Viglen LX275, User Manual

Page 1: ... C O M P U T E R S N E T W O R K S S O L U T I O N S M i n d s T h i n k G r e a t Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide ...

Page 2: ...nvironment laboratory To gain a CE mark the Viglen computer range has had to undergo many difficult tests to ensure it is Electromagnetically Compatible These are carried out in the in house Environment lab at Viglen Headquarters We have made every effort to guarantee that each computer leaving our factory complies fully with the correct standards To ensure the computer system maintains compliance...

Page 3: ...by the purchaser for backup Copyright 2005 Viglen Limited All Rights Reserved Viglen LX275 Server Chassis Version 1 0 Printed in the United Kingdom Liability No warranty or representation either expressed or implied is made with respect to this documentation its quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose As a result the documentation is licensed as is and you the licen...

Page 4: ... 3 Chassis Installation and Assembly 16 Opening the Front Bezel 18 Removing the Side Cover 19 Installing Hard Disk Drives and Cages 20 Hotswap Drive Carrier 20 Installing a Hard Drive Carrier to the Hotswap Cage 21 Installing Hard Drives to the Non Hotswap Cage 22 Removing the Hotswap or Non Hotswap Cage 22 Installing the 120mm Fan 23 Installing a 120mm Fan to the VIG840 Chassis 24 Installing the ...

Page 5: ...asing the Add on Card Retainer 29 4 Rail Kit Assembly Guide 30 Rail Kit Features 30 Rail Kit Installation 34 5 Chassis Power Supply Technical Data 42 6 Appendices 43 Appendix A Glossary 43 Appendix B Notes 49 Appendix C Further help and Information 53 Appendix D Suggestions 54 ...

Page 6: ...ou have to purchase an adapter conversion kit The chassis is equipped with power supplies that meet the latest ATX specifications Figure 1 Pedestal and Rackmount Table 1 LX275 Physical Specifications Specification Pedestal Type Rack Type Height 620mm 220 mm Width 220 mm 425 mm Depth 425 mm 620 mm Weight 27Kg approx 3 5 Bays One 5 25 Bays Three Hard Disk Bays Eight Backplane Support Ultra 320 SCSI ...

Page 7: ... bays Houses the CDROM and additional 5 25 devices e g Tape Devices 3 Power Button Powers the server on 4 Reset Button Hard reset of the server 5 Failure Alarm Mute Mutes the redundant PCU alarm Disabled in single PSU systems 6 USB Cover Covers the two USB ports 7 Key lock Locks access to the hot swap hard disk drives stops the removal of the front panel 8 Foot stand Holds up the Server chassis in...

Page 8: ... LX275 Chassis User Guide 7 Chassis Front Rear and Side Views Chassis Front View Without Front Panel Installed Figure 3 Chassis Front View without the Front Panel Chassis Rear View Figure 4 Chassis Rear View ...

Page 9: ...Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide 8 Chassis Side View Without Side Panel Installed Figure 5 Chassis Side View Without Side Panel Installed ...

Page 10: ...You are also able to mix and match these options see table below Table 3 Chassis Backplane Options Option Cage Option Cage Option 1 Non hotswap cage Non hotswap cage 2 Non hotswap cage Hotswap S ATA cage 3 Non hotswap cage Hotswap SCSI cage 4 Hotswap S ATA cage Hotswap S ATA cage 5 Hotswap S ATA cage Hotswap SCSI cage 6 Hotswap SCSI cage Hotswap SCSI cage Serial ATA Backplane Overview Back View Fi...

Page 11: ...Serial ATA Connector 6 J7 7P Serial ATA Connector 7 J6 7P Serial ATA Connector 8 J8 7P Serial ATA Connector 9 S1 Hardware Monitor Switch 10 JP1 Front Panel Control Jumper Front View Figure 7 S ATA Hard Drive Connector Layout Table 5 S ATA Hard Drive Connector Layout No Description 1 J1 serial ATA HDD1 connector 2 J2 serial ATA HDD2 connector 3 J3 serial ATA HDD3 connector 4 J4 serial ATA HDD4 conn...

