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RMC-8357 Installation Guide
Providing Adequate Clearance
Apertures in the front and rear of the chassis facilitate power supply and motherboard cooling.
Air enters through the front of the chassis and exits through the fans on the rear of the chassis.
Place the RMC-8357 on a bench top or in an instrument rack so that the fans (air outlets) and the
air inlet apertures in the front and rear of the chassis have adequate ventilation. Keep other
equipment a minimum of 76.2 mm (3 in.) away from the air outlets on the rear of the chassis.
Installation
Follow these steps to connect devices to the RMC-8357:
1.
Connect a keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors on the RMC-8357 rear panel.
2.
Connect the DVI or DisplayPort monitor video cable to the DVI or DisplayPort connector
on the rear panel.
3.
Connect the USB and serial devices as necessary to the RMC-8357 front and rear panel
ports.
Caution
To minimize shock hazard, make sure the electrical power outlet you
use to power the RMC-8357 has an appropriate earth safety ground. Refer to the
Connecting Safety Ground
section for more information.
Caution
Use the DC power cable provided with DC power supplies for VDC input.
4.
Connect the AC power cable to the AC inlet on the rear panel and to an AC power outlet.
For more information, refer to the
Connecting to Power Source
section.
5.
For the DC option, connect the DC positronic connector to the DC inlet on the rear panel
and wire to a DC power source.
6.
Power on the RMC-8357.
7.
Verify that the RMC-8357 boots. If it does not boot, refer to the
What if the RMC-8357 does
not boot?
section of Chapter 5,
Troubleshooting
, in the
RMC-8357 User Manual
.
