the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsinks When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket c...

Page 23: ...d the CPU at the north and south center edges 2 Align the CPU key the semi circle cutout with the socket key the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket 3 once the CPU and the socket are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket 4 With the CPU in the socket ...

Page 24: ...5150 15 inch touch panel PC 24 RMC 7152 14 short depth server 14628 Central Blvd Chino CA91710 tel 909 597 7588 fax 909 597 1939 Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 1 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 2 Install two diagonal screw and tighten them until just snug 3 Repeat steps 2 with the 3 and 4 screws Make sure all...

Page 25: ...ug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan s wires from the fan header 3 Using a screwdriver loosen and remove the heatsink screws from the serverboard in the sequence as shows in the previous section 1 and 2 followed by 3 and 4 4 Hold the heatsink as showin in the picture on the right and gently wiggle it to loosen it from the CPU 5 Once the heatsink is loose remove it ...

Page 26: ... of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and same speed in the same bank See the DIMM Installation Chart on the following page 2 Press down the release tabs on the ends of a memory slot Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the D...

Page 27: ...e For latest product information please visit Acnodes web site at www acnodes com RMC 7152 14 short depth serverRMC 7152 14 short depth server 27 RMC 7152 14 short depth server Memory Support It supports up to 24 GB Registered ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz registered ECC SDRAM in 6 DIMM slots DIMM sizes of 4GB 2GB and 1GB are supported Populating DIMMs Follow the tables below when installing memory ...

Page 28: ...939 5 7 Adding PCI Cards It includes a riser card This riser fits into a PCI slot to support a full height half length PCI Express expansion card THe riser card provides a PCI E x 8 signal PCI Card Installation When installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card 1 Swing the release tab on the PCI slot shield 2 Insert the PCI card into the rise...

Page 29: ...served Product description and product specifications are subject to change without notice For latest product information please visit Acnodes web site at www acnodes com RMC 7152 14 short depth serverRMC 7152 14 short depth server 29 RMC 7152 14 short depth server 5 8 Serverboard Details Serverboard Layout ...

Page 30: ...on the right for the pin definitions of theATX 14 pin power connector You must also connect the 8 pin processor power connectors to your power supply Processor Power Connector In addition to JPW1 the 12V 8 pin processor power connectors at JPW2 and JPW3 must be connected to your serverboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and serverboard PW_ON Connector...

Page 31: ... to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LAN2 LED The LED Connections for LAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attatch LAN LED cables to display network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LAN1 LED The LED connections for LAN1 are on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attatch LAN...

Page 32: ... for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitons Fan Headers There are six fan headers All are 4 pin fans but are backward compatible with traditional 3 pin fans FAN1 is for the CPU1 heatsink and FAN2 is for the CPU2 heatsink See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX PS 2 Keyboar...

Page 33: ...located on the serverboard The headers labeled USB 2 3 and USB 4 5 can be used to provide front side USB acc ess cables not included USB 6 is an A type See the tables on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports Two serial ports are included on the serverboard COM1 is a port located beside the USB ports and COM2 is a header located on the corener of the board near the SIMLC See the table on the r...

Page 34: ...r LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper SGPIO Headers Two SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output headers are included on the serverboard These headers are used to communicate with the System Moni...

Page 35: ... bus header monitors power supply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions IPMB IPMB is a System Management Bus header for IPMP 2 0 Connect the app ropriate cables here to use the IPMB connection on your system Overheat LED Fan Fall JOH1 The JOH1 header connects to an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure This LED will blink when ...

Page 36: ... function of the connector Pin 1 identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the serverboard layout pages for jumper locations CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMDS which will also clear any passowrds Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power co...

Page 37: ...able the LAN2 port on the serverboard See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is enabled Watch Dog JWD enables the Watch Dog Function a system monitor that takes action when a software applications freezes the system Jumping pins 1 2 will have WD reboot the system if a program frerezes Jumping pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupy for the program that has froz...

Page 38: ...ctivity when blinking while the other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the functions associated with the connection speed LED OnBoard Power LED An OnBoard Power LED is located at LE1 When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing compo nents See the tabl...

Page 39: ...4 short depth serverRMC 7152 14 short depth server 39 RMC 7152 14 short depth server 5 12 SATAPort Connections SATA Ports There are no jumper to enable the SATA ports which are designated I SATA0 I SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 13 Installing SoftwarePreface After the hardware has been installed you should first install the operating system and then the drivers The necessar...

Page 40: ...ces Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions o Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge o Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its a...

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Page 42: ...a good seal in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis The fans can adjust their speed according to the heat level sensed in the system which results in more efficient and quieter fan operation Fan speed is controlled by a setting in BIOS see Chapter 7 Note It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed for the airflow to circulate properly throug...