Page 12: ...ion No Function ON OFF 1 FAN1 Monitor Disabled Enabled 2 FAN2 Monitor Disabled Enabled 3 Alarm Temperature 50 C 60 C Default Settings JP1 Front Panel Control Jumper Table 7 JP1 Front Panel Control Jumper Pin No Function Pin No Function 1 System Failure LED 2 System Failure LED 3 GND 4 Alarm Mute Switch 5 N A 6 Alarm Mute Switch Default Settings ...

Page 13: ...out No Description No Description 1 JPWR1 4 pin DC Power 8 TEMP_SET Alarm Temperature 2 JPWR2 4 pin DC Power 9 J3 Front Panel Control 3 FAN1 3P3C Connector 10 Terminator connector 4 FAN2 3P3C Connector 11 SW1 HDD1 ID Switch 5 68 pin SCSI Connector 12 SW2 HDD2 ID Switch 6 FAN_DIS FAN Monitor 13 SW3 HDD3 ID Switch 7 J2 HDD Motor Control 14 SW4 HDD4 ID Switch ...

Page 14: ...nector 2 4 80 pin SCA Connector 4 Jumper Settings on the Ultra320 SCSI Backplane SCSI ID Switch SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 Table 10 SCSI ID Switch Options SCSI ID P1 P2 P3 P4 SCSI ID P1 P2 P3 P4 0 OFF OFF OFF OFF 8 OFF OFF OFF ON 1 ON OFF OFF OFF 9 ON OFF OFF ON 2 OFF ON OFF OFF 10 OFF ON OFF ON 3 ON ON OFF OFF 11 ON ON OFF ON 4 OFF OFF ON OFF 12 OFF OFF ON ON 5 ON OFF ON OFF 13 ON OFF ON ON 6 OFF ON ON OFF ...

Page 15: ...spins up at DC power on after a delay in seconds 12 times the value of the numeric SEL_ID for the SCSI devices Remote Start Motor spins up only when Start Unit commands is received Alarm Temperature TEMP_SET Table 12 Alarm Temperature Options Temperature P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 45 C Short Open Open 55 C Open Short Open 65 C Open Open Short Default Settings Fan Monitor Function FAN_DIS Table 13 Fan Monit...

Page 16: ...Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide 15 Front Panel Control J3 Table 14 Front Panel Control Pin No Description Pin No Description 1 Alarm LED 2 Alarm LED 3 N A 4 N A 5 Mute Switch 6 Mute Switch ...

Page 17: ...se safety guidelines 1 Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the system 2 Turn off the system by using the push button on off power switch on the front of the system Then unplug the AC power cord from the system or wall outlet 3 Label and disconnect all peripheral cables and all telecommunication lines connected to I O connectors or ports on the back of the system 4 Provide some electrostat...

Page 18: ...ore opening it Otherwise personal injury or equipment damage can result Cautions Electrostatic discharge ESD and ESD protection ESD can damage disk drives boards and other parts We recommend that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation If one is not available provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground any unpainted meta...

Page 19: ...r system against unauthorised access 1 Insert the key into the security lock and turn it clockwise until it points to the unlock icon as figure 10 2 Press two release button on top of front bezel and the pull it toward you Figure 11 3 Take off the front bezel from chassis body Figure 10 Security Lock Figure 11 Pressing the Front Panel Release Buttons ...

Page 20: ...Refer to the previous section for detailed instructions 2 Loosen the three thumb screws 1 of the side cover Figure 12 Loosening the Thumb Screws 3 Slide the side cover towards you until it is stopped 2 then upwards before taking it off from the chassis body Figure 13 Side cover removal ...

Page 21: ...isk Drive Cages Hotswap Drive Carrier The hard drive carrier is used in the Hotswap cage shown in Figure 14 Figure 15 Hotswap Drive Carrier Table 15 Hard Drive Carrier Features No Description 1 Contact Spring to chassis 2 HDD Power ON LED 3 HDD activity LED 4 Release button 5 Contact spring to upper 6 Lever 7 Air dam must be installed if a hard drive is not present ...

Page 22: ...to the carrier and then secure it with the four screws you can find in the screw bags supplier with each carrier 3 Insert the hard disk carrier into the Hotswap cage with lever still extended See Figure 16 Figure 16 Inserting a Hard Drive Carrier 4 Push the lever back until it clicks into place See Figure 17 Figure 17 Pushing the lever back ...

