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Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations

Chapter 1 

Introduction

1-1 Overview

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC 

users who intend to integrate Supermicro's intelligent, highly expandable and cost-

effective mobile rack solutions into their systems. It provides the user with detailed 

information for the installation and use of the M14T mobile rack.

The Supermicro M14T mobile rack, supports up to four hot-swappable SAS/SATA 

hard drives. It is packaged in a small size form factor (5.8" W x 1.7" H x 7.9" D) 

and runs up to 3 Gbps. The M14T showcases today's most advanced  technological 

innovations in modular connectivity and data transferability, laying the foundation 

for reliable, effective and scalable solutions for tomorrow's data communications 

industry.

1-2 Product 

Features 

The M14T mobile rack includes the following features:

Slim design with a small size form factor (SFF) (5.8" W x 1.7" H x 7.9" D)

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Supports 4 x 2.5"  hot-swappable SFF HDDs

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Supports up to 5V/10A (Average) and 12V/10A (Average)

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Operates at up to 3 Gbps

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Supports SAS/SATA

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Summary of Contents for Supero M14T

Page 1: ...Rev 1 0a SUPER USER S GUIDE Mobile Rack M14T ...

Page 2: ...A STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Su...

Page 3: ...Front Connectors and Jumpers 2 1 Front Connectors 2 1 Front LED Indicators 2 1 2 2 SASM14V Rear Connectors and Jumpers 2 2 Rear Side Connectors 2 2 Rear Jumpers 2 3 Chapter 3 Installation Instructions 3 1 Packing List 3 1 3 2 Tools Needed 3 1 3 3 Important Safety Guidelines 3 1 3 4 Cooling Fan Installation and Removal 3 3 3 5 HDD Installation 3 4 Removing the HDD Tray 3 4 Installing the Hard Disk ...

Page 4: ...orts up to four hot swappable SAS SATA hard drives It is packaged in a small size form factor 5 8 W x 1 7 H x 7 9 D and runs up to 3 Gbps The M14T showcases today s most advanced technological innovations in modular connectivity and data transferability laying the foundation for reliable effective and scalable solutions for tomorrow s data communications industry 1 2 Product Features The M14T mobi...

Page 5: ... Overheat Fan Fail LED indicators and an audible alarm indicating a system overheat or fan failure Drive Activity LED indicates the activity status of each disk drive 1 3 An Important Note to the User The pictures or graphics shown in this User s Guide were based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of the publishing of this manual The M14T mobile rack you ve received may or may not ...

Page 6: ...t Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O ...

Page 7: ...st be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authorizations may be requested online http www super micro com support rma Whenever possible repack the mobile rack in the original Supermicro carton using the original packaging material If these are no longer available be sure to pack the mobile rack securely using packaging material to surround the mobile rack so that it does not shi...

Page 8: ...ermicro Web site at www supermicro com for the latests updates parts and supported configurations Figure 2 1 SASM14V Front View SASM14V SUPER R D3 D4 J1 D12 D13 J2 J3 J4 D14 D15 SAS SATA 0 Front Connectors Front Connectors J1 SAS SATA 0 J2 SAS SATA 1 J3 SAS SATA 2 J4 SAS SATA 3 Front LED Indicators Front LED Indicators D3 Overheat LED D4 Fan Failure LED D12 SAS SATA 0 ACT LED D13 SAS SATA 1 ACT LE...

Page 9: ...ane Connect a cable to the fan header to provide cooling to the backplane See the table on the right for pin definitions JP26 ACT In Header The 4 pin Act In header designated JP26 is lo cated on the rear side of the SASM14V backplane It indicates the activity status of the SAS SATA slots that are on the front of the backplane See the table on the right for pin definitions 12V 12V GND GND 5V 5V GND...

Page 10: ...ers Description Definition Open Default Normal Closed Buzzer reset Open Set overheat temperature to 45º Celcius Pins 1 2 Default Set overheat temperature to 50º Celcius Pins 2 3 Set overheat temperature to 55º Celcius Open Fan disabled Closed Default Fan disabled ...

Page 11: ...crew set for 4 HDDs One SAS SATA backplane CSE SAS M14EV One SATA Big4 to individual port fan out cable CBL 0103 3 2 Tools Needed The following tools are needed for the installation of the mobile rack into chassis Phillips screw driver 1 Antistatic strap Recommended 2 3 3 Important Safety Guidelines This product shall only be accessed assembled and serviced by technically quali fied personnel or t...

Page 12: ... Disconnect all the cables and label the cables for easy identification 2 Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge when han 3 dling components Save all the screws and fasteners for later use If necessary label these 4 screws or fasteners for easy identification Follow the instructions given in the following section to remove and install the 5 cooling fan hard disks and the r...

Page 13: ...ile rack aligning the mounting holes in 1 the fan housing with the holes on the mobile rack Secure the fan to the mobile rack with two screws on each side of the fan 2 Connect the cooling fan cable to the fan connector as illustrated 3 To remove the cooling fan simply reverse the procedure above Removing the Cooling Fan Disconnect the cooling fan cable 1 Remove the screws securing the fan to the M...

Page 14: ...he M14T you will need to remove the HDD drive trays from the cage Removing the HDD Tray Press the release tab toward the right to release the HDD drive tray from the 1 M14T cage Once the drive tray is unlocked pull it out using the handle 2 1 1 1 2 Figure 3 2 HDD Tray Release Tab Figure 3 3 Removing Hard Drive Trays ...

Page 15: ...ay Installing a Hard Disk Drive into the Drive Tray Place a 2 5 HDD on top of the drive tray 1 Align the HDD against the drive tray 2 Secure the HDD onto the drive tray with four M 3 screws as shown below 3 1 1 1 3 Figure 3 4 Installing an HDD into the Drive Tray Figure 3 5 HDD Mounting Hole Locations ...

Page 16: ...obile rack Insert a loaded hard drive tray into a drive bay Push the HDD inward until it is fully seated in the drive bay 2 Press the handle inward toward the mobile rack pressing it into the locking 3 position When the handle is in the correct position the handle will automati cally lock When the handle is in the correct position the release tab will automatically 4 lock 1 3 Figure 3 6 The M14T M...

Page 17: ...ooling fan is detached remove the four screws from the M14T as 2 shown below Once the screws are removed pull the rear panel away from the M14T to 3 remove it Reverse the steps listed above to install the rear panel onto the M14T Installing the Rear Panel Replace the rear panel on on the M14T 1 Replace the cooling fan 2 Secure the fan with the four screws from the M14T as shown above 3 1 2 1 3 Fig...

Page 18: ...m be reasonably expected 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 d...

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