Acer IDUR INSTALLATION GUIDE

1 Introduction

This installa tion guide describes the features of the IDUR housing and tells you how to install t he basic system com ponents such as disk dri ves, syst em board, or expansion boards. Descriptive illustrations accompany the installat i on pr ocedures.
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, rotat e the legs outward to stabilize the housing.
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2.2 Against a Wall

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Fans

Fans Facing a Wall

When standing the housing with the fans facing a wall, leave a space of 5~10 cm from the wall to al low air circulation, t hen position the legs as i n 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.
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3 Transporting the System

The housing has a handle on top and two wheels behind the feet to facilitate moving to shor t di stances.
Rotate the feet inward befor e moving the housing.
When transport ing the housing, pull out the handle, at the same ti me lif ting the unit front a few inches from the floor. Slide the housing for ward with the wheels supporting the rear.
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4 Features

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4.1 Front Panel

Power LE
Hard Disk Drive LE
Keyloc
Power Switch
5.25-inch Drive Ba
3.5-inch Driv
SCSI Hard Disk Drive Tray
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4.2 Rear Panel

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Power Supply Bay
Power Socket 1
Power Socket
Keyboard Por
Video Por
RJ-45 Connecto
USB Connecto
SCSI Expansion Slo
Mouse Port
Parallel Port
Expansion Slots
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4.3 Internal Structure

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The following figure shows the housing internal structure and some of the basic system com ponents.
3.5-inch and 5.25-inch
Power Supply Metal Plate (covering two redundant power supply modules)
CPU Boar
Expansion Slot Brackets
System Boar
Backplane Boar
Drive Bays
SCSI Drive Tra ys
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5 Opening the Housing Panels

5.1 Upper Front Panel

Hold the left edge of the upper front panel to open it and gai n access to the diskette drive bays.
The housing keys are inside the front panel.
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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.
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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.
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6 Installing Disk Drives

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.
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