Page 23: ... into the cage and align with the mounting holes See Figure 19 3 Secure the hard drives to the drive cage using the screws shown in Figure 18 Figure 19 Mounting Holes on the Drive Cage Removing the Hotswap or Non Hotswap Cage 1 Loosen the four thumbscrews which secure the hard disk drive cage to the chassis body 2 Pull out the hard disk drive cage slightly See Figure 20 Figure 20 Pulling out the C...

Page 24: ...igure 21 Completely Removing the Cage from the Chassis Installing the 120mm Fan The VIG840 is designed to support three 120mm cooling fans with screw less fan holders There are two fans located in the middle of the chassis and one fan is mounted on the rear panel To secure a fan in the holder follow the below instructions 1 Position a 120mm fan into the hooks of the fan holder See Figure 22 Figure...

Page 25: ... 120mm fan around the frame 3 Finally check that all four hooks of the fan holder have exactly fastened to the fan See Figure 23 Figure 23 Checking the Fan Holder Hooks Installing a 120mm Fan to the VIG840 Chassis 1 Install the 120mm fan to the fan holder See Figure 24 Figure 24 120mm Fan Holder 2 Put the four hooks 1 into specified 120mm fan mounting holes 2 at rear panel or middle panels See Fig...

Page 26: ...40 has a 3 bay to hold a floppy disk drive To install a floppy drive follow the below instructions 1 Loosen the two screws 1 located on the side panel of the floppy disk drive carrier Figure 26 Loosening the Two Screws 2 Insert the hooks shown by arrows in Figure 27 into the mounting holes of the floppy drive ...

Page 27: ... the drive in place with the two screws that were removed earlier Figure 28 Securing the Floppy Drive to the Carrier 4 Insert the drive carrier with the floppy drive installed into the 3 bay until you hear a click sound Figure 29 Installing the Drive Carrier to the Chassis 5 The floppy drive has now been successfully installed ...

Page 28: ...840 chassis 1 Remove a pair of slide rails from the side panel of the drive cage frame Figure 30 Slide Rails 2 Insert both guide pins Circled in Figure 30 on the slide rail into the mounting holes of the CD ROM drive and then secure them in place with screws side by side Figure 31 Securing the Slide Rails to the 5 Device 3 Finally insert the CD ROM into the 5 bay until you hear a click sound ...

Page 29: ...Retainer Detaching the Add on Card Retainer 1 For convenience of installation or cabling the user may want to remove the add on card retainer 2 Push the release button on the top of the add on card holder and then pull it out Figure 33 Release Button on top of the Add on Card Holder 3 Move it upwards slightly and then detach it completely from the chassis body ...

Page 30: ...arrows and rotate the retainer towards you Figure 34 Releasing the Retainer 2 Finally the clamp will be held in the position shown in Figure 35 The user can now install full length PCI cards which will be guided and secured by the holder Once all cards have been installed close the retainer Figure 35 Retainer in Open Position ...

Page 31: ...sis User Guide 30 4 4 R Ra ai il l K Ki it t A As ss se em mb bl ly y G Gu ui id de e Rail Kit Features Figure 36 Side Rail Latch Figure 37 Latch Movement This latch allows for the slide rails to move in both directions ...

Page 32: ...275 Chassis User Guide 31 Figure 38 Outer Rail Release Latch Figure 39 Latch being pulled Towards User This Latch releases the outer rail so that the server can be pushed back into the rack cabinet One direction ...

Page 33: ...table Extension Plate Outer Rail Inner View Rear Location Figure 41 Adjusting the Rear Adjustable Plate This is the rear adjustable extension plate located on the outer rail The rear adjustable extension plate can be adjusted by loosening the screws located on the inner side of the outer rail ...

Page 34: ...ation Figure 43 Ball Bearings located on the Inner Side of the Rail This is the front adjustable extension plate Use the following screws to adjust the length of the rail to fit rack cabinet On the inner side of the rail you have high quality ball bearings which will be used to join the outer rail to the inner rail which is attached to the server ...

Page 35: ...hassis User Guide 34 R Ra ai il l K Ki it t I In ns st ta al ll la at ti io on n Step 1 Attach inner rail to chassis Attach four screws onto the mounting holes located below Figure 44 Attaching Inner Rail to Chassis ...

Page 36: ...Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide 35 Step 2 Preparing the outer rail Front Use the screws shown below to extend the outer rail so that it fits your rack cabinet Figure 45 Preparing the Outer Rail front ...