Page 43: ...152 by removing the top cover of the chas sis Proceed to the DVD ROM Drive Installation section later in this chapter for instructions Note Only a slim DVD ROM drive will fit into the RMC 7152 SATADrive Installation The Serial ATAdrives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the SerialATAdrive ba...

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Page 45: ...ver of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD ROM drive bay The DVD ROM drive must have a slim profile to fit into the RMC 7152 Installing a DVD ROM Drive 1 Power down the system and remove the AC power cord 2 Release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack 3 Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click 4 ...

Page 46: ...over away from you then lift it from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server Replacing the Power Supply 1 To remove the failed power unit remove the two screws on the back of the power supply and a third from the front of the power supply which secures it to the bottom of the chassis 2 Lift the unit straight out of the chassis The power cord should have already been removed 3 R...

Page 47: ...on process These keys include F1 F10 Enter ESC ar row keys etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST r...

Page 48: ... 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Acnodes o Version This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system o Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was completed Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system o CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard o Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected ...

Page 49: ...bled Hit Del Message Display This feature displays Press DEL to run Setup during POST The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Function If enabled the Watch Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the sys...

Page 50: ...d by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat in...

Page 51: ...nd Enabled C3Auto Demotion When enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled DCATechnology This feature accelerates the performance of TOE devices Note ATOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of thi...

Page 52: ... looking for and correcting resident errors The options are Enabled and Disabled Throttling Closed Loop Throttling Open Loop Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic voltage control during processor idle states Available options are Disabled and Enabled If Enabled the following items will appear Hysteresis Temperature Closed Loop only Temperature Hysteresis i...

Page 53: ...freeing resources for more other tasks The options are Disabled and Enabled Max Payload Size Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the pay load size to 128 MB while others with a payload size of 256 MB which inhibits the coalesce feature Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired setting The options are 256 MB and 128MB Active State Power Manageme...

Page 54: ...daptec SATAAHCI This feature is available when the option AHCI is selected Select Enable to enable the function of SerialATAAdvanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled If the option Enabled is selected the following item will display SATA 2 Configuration This feature is available when the option ID...

Page 55: ...e 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer band width of 32 Bits Select Enabled to enable 32 Bit data transfer DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined...

Page 56: ...h PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE BusMaster When enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI SERR Function The feature allows SERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the...

Page 57: ...wer On Self Test POST SelectAlways to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader andAlways Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirec tion The optio...

Page 58: ...PU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has...

Page 59: ...2V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT and Vtt XACPI Configuration Use this feature to configureAdvanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providin...

Page 60: ...el s website at www intel com IPMI Firmware Revision This item displays the current IPMI firmware revision Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hard ware This is an informational feature which returns the status code of the BMC micro controller XView BMC System Event Log This feature displays the BMC System Event Lo...

Page 61: ... 253 The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 as shown in the screen below Subnet Mask Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Gateway Address This is the IP address of the gateway in the network This is usually a router Mac Address The BIOS will automatically...

Page 62: ...ystem hangs or crashes The options are Disabled Reset System Power Down Power Cycle BMC Watch Dog TimeOut Min Sec This option appears if BMC Watch Dog Timer Action above is enabled This is a timed delay in minutes or seconds before a system power down or reset after an operating system failure is detected The options are 5 Min 1 Min 30 Sec and 10 Sec XEvent Log Configuration View Event Log Use thi...

Page 63: ... Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Available options are FullAccess grants full User read and write access to the Setup Utility View Only allows access to the Setup Utility but the fields cannot be changed Limited allows only limited fields to be changed such as Date and Time No Access prevents User access to the Setup Utility Change User Pass...

Page 64: ... 5th boot device and Disabled o1st Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX o2ndBootDevice CD DVD XXXXXXXXX XHard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc o1stDrive SATA XXXXXXXXX XRemovable Drives This feature allows the user ...

Page 65: ... Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal De...

Page 66: ...nes which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible rep...

Page 67: ...IntelAA RAID XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for ICH10R into the floppy drive and press the Enter key 5 Choose the Intel R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the Windows setup screen and press the Enter key 6 Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press th...

Page 68: ...ard drives Peripheral Bays One slim DVD ROM drive PCI Expansion One PCI or PCI Express card with pre installed riser card Serverboard Dimensions 12 x 10 in 305 x 254 mm Chassis Mini 1U Rackmount Dimensions WxHxD 17 2 x 1 7 x 22 6 in 437 x 43 x 574 mm Weight Gross Weight 30 lbs 13 6 kg System Cooling Two 10 cm blower fans System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 5A...

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