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Dual Pentium

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III 2U Rackmount Server

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AP2400R

Reference Guide

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Page 1: ...Dual Pentium III 2U Rackmount Server AP2400R Reference Guide ...

Page 2: ...f alteration is 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 identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe The product name and revision number are both print...

Page 3: ... 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 asus com WWW www asus com FTP ftp asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Marketing Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany Fax 49 2102 442066 Email sales asusc...

Page 4: ...s equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from...

Page 5: ...tly connected and the power cables are not damaged If any damage is detected contact your dealer as soon as possible To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Before opening the chassis panels make sure all power cables are unplugged Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Place the server on a stable surface If the power supp...

Page 6: ...ee wire power cable and plug for the user s safety Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock CAUTION 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 If you have an antistatic wrist strap available use it while handling...

Page 7: ...ntroduction 9 Audience 10 Contents Description 10 Conventions 11 Symbols 11 Package Contents 12 Standard Components 12 Optional Components 12 Chapter 1 System Overview 13 Features 14 Chassis ASUS AR 20 14 Motherboard ASUS CUR DLSR 14 Front Panel 15 Back Panel 15 Power Button and System LEDs 16 LED Information 17 Hard Drive Power Status LEDs 17 System Reset Button 17 Programmable Message LED 17 Fan...

Page 8: ... LED 20 Chapter 3 Hardware Setup 21 Opening the Chassis Cover 22 Under the Chassis Cover 23 Internal Components 24 Motherboard Placement 25 Central Processing Unit CPU 26 CPU Heatsink 27 CPU Terminator 28 Cooling Fans 29 System Memory 30 Riser Card Expansion Card 31 SCSI Backplane 32 Connecting Cables 33 Connecting Cables 34 SCSI Hard Disk Drives 35 Floppy Drive 37 ...

Page 9: ...guide provides general and specific information about the AP2400R server About This Guide contains an introduction on the contents of this document that include target audience chapter description and conventions used It also lists the items included in the system package Introduction About This Guide ...

Page 10: ...eatures of the AP2400R server It includes specific sections that identify these features 3 Chapter 2 Basic Operation This chapter tells how to get started with the AP2400R server The basic operation includes connecting the cables and powering on the system 4 Chapter 3 Hardware Setup This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It a...

Page 11: ...f when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task IMPORTANT Information that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and information to aid in completing a task PHILIPS CROSS SCREW DRIVER Atool required to install or remove the components in the server STANDARD FLAT SCREW DRIVER A tool required to install or remove the comp...

Page 12: ...or the server Standard Components Motherboard ASUS CUR DLSR Chassis AR 20 2U Rackmount Chassis 19 Power Supply 280W Redundant Floppy Drive Slim 1 44MB CD ROM Drive ASUS 50x PCI Expansion Three 64 bit PCI slots Cables Internal SCSI IDE floppy S370 CPU Terminator For use in one processor configuration Rackmount Rails R 20 Rackmount Kit User s Manuals server motherboard CD ROM Optional Components RAI...

Page 13: ...3 AP2400R Hardware Reference Guide This chapter describes the external features of the AP2400R server It includes specific sections that identify these features Chapter 1 System Over view System Overview ...

Page 14: ...Bays Support for one 3 5 slim type floppy device one 5 25 standard sized CD ROM drive and six 3 5 wide 1 high SCA SCSI hard disk drives in swappable trays Motherboard ASUS CUR DLSR Processor Dual Intel Pentium III FC PGA processors running up to 1GHz Memory Four 168 pin DIMM sockets that support up to 4GB PC133 registered SDRAM with ECC support Onboard SCSI LSI 53C1010 33 dual channel Ultra160 SCS...