Page 37: ...75 Chassis User Guide 36 Step 3 Preparing the outer rail Rear Loosen the screws below to free the rear plate so that the outer rail can be extended to fit the rack cabinet Figure 46 Preparing the Outer Rail Rear ...

Page 38: ...g the rack cabinet Firstly insert moveable screw nuts into the square holes on the front and rear sides of the rack cabinet Next screw the rails to the front of the rack cabinet from the inside as shown below Figure 47 Preparing the Rack Cabinet Front ...

Page 39: ...Viglen LX275 Chassis User Guide 38 Step 5 Secondly attach the rear of the outer rail to the back of the rack cabinet from the outside as shown below Figure 48 Preparing the Rack Cabinet Back ...

Page 40: ...275 Chassis User Guide 39 Step 6 Finally tighten the two screws on the outer rail of the extension plate so that the rail is secure in the rack cabinet Figure 49 Tighten Screws to Secure Rail Kit to Rack Cabinet ...

Page 41: ... by lining up the outer rails which are now installed in the rack cabinet to the inner rails installed on the sides of the server Once the rails are lined up push the chassis into the rack cabinet until lock position is achieved Figure 50 Installing the Chassis to the Rack Cabinet ...

Page 42: ...e released by the inner rail latch so that the server can be completely pushed into the rack cabinet The arrow below illustrates what direction to move the latch to release the lock Figure 51 Releasing the Inner Rail The Server is now mounted successfully into the rack cabinet ...

Page 43: ...0Vrms or 180 264Vrms 90 132Vrms or 180 264Vrms Frequency Range 47Hz 63Hz 47Hz 63Hz Max input AC Current 10A Max 110Vac 60Hz 5A Max 220Vac 50Hz 12A Max 115Vac 60Hz 6A Max 230Vac 50Hz 3 3V MAX Load 24A 40A 5V Max Load 24A 50A 12V V1 MAX Load 15A 34A 12V V2 MAX Load 15A 12V V3 Max Load 16A 12V V4 Max Load 12A 12V MAX Load 0 5A 1A 5V MAX Load 0 5A 5Vsb MAX Load 2 0A 2A Caution 5V and 3 3V total output...

Page 44: ... which the bits included in a character or block of characters occur during a specific time interval The start of each character block can occur at any time during this interval Contrasts with synchronous AUTOEXEC BAT A special batch file which contains a series of commands that are to be executed when the computer is started up BASIC Beginner s All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code This is a simp...

Page 45: ...g language Cache A small area of high speed memory Cathode Ray Normally referred to as a monitor or VDU Tube CRT Character A symbol on the screen or same as a Byte CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A logic circuit family that uses very little power COM1 COM2 The names given to the serial communications ports in COM3 COM4 DOS CONFIG SYS A special purpose file which has the configuration ...

Page 46: ... the computer on basic file handling DRAM Dynamic RAM A type of RAM that requires a periodic refresh to maintain data DVD Digital Versatile Disk EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory ESDI Enhanced Small Device Interface which specifies a fast hard disk interface FCC Federal Communications Commission Firmware A program that i...

Page 47: ... I O Input Output Refers to data being sent to or received from a computer K Symbol used to represent Kilobyte which is 1024 bytes KB Abbreviation for Kilobyte i e 1024 bytes Kb Abbreviation for Kilo bit i e 1024 bits Keylock A locking device which can deactivate a keyboard KHz KiloHertz 1000 Hertz LIM Lotus Intel Microsoft Expanded Memory Manager specification LED Light Emitting Diode These are n...

Page 48: ...stems Interface A multimedia bus and interface specification for fast Hard Disks Tape Backup Units CD ROMs and other Devices SIMM Single In Line Memory Module Software Another name for a computer program SRAM Static RAM Synchronous Transmission of data between devices which are maintaining the same frequency relationship Contrasts with asynchronous TPI Tracks Per Inch TTL Transistor Transistor Log...

Page 49: ...on specifying EMI suppression Video Computer data or graphics displayed on a monitor or screen W Watt Watt Basic unit of measurement of electrical power Word A number of bits or bytes making up an entity used in the transfer and calculation of data in the computer architecture Word 16 bits 2 bytes long word 32bits 4 bytes ...

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