Supermicro SC846 JBOD Series, User Manual

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Page 2: ...uper Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This e...

Page 3: ...rofessionals only Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the SC846 air shroud and describes its main features Chapter 2 System Safety You should familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SC846 air shroud Chapter 3 Config...

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Page 5: ...al Safety Precautions 2 2 2 3 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions 2 2 2 4 Operating Precautions 2 2 Chapter 3 Configuration and Installation 3 1 3 1 Overview 3 1 3 2 SC846 Air Shroud Components 3 1 Component Part B 3 2 Component Part C 3 3 3 3 Removing Breakable Sections for Cabling 3 5 3 4 Configuring the SC846 Air Shroud 3 6 Configuring for Configuration 1 3 7 Configuring for Configuration 2 3 8...

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Page 7: ... Components The SC846 air shroud comes packaged with components and parts as shown in Table 1 1 Table 1 1 SC846 Air Shroud Parts and Components Part Number Description Quantity MCP 310 48003 0N SC846 Intel DP plastic air shroud supports up to 18 memory DIMM slots MCP 310 48004 1N SC846 X8 air shroud component part A 1 MCP 310 48005 1N SC846 X8 air shroud component part B 1 MCP 310 28005 1N X8 air ...

Page 8: ...outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authorizations may be requested online at http www supermicro com support rma Whenever possible repack the chassis in the original Supermicro carton using the original packaging material If these are no lo...

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Page 11: ...making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators The power supply p...

Page 12: ...ts and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistat...

Page 13: ...tion of the SC846 air shroud into a server or into a chassis The main section component part A can be connected to other sections component parts B C and D to make up to three configurations Configuration 1 through Configuration 3 3 2 SC846 Air Shroud Components Figure 3 1 SC846 Air Shroud Components A B C D ...

Page 14: ...h Supermicro X8Dxx and X7Dxx series mainboards See Section 3 4 for further details on configurations Component Part B The SC846 air shroud s component part B can be moved in and out to resize the air shroud s size to fit the mainboard Figure 3 2 Table 3 1 SC846 Air Shroud Components Item Description A SC846 X8 air shroud component part A B SC846 X8 air shroud component part B C X8 air shroud unive...

Page 15: ... of component part A It is attached and secured by placing locking tabs on its top into alignment slots provided on component part A as shown in the figure Figure 3 3 Component Part C NOTE The view in Figure 3 3 has been modified in order to show the alignment slots more clearly Component Part C Locking Tabs Component Part A Alignment Slots ...

Page 16: ...ent part D 2 2 55mm wide tear drop Mylar module Figure 3 4 can be mounted on the underside of component part A by inserting its locking tabs into the component part A alignment slots provided Figure 3 4 Component Part D Component Part D Locking Tabs Component Part A Alignment Slots ...

Page 17: ...permanently removed to allow cabling access if required for your system Also component parts B and C have breakable tabs that perform the same function See Figure 3 5 for details To remove simply cut or break the tabs or section off from its attachments with a pair of scissors and discard them Figure 3 5 Removing the Breakable Tabs Breakable Tabs Breakable Tabs ...

Page 18: ... with Supermicro X8Dxx X7Dxx series mainboards Configuration 2 Component parts A B C and for Intel Xeon DP 5500 5400 5100 5000 series systems with 12 x 13 form factor mainboards 7 PCI slots and up to 12 memory DIMM slots optimized for use with Supermicro X8Dxx X7Dxx series mainboards Configuration 3 Components parts A B D and E x1 for Intel Xeon DP 5500 5400 5100 5000 series systems with 13 68 x 1...

Page 19: ...emory DIMM slots and a 12 x 13 form factor use Configuration 1 This configuration attaches component part B flush with the edge of component part A and mounts component parts C and D to the underside of component part A see Figure 3 6 This configuration is optimized for use with Supermicro X8Dxx X7Dxx series mainboards Figure 3 6 Configuration 1 Default Component Part C Component Part D Component ...

Page 20: ...IMM slots and a 12 x 13 form factor use Configuration 2 This configuration attaches component part B one slot deeper than the edge of component part A and mounts component parts C and D to the underside of component part A see Figure 3 7 This configuration is optimized for use with Supermicro X8Dxx X7Dxx series mainboards Figure 3 7 Configuration 2 Component Part C Component Part D Component Part ...

Page 21: ... form factor use Configuration 3 This configuration attaches component part B one slot deeper than the edge of component part A and mounts component parts D to the underside of component part A see Figure 3 8 This configuration is optimized for use with Supermicro X8Dxx X7Dxx series mainboards Figure 3 8 Configuration 3 NOTE Component part C is detached from this configuration Component Part D Com...

Page 22: ...n SC846 Chassis Systems 1 Configure the air shroud to fit in your system See Section 3 4 for details on configuring the air shroud 2 Secure the forward edge of the SC846 to the forward part of the chassis interior so that the SC846 mounting tabs are locked in with the mounting slots of the chassis see Figure 3 9 Figure 3 9 Inserting Air Shroud onto a System Mainboard Component Part A Mounting Tabs...

Page 23: ...e system mainboard over the CPU s and memory slots see Figure 3 10 4 Secure the top cover back on your system Figure 3 10 Air Shroud Mounted in System NOTE The air shroud should be mounted flush with the power supply housing if installing properly and that some cable is supposed to go under the air shroud Mount Flush with Power Supply Attach Securely to Chassis ...

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Page 25: ...cted to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litig...

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