Acer IDUR, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...system components such as disk drives system board or expansion boards Descriptive illustrations accompany the installation procedures If you receive a complete system the basic components are already installed 2 Positioning the System Housing 2 1 Standalone System For a standalone system rotate the legs outward to stabilize the housing ...

Page 2: ...s facing a wall leave a space of 5 10 cm from the wall to allow air circulation then position the legs as in Figure A Fans Facing Out When standing the housing with the fans facing out you can put the system close to the wall and position the legs as in Figure B Fans Fans 5 10 cm Figure A Figure B ...

Page 3: ...ls behind the feet to facilitate moving to short distances Rotate the feet inward before moving the housing When transporting the housing pull out the handle at the same time lifting the unit front a few inches from the floor Slide the housing forward with the wheels supporting the rear ...

Page 4: ...4 Installation Guide 4 Features 4 1 Front Panel Keylock Hard Disk Drive LED Power LED 5 25 inch Drive Bay 3 5 inch Drive Power Switch SCSI Hard Disk Drive Trays ...

Page 5: ...IDUN Housing 5 4 2 Rear Panel Power Supply Bays Power Socket 1 Keyboard Port Mouse Port Video Port Parallel Port RJ 45 Connector Expansion Slots SCSI Expansion Slot USB Connector Power Socket 2 ...

Page 6: ...ure shows the housing internal structure and some of the basic system components Power Supply Metal Plate covering two redundant power supply modules Expansion Slot Brackets System Board Backplane Board SCSI Drive Trays 3 5 inch and 5 25 inch Drive Bays CPU Board ...

Page 7: ...N Housing 7 5 Opening the Housing Panels 5 1 Upper Front Panel Hold the left edge of the upper front panel to open it and gain access to the diskette drive bays The housing keys are inside the front panel ...

Page 8: ...de 5 2 Lower Front Panel Unlock the housing with the key Pull the lower panel to access the drive trays You cannot remove the key after you have unlocked the housing You can remove it only when you lock the housing again ...

Page 9: ...IDUN Housing 9 5 3 Left Panel Pull on the key to swing the left panel open If necessary you may use a screwdriver to pry open the panel ...

Page 10: ...Turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord before installing or removing diskette drives 6 1 3 5 inch Drive 1 Open the lower front panel 2 Remove the upper panel including its frame by pressing the latch underside and pulling the panel out ...

Page 11: ...move the screw attaching the 3 5 inch drive frame to the housing 4 Secure a 3 5 inch drive on the frame with four screws 5 Insert the drive into the drive bay and secure it with a screw 6 Connect the diskette drive cables ...

Page 12: ... other 5 25 inch device into the drive bay 1 Open the lower front panel 2 Remove the upper panel including its frame by pressing the latch underside and pulling the panel out 3 Secure the drive guides on the sides of a 5 25 inch drive 4 Insert the drive into the drive bay 5 Connect the signal and power cables to the drive ...

Page 13: ...IDUN Housing 13 6 3 Hard Disk 1 Pull out a drive tray 2 Place a hard disk on the tray and secure it with four screws ...

Page 14: ...k the drive tray handle in place before pushing the tray in completely The tray does not fit in if the handle is not in place 4 Connect the hard disk cables If you installed a SCSI backplane board into the housing see the backplane board manual for hard disk installation instructions ...

Page 15: ... wall socket then remove the plastic fan cover on the rear panel 2 Open and remove the lower front and left doors See section 5 3 Remove the three screws that secure the right door DO NOT open the RIGHT door at this moment Doing so will damage the power sharing board and cables attached to its inner side 4 Unplug the connectors from the power supply to the power sharing board from the power sharin...

Page 16: ...bles attached to the inner side of the right door open and remove the right door Be careful when opening and removing the right door to avoid damaging the power sharing board attached to its inner side 6 Remove the screws that secure the power supply holding plate ...

Page 17: ...17 7 Slide the holding plate to the right for about an inch 8 Pull out the lower part of the holding plate and unhook the upper part from the housing roof You may need to pull the plate downward to remove it easier ...

Page 18: ...uide 9 Remove the screws that secure the metal cover of the upper power supply bay to the rear panel 10 Remove the screws that secure the power supply module In the process make sure to support the module with your hand ...

Page 19: ... lower bay carefully move the module to the upper power supply bay 2 When in place secure the first power supply with screws 3 Get the second redundant power supply ready 4 Firmly hold the power supply and align it to the lower bay 5 When in place secure the second power supply with screws 6 Reinstall the right door but do not close it completely ...

Page 20: ...ect only in one direction If a connector does not fit in completely reverse its orientation then try to reconnect 8 Arrange all the cables from the power sharing board and fans to facilitate connection to the system board and disk drives Do not let power cables block the housing exhaust and fans 9 Close the right door completely and secure it with the screws that you removed earlier 10 Reconnect t...

Page 21: ...then fitting in the lower part 14 Slide the holding plate to the left until it fits completely and the screw holes match 15 Secure the holding plate with the screws that you removed earlier 16 Reinstall the left door and close it 17 Close the lower front door and lock the system housing 18 Reinstall the plastic fan cover on the rear panel 19 Reconnect the AC power cables ...

Page 22: ...n rearrange the pegs on the system board plate to fit the board that you wish to install 1 If you have not done so open the housing following the steps in section 4 2 When ready align the system board holes to the pegs with the external ports facing the rear of the housing 3 Secure the board with eight screws ...

Page 23: ...IDUN Housing 23 9 Installing an Expansion Board 1 Remove an expansion slot bracket cover Save the screw to secure the expansion board ...

Page 24: ...24 Installation Guide 2 Align an expansion board with the open slot and insert the golden fingers into the expansion bus connector 3 Secure the board with a screw ...

Page 25: ...oard does not include a CPU socket follow these steps to install a CPU board 1 Locate the CPU board connector in the system board 2 Insert the board into the connector Make sure that the board is properly seated in the connector 3 Secure the board with a screw ...

Page 26: ...on Guide 4 Align the plastic support bar with the board edge 5 Insert the right end of the plastic bar to the hole on the side of the backplane board and the left end to the hole on the rear panel Left End Right End ...

Page 27: ...using 27 6 Insert the left end of the metal support bar tabs to the holes on the rear panel and align the right end to the screw holes on the side of the backplane board 7 Secure the metal bar with two screws ...

Page 28: ...28 Installation Guide 11 Connecting External Devices 11 1 Connecting a Monitor ...

Page 29: ...IDUN Housing 29 11 2 Connecting a Keyboard ...

Page 30: ...30 Installation Guide 11 3 Connecting a Mouse ...

Page 31: ...IDUN Housing 31 11 4 Connecting a Printer ...

Page 32: ...32 Installation Guide 12 Complete System Connections ...