Page 15: ...l The server back panel is shown here with labels to each part 1 Redundant Power Supplies 2 Redundant AC In Connectors 3 PS 2 Mouse Port 4 USB Ports 1 and 2 5 Parallel Port 6 Serial Port COM2 7 Three PCI Expansion Slots 8 Power Supply Power LED 9 PS 2 Keyboard Port 10 Serial Port COM1 11 Video Out VGA Port 12 LAN Ports 1 2 RJ 45 13 Very High Density SCSI Connector 3 11 13 10 8 5 1 7 4 2 12 9 6 Har...

Page 16: ...tatus hard disk status and system power status 1 3 Hard Drive Power Status LEDs 4 6 Hard Drive Power Status LEDs 7 System Reset Button 8 Programmable Message LED 9 Fan Fail or High Temperature LED 10 Power Supply Status Failure LED 11 Hard Disk Activity LED 12 Power ON LED 13 System Power Button 2 5 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...

Page 17: ...wer outage or event warnings Fan Fail or High Temperature LED When fan speeds and temperatures are normal this LED shows a steady green This LED turns to steady amber when fan speeds decrease or temperatures increase past a critical threshold Power Supply Failure LED This LED lights when there is a serious problem with the power supply Hard Disk Activity LED This LED flickers green whenever there ...

Page 18: ...18 Chapter 1 System Overview ...

Page 19: ... chapter tells how to get started with the AP2400R server The basic operation includes connecting the cables and powering on the system Chapter 2 Basic Basic Basic Basic Basic Operation Operation Operation Operation Operation Basic Operation ...

Page 20: ...k if the power LED lights up Also make sure that all warning LEDs are normal Turn the Power ON Power ON the server by pressing the power button on the front panel Connect Power Cords Connect two power cords to the AC power connectors on the back of the server then plug the power cords to a grounded source TIP The utilize the redundancy of the power cords connect each one to a different source for ...

Page 21: ...This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It also gives detailed information on the internal components and how to install them Chapter 3 Hardware Setup Hardware Setup ...

Page 22: ...cover to the chassis The top cover of the chassis has locking tabs at the rear end that connect to the inner side of the back panel Make sure to disengage the locking tabs before lifting up the cover CAUTION Removing the Cover Slide the top cover toward the front for about an inch then lift it from the chassis Unlocking the Cover To unlock the cover turn the rotating lock clockwise until the trian...

Page 23: ...s Cover When you open the cover to theAP2400R you will see several major parts as shown in the second picture below 1 CPU Blower 2 CUR DLSR Motherboard 3 Redundant Power Supplies 4 Three SCA bays 5 CD ROM Drive standard 5 1 4 6 Slim 1 44MB Floppy Drive 7 Three SCA bays 8 PCI Cage ...

Page 24: ...1 2 CPU Socket 2 for CPU terminator in 1 CPU configuration 3 Memory Sockets for 1 2 3 or 4 DIMMs 4 IDE Connector for standard 5 1 4 CD ROM Drive 5 Slim Floppy Drive Cable 6 SCSI Cable for Hot Swap SCA SCSI Connectors 7 External Very High Density Connector Interface VHDCI SCSI Connector 8 64 bit PCI Slot for Riser Card 9 COM2 Serial Port 1 2 3 5 7 9 4 8 6 ...

Page 25: ...s Refer to the motherboard user s manual for detailed technical information about the motherboard NOTE Placement Direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis correctly The edge withtheexternalportsgoestothe back panel of the chassis Motherboard Screws Place 13 screws in the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not overtigh...

Page 26: ...s it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the socket indicating that it is locked The CPU fits only in one orientation Do not force the CPU into the sockettopreventbendingthepinsanddamagingtheCPU IftheCPU does not fit completely check its orientation or check for bent pins IMPORTANT Figure 1 Figure 2 Gold Mark Marked Corner CPU Orientation...

Page 27: ...the back clip to the back of the CPUsocketuntilitsnapsinplace Attaching the Heatsink Front Clip Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU Attach the heatsink front clip to the front of the CPU socket NOTE When viewed from the front the CPU socket has the lever on the right side Heatsink Front Clip Socket Lever ...

