Rack mount ALIX 2 – Quick Start Guide
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Things you will need
Tools
Anti-static wrist strap
2mm hex key (supplied)
Phillips head screwdriver
Compact Flash card reader
(optional)
Null modem cable (optional)
Materials
If you don't have them already, you'll need:
1 or 2 x ALIX 2-2 or ALIX 2-3 boards
Compact Flash Card (1 per board)
miniPCI cards (optional) e.g. wireless
adapter, VPN accelerator
Power supply (1 per board)
Operating system image
Instructions
Safety Note
The ALIX boards, like all electronic equipment, are sensitive to damage from static discharge.
To avoid damage caused by static discharge, we strongly recommend that you use an anti-
static wrist strap when handling the boards.
Step 1
Install the boards into the rack mount case (optional)
If your boards are not installed in the rack mount case, you may need to do the following:
1. Remove the five (5) screws from the top of the case and remove the top of the case.
2. Place the nylon spacers over the four standoffs in the base of the case.
3. Sandwich one (1) of the narrower aluminium strips between two (2) of the wider
aluminium strips, ensuring that the holes are aligned.
4. For the set of strips that goes on the right hand side, place the locator strip on the top,
with the bent end at the rear, pointing downwards.
5. Insert one M3 x12 screw through each set of holes in the assembled aluminium strips.
6. Place the screws into the standoffs, through the nylon spacer, ensuring that the channel
created by the strips is toward the centre of the board slot, and tighten the screws.
7. Repeat for the other side.
8. Replace the top of the case and tighten the screws.
Note:
Leave the case top off if installing ALIX boards for the first time.
9. Remove the serial port screws from the board.
10. Locate the cover plate on the front of the board, ensuring it is the right way around
(power hole closer to the bottom).
11. Reinsert the serial port screws loosely, to hold the cover plate onto the board.
12. Holding the cover plate by the top and bottom, slot the edges of the ALIX board into the
channels in the slide rails.
13. [First time installation only] Loosen the right hand slide rail screws to allow the locator
strip to slide back and forth.
14. [internal PSU only] Connect power plug to header on front right corner of board.
15. Slide the board into the case, ensuring that the cover plate sits flush against the case front.
16. Insert and tighten the cover plate screws.
Note:
For easy access to the board, we recommend using the optional thumb screws.
For infrequent access to the board, the hex screws provide a more secure option.
© Yawarra Tiny Computers
April 2014