Page 28: ...rminator CPU Socket 1 with Installed CPU and Heatsink CPU Terminator Placement When using only one processor socket make sure to install an S370 processor terminator to the unused socket Install a CPU terminator as you would install a CPU Refer to the section CPU Installation ...

Page 29: ... PCI cage and power supply with hooks on each side Shroud CPU Blower Hooks Hooks CPU1 CPU2 8cm PCI Cage Fan Expansion Card Fan Besides the CPU blower a cooling fan is mounted on the PCI cage to decrease the temperature of PCI cards Fan thermal failures can be monitored through the LEDs on the front panel and or by optional software Underside of CPU Blower ...

Page 30: ... until the retaining clips snap back in place CAUTION DIMMs fit in only direction DO NOT force a DIMM into the socket to avoid damaging the DIMM DIMM Sockets Location Locate the DIMM sockets on the motherboard to install memory modules 4 DIMM Sockets System Memor y The motherboard has four Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets that support 3 3V Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM modul...

Page 31: ...le PCI slot on the motherboard The card has three 64 bit PCI card slots for PCI expansion cards Installing an Expansion Card Carefully insert the golden fingers of the PCI expansion card into the slot on the riser card The PCI cage then installs on the chassis in such a way that will at the same time insert the golden fingers of the riser card into the PCI slot on the motherboard PCI Slot Riser Ca...

Page 32: ...r SCA SCSI hard disks The hard disks are externally accessible from the front of the server 80 pin SCA SCSI Connectors Back Side Each backplane includes power SMB LED and SCSI connectors The SCSI backplane is already installed in the system chassis You do not need to remove the backplane when installing components or connecting cables NOTE LED out to front panel Backplane Power Connector SCSI In f...

Page 33: ...nnector on the Motherboard SCSI Connector on the Backplane IDE Cable Connect the IDE cable directly to the CD ROM drive connector Motherboard IDE Connector Floppy Cable Connect the floppy cable directly to the floppy drive connector The slim type floppy drive uses a flat ribbon cable It does not use the standard floppy drive cable Motherboard Floppy Drive Connector CD ROM IDE Connector Floppy Driv...

Page 34: ...to the PANEL2 connector on the motherboard and the other cable to the SMB connector LED Connector on the Backplane LED Connector on the Motherboard Cooling Fan Cables Connect the blower fan cable and PCI cage fan cable to the two chassis fan connectors on the motherboard Chassis Fan Connectors ...

Page 35: ...p open the tray levers to release the tray then slide the tray out of the chassis SCSI HDD Mounting Place the SCSI hard disk drive to the hot swap tray and secure it with four screws as shown HDD Installation After the drive is secured to the tray carefully insert the drive into the bay then push the levers back in place Make sure that the SCSI cable is connected to the motherboard and the backpla...

Page 36: ...g an SCA hard disk is very simple using the hot swap trays Removing a Tray 1 Flip tray levers out 2 Pull tray out using both levers with both hands Inserting a Tray 1 Flip levers out 2 Push on both levers with both hands 3 Flip levers in until it snaps flush with the tray ...

Page 37: ...he CD ROM Floppy Drive The system comes with the floppy drive already installed Refer to this section when you need to replace the floppy drive Floppy Drive Mounting Mount the two brackets to the floppy drive and secure it with four screws and connect the white ribbon cable compact version of the standard gray floppy drive cable The white ribbon cable already includes power so there is no place fo...

Page 38: ...ower Supply Connection The power supply unit contains redundant power supplies and a housing with five connectors The connection locations are shown here 4 Left SCSI Board 2 CD ROM Drive 1 Right SCSI Board 3 Motherboard Power Input 5 SMBUS bottom 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 39: ...isredundantand hot swappable Meaning that you can remove one module while the server is powered ON Toremoveapowersupplymodule squeeze the handle and push down to eject the individual power supply module Then carefully pull out the power supply module Power Supply Swapping ...